[Hallicrafters] Was prices ???? Now Estate

[peter markavage]

No problems here. I already told the spouse that whatever equipment is
still here after I'm gone, just call in a dumpster. Nobody is going to
get and touch "my stuff"! My stuff ends with me.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Mon, 2 May 2005 11:27:20 -0400 "Duane B. Fischer, W8DBF"
<dfischer at usol.com> writes:
> Hi Scott, (and all),         
>         
> Harry Houdini, perhaps the most famous escape artist ever, 
> (Escapeology is an
> area of the Magic trade, but Houdini was not a Magician! He truly 
> was an escape
> artist, mostly skill and incredible physical conditioning, not 
> trickery.), and
> his wife Beth, had made advance plans for him to attempt to 
> communicate with her
> from the world beyond death. Although Houdini devoted a great deal 
> of time to
> exposing frauds who posed as healers, mediums, spiritualists and 
> more, he was a
> believer in things supernatural. Not necessarily in a religious 
> perspective
> though.         
>         
> After his death in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1926 at age 
> fifty-two from a
> massive infection resulting from a ruptured appendix, the yearly 
> Halloween night
> communication rituals began. Although success was reported by some 
> major
> newspapers, it was discovered that the secret code known only to 
> Harry Houdini
> and his wife, had been leaked to or stolen by the media. No actual 
> success was
> ever recorded.         
>         
> Now Scott, if you plan to try to take a handheld with you, good 
> luck! I am
> planning to do the same, but am still trying to find a battery that 
> does not
> require a charge for a very long time! (LOL) Now Al Waller, K3TKJ, 
> the
> founder/owner of these lists, is totally addicted to six meter DX. 
> Perhaps we
> can set some schedule up with Al, as he has the way and means to 
> communicate a
> long ways, and hope for inter-dimensional skip?         
>         
> Now to a serious and very disturbing subject, the Hams who are 
> obituary
> profiteers. While I do not want to give Amateur Radio a bad name by 
> bringing
> this terribly cruel and totally heartless scam to the attention of 
> the media,
> perhaps it is the only effective way we have to make husbands and 
> wives aware
> that this goes on all the time and is not uncommon. People are 
> generally very
> vulnerable at times of high emotions, be those emotions joy or 
> grief. They are
> reacting more than thinking. This is the very lifeblood that these 
> buck sucking
> vampires thrive upon, they wait like Vultures for an opportunity to 
> swoop down
> and pick the victim clean. It may not be criminal, but it should be! 
>                 
>         
> Maybe if the public were alerted by the media to say "No Thanks!" 
> this
> exploitation could be reduced. The idea of making advance plans for 
> the disposal
> of the equipment is a good one, of course. Nowadays a 'trusted' 
> friend is not
> the same as it was thirty years ago! The possibility of receiving 
> money has a
> curious way of changing family and friends, in case you have not 
> noticed. Where
> and when possible, plan ahead and write it all down on paper. Keep 
> two copies,
> but not in the same place! Perhaps in a safety deposit box, a home 
> lock box or
> other places of safety. Knowing what to do ahead of time can save 
> all of us a
> lot of unnecessary emotional pain, avoidable mistakes and being 
> taken advantage
> of.            
>         
> Many of us avoid thinking about it, as it is unpleasant and reminds 
> us that we
> are not going to live forever. Nevertheless, a little discomfort now 
> to deal
> with the eventual realities of life can provide a safety net that 
> will provide
> the surviving mate, or family member, extra money they may need 
> instead of
> lining the pocket of some shameless bottom feeder who sold his 
> conscience years
> ago when the market for such things was up!         
>         
> DBF        
>