[ADXA] Lightning Story

[Steven Rutledge]

Thanks Joel.  I think you underestimated today's cost for supreme bass 
boats.  Funny.

Steve, N4JQQ

On 7/14/2025 7:29 AM, w5znjoel at gmail.com wrote:
>
> About 30 years ago I had a bad lightning hit. I filed an insurance 
> claim for around $12,000 for radio equipment damage. The insurance 
> adjuster came out, look over everything and said “What is all this 
> stuff?” I said its my ham radio equipment, my hobby! He said “well, 
> that’s a very expensive hobby!” So I said “Hey! Do you insure anyone 
> that is big into bass fishing for a hobby? You MUST have a great big, 
> fast boat decked out with all the accessories and everything known to 
> the world of sport fishing AND……..you can’t pull up to the launch ramp 
> towing that thing with a Toyota Corola, you MUST have a high end 
> (Eddie Bauer, Denali, etc edition) 4-whell drive truck to pull it 
> with. What does all that cost? Around $100K?
>
> He thought for a couple of seconds and said “OK, you made your point!”
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN
>
> p.s. Stan GO……I didn’t mention to him how much golf costs, I assessed 
> he was a golfer and didn’t want to piss him off until he approved my 
> claim !!!!! 😊
>
>
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