[Boatanchors] INFLATION

[Barry Williams]

Todd and Carl:

My favorite leaving town story was from the Gambler in "Tumbleweeds":

"When I left Cut and Shoot they had a party, the whole town turned out and
the mayor gave a speech."  "What did he say?"  "Don't know, had tar in my
ears."

Maybe we should save some tar and feathers for the epay sellers of donated
equipment?  There was a similar mess when the HARC closed their display
here, only that was pre-epay.  People still fussing about who got what piece
and what was done with it.

It is a real problem on what to do with the equipment when it has outlived
us.  I don't want it sitting in the kid's garages.  Yet I hope it never gets
to the obit readers.

Barry
KD5VC
HROs and Super Pros

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Bigelow - PS" <tbigelow@pop.state.vt.us>
To: "Carl Huether" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: <Boatanchors@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] INFLATION


>
> Carl Huether wrote:
>
> > Hey Todd, Mr Irrelevant hisself has spoken, must be the 3-4 posts all
day on
> > the list have taken up too much bandwidth.
> >
> > Tell me more about the Myerson auction? I never bothered much with Globe
> > gear, my elders/mentors/elmers always told me it was garbage.
> > I remember asking about a Globe King and was told it was a horrible TVI
> > generator; this was back in the late 50's. By that time I was already
> > building my own amps and modulators and terrozing all the neighbors TV
sets.
> >
> > There was a town party when I joined the Navy and left (:
> > For good actually; when I got out I went to work for National and pretty
> > much stayed in New England. Anything was better than NYC-LI.
> >
> > Later
> > Carl
>
> Hiya Carl and Group -
>
> Yep, sure is quiet. Not a lot going on any of the lists - a thread runs a
while,
> then dies out. Par for the course.
>
>  A town party? Were they that happy to get rid of you? I was always told
that
> when I left town after high school, there'd be a big party. Didn't stick
around
> to find out, and by the time I got back it was over apparently. But then,
I was
> not yet licensed and had only played at radio for a few years, so they
didn't
> have an opportunity to get the tar warmed up in the pot next to the
feathers.
>
> As far as the auction, I can only say that the gear donated to Leo for the
> museum display in Omaha/Coucil Bluffs (?) a few years ago has been showing
up on
> epay. It's been a while since anything was posted about the display, but
the
> understanding I had was that this was to be a permanent exhibit in said
museum,
> not a temporary one to be sold off later. The piece that caught my eye was
a
> 1934 Collins transmitter currently listed in really nice condition.
Someone
> donated this to the cause, and now it (along with many other items) are
being
> sold via epay. As I mentioned I don't think Leo is directly involved
because I
> don't think he would've asked for donations if he thought they would be
sold
> off. Could be wrong.
>
> On the upside, at least what appears to be a Shriner's radio club is
getting the
> money. Whether it will go to sick kids or into the club coffers is
anyone's
> guess. As well, the items are returning to private hands, so there is some
hope
> they won't get tossed in a future museum spring cleaning. But...imagine
having
> donated your prized 1934 Collins transmitter to one of the early leaders
in ham
> radio marketing for a museum, only to see it appear on epay a few years
later
> going for big bucks that YOU could've had instead. Maybe they're hoping
all
> those who donated gear have since departed and won't notice? Seems like a
> helluva way to make a dollar. Maybe I'll buy a hillside and have all mine
buried
> with me to prevent any misunderstandings or confusion.
>
> It just reinforces what I was saying before - enjoy your gear, your life,
and
> your time here. You don't get another chance and it's not likely many
others
> will find this old gear as interesting as we do. As you pointed out Carl,
too
> many seem concerned by the business of others and not focused enough on
enjoying
> what they have. Sad way to live, if nothing will ever satisfy you.
>
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ
>
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