Visited HD today to purchase some electrical items and was very surprised to find that the man in charge of the department was a licensed electrician with volumes of information and advice. This was the first professional that I have met in years working at HD. It looks like the HD in my area may actually be turning over a new leaf. Now if they would only keep their shelves stocked. This may also be taking place because several times I ran into several employees taking inventory in different areas of the store, something I have not seen in the past.
I also found some tempered Masonite that someone was looking for in another thread.