[Elecraft] K3 S/N plate,

[Kevin Rock]

Which lighthouse in Oregon?
    Kevin.  KD5ONS





On Sun, 20 May 2007 12:34:54 -0700, Ken Kopp <k0pp at acninc.net> wrote:

> Very well-said Ron! (:-))
>
> Airplane pilots, truck drivers, ship's captains ... most all have the
> same attachments.
>
> We volunteer in an Oregon lighthouse.  Our visitors exhibit the same
> fondness and some travel thousands of miles to visit, photograph,
> talk and just stand and look.  Many are repeat visitors.  One day last
> week we had them from eight countries!
>
> Me thinks Mr. Harper and Mr.Trimble might be missing out ...
>
> But then, who'd run the world's wrecking yards ...
>
> 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
> k0pp at arrl.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron D'Eau Claire
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Sunday, 20 May, 2007 15:57
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 S/N plate,
>
>
> You've just discovered there's a side of existence you've yet to
> experience.  It's the same as those who have, for centuries, hewn
> wood, rolled iron into huge plates, woven hemp into stout ropes
> and enlisted hundreds of other inanimate objects in a huge construction
> effort. Then they thoughtfully give it a name, christen it like a
> new-born baby, and set it afloat on the waters of the world.
>
> Why would anyone do that to an inanimate object like a ship? Because
> it's the sane, human thing for them to do!
>
> You are free to experience this, or not. That's the beauty of it. It
> does not require anyone to participate but those for whom it is
> important.
>
> Let the good times roll...
>
> Ron AC7AC