Originally Posted by
Black wallnut
... lived here longer than anywhere else ...
That's an interesting definition of "local". That makes me "local", although I doubt that the real "locals" would see it that way.
As far as I know all of our LBS's are "locally owned" in the Black wallnut's definition, with a couple probably falling into the more traditional definition of local.
Since all my choices are locally owned, the question comes down to service.