[ARC5] Whidbey Island Air Museum

[Hubert Miller]

Well, that's the point. The RU receiver has a nameplate, yes? And altho relatively few 
Americans ( in the real world ) are very literate, that nameplate is readable, if with 
difficulty. Also now there's something called 'the internet'.  Getting a description 
right is not a major accomplishment needing extra volunteer help. Maybe this was
one factor to my not donating those years back: I sensed this was a half-baked
kind of show and wanted to wait longer to see how it turned out. Having lived in
the PNW for many years, I wondered too how an outdoors stored aircraft would 
fare there. Didn't seem to me to be a good idea. Also an island surrounded by salt
water. That's tough on cars, I learned myself. The final touch was one of the primary
organizers, miffed, expressed his opinion of ham radio people. Well, okay pal, I 
thought, we'll minimize our interaction. 
I went to a small county museum a couple years back; a couple people were talking
about their WW2 experiences, very interesting. Afterward I lingered and checked out
the museum displays. Some were perfect. There was a harp there. I asked about the 
harp and the attendant said, "Someone donated that".  No relevance to displays about
forestry or Lincoln County, but what the hell, someone donated it, and I suppose you
never turn down a donation. They had a Forest Service radio in one display, but the 
radio was turned away from the viewer, toward the wall, so all that appeared to guests
was the plain grey back of a wood box. I thought, "????". No staff noticed this, really? 
I pointed this out to the attendant downstairs but I saw no note taken. Haven't been
back there since, but I would bet money that nothing changed. I suppose every 
museum of every kind requires some key people with smarts, common sense, and 
attention to detail, and not to just keep flying on autopilot.  I live 8 hours, at the least,
from the museum I posted about. If I was closer and IF I attended, I would surely 
give some pointers about the display, and even offer to take it as far as they wanted,
information wise, IF they wished, but them accepting and incorporating the information,
that is not guaranteed either. 
And yes, I always notice the spelling and grammar on LOST PET or TOOL'S FOR SALE 
notes stuck up around town. 
-Hue Miller