[Elecraft] For sale?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

An option that Vic, K2VCO, suggested that I liked better was:

"My other rig is...lonely." 

I'm not much for anthropomorphizing but I know full well how "things" become
part of my mental landscape. Anyone who has felt the deep emotional
violation of having had something taken from them in a fire or other
catastrophe is made suddenly fully aware of that connection.

Human literature is filled with the stories of the effects of things on
people's lives; good and bad. 

It's a strong reminder that the things we collect can rule us, sometimes
more than we rule them! But, properly managed, things also have great power
to enhance our lives. It's a matter of being very conscious of what we are
collecting and how we think about them. 

Like anything else, the effect is different for different people. Some folks
can walk away from the things they have collected with little effect. Others
are not so sanguine. Years ago I saw a news film interview of the famous
dancer and actor Gene Kelley ("Singing in the Rain") as his Malibu
California home burned to the ground. He was standing outside in the
darkness with tears streaming down his face. Friends pointed out that the
photographs, the Oscar awards and most of his other things he had lost could
be replaced. He said they could never be the same. The things he had held in
his life for decades were gone forever. 

Not all the things are physical, of course. When we QSO we exchange ideas
and thoughts, not objects. Great operators try to give the other person a
pleasant experience and perhaps a smile. It's a thing he won't have to find
a place for on a shelf or dust occasionally, but that doesn't make it any
less valuable. 

So, I'll say yes, you'll have to introduce your rigs to each other. Not that
they are aware of the other boxes sitting on the table, but because you are
aware of them sitting there in your mind, and each one has to find its role
there.

And you will need to dust them occasionally.

Ron AC7AC


-----Original Message-----

 > "My other rig is... For Sale."

My other rig is not for sale and my other, other rig is also not for 
sale. Poor choice of T-Shirt slogan if you ask me.

The difficult bit will introducing them to each other. #885 is still a 
bit jealous of #3248... How's that for anthropomorphising?

vy 73 de toby
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DD5FZ, 4N6FZ (ex dj7mgq, dg5mgq, dd5fz)
K2 #885, K2/100 #3248
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