[Hallicrafters] Was prices ???? Now Estate

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

And their shadows cross the ground as they circle, ever circling, seeking 
out the weak, the lame, the wounded, the aged, ever waiting to pounce on 
their carcasses before they are cold and pick their bones.
What has this hobby come to?
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net

Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
1315 N. udall Circle
Mesa, Az  85203
480-620-7145 (cell)
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Particularly Lear. Got anything?
Some boatanchors got wings

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Was prices ???? Now Estate


> 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
>>
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