[Boatanchors] Appology To The List

[Todd Bigelow - PS]

AB3L1@aol.com wrote:

>I don't post often so I had forgotten the rules.
>
>I made the post about the New House Find with the intent of sharing the humor 
>of the situation. I can understand the importance of not using the list to 
>advance one's personal sales potential. No problem there.
>
Bob -

I think the only part that would fall into the 'objectionable' category 
would be listing of epay items. Mainly because if it's allowed to go 
unchecked (despite the fact that most would not) some would abuse it for 
their own purposes and clutter these lists with their sales. That 
combined with the fact that epay makes billions and gives nothing to the 
owner of QTH.net for the free advertising and inflated sales such ads 
would bring. Makes sense to me.

As far as the topic, I think it's great. Related to boatanchors and 
certainly the kind of thing that makes those of us north of the snowline 
want to get out to some hamfests! Best story I heard was maybe 8-10 
years back of a fellow somewhere in...Ohio or points west? Someone else 
may recall this, I think the guy was a pilot and ham...he purchased a 
house and left behind in the basement was a Collins KW-1. Talk about a 
signing bonus! Then there was the similar but opposite(?) extreme last 
year. A friend of mine was given an absolutely beautiful T-368 in 
excellent condition by a fellow AMer who had it stored at his elderly 
mother's house and didn't want to move it. Mom was selling the house so 
the transmitter had to find a home or get scrapped. We picked it up the 
day it was scheduled to be scrapped. It now resides about 1/2 hour from 
me at my friend's place. Was quite a project and I wouldn't have missed 
it for the world. There are a LOT of these items still waiting to be 
found, saved, enjoyed. Have truck; will travel!

Boomer,  KA1KAQ