[Boatanchors] Landed on my doorstep

[Rev. Don Sanders]

Mental Deficiency should be permissable in this circumstance! I know it
would "Blow My Mind" to find my boatanchors gone.

Healthfully yours,
                          DON W4BWS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Friess" <rayfri at highstream.net>
To: <Troglodite at aol.com>
Cc: <CEMILTON at aol.com>; <gkbrown at gwi.net>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Landed on my doorstep


> My kids ... as well as my wife ... refer to my shack, which is replete
> with tube rigs...
> as the JUNK ROOM.   They keep threatening to "clean it out " when I'm
> out of town
> some day.....       I've checked the justifiable homocide statutes to
> see how firm the
> defense would be if such were to happen  (laughing).....
>
>
>
> Troglodite at aol.com wrote:
>
> >Chuck,
> >
> >There is a great deal of truth in what you say. Today's generation is not
> >interested in old technology and find it difficult to understand why we
are.
> >There are a few, but not enough. I sought out some young person to whom I
could
> >will my few pieces, but had a hard time finding anyone.
> >
> >You can find people interested in history, as long as they can read it on
> >the Internet or see it on TV, but when it comes to "hands on" history,
that's
> >another matter. I work in an engineering department with four other
engineers,
> >and only one of them knows ANYTHING about vacuum tubes. Unfortunately,
that
> >one  doesn't care anymore. :-)
> >
> >Someone else remarked that the end of the vacuum tube era was also
probably
> >the end of the repairable electronics era. Modern electronics either
cannot be
> > repaired, isn't worth being repaired, or the parts are not available.
Little
> >is  made in this country anymore. I guess we need to cherish what we have
as
> >long as  we can.
> >
> >Doug Moore
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I was talking with  a fellow ham
> >>
> >>
> >friend and BA enthusiast  the other day and we were wondering out  loud
if
> >ours
> >is perhaps the  last generation to recover and restore the  relics.  I
hope
> >not,  but there are fewer and fewer who seem to possess  the knowledge or
> >will
> >take the time to learn.  At least every saved  and restored rig  might
have
> >the
> >chance to end up in a  museum or collection as opposed  to the trash
heap.
> >Those
> >hidden away in  basements, barns and  attics will likely never see light
of
> >day again.  What  a shame!  <
> >
> >
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