[R-390] Non-Seller's Remorse?

[Bill Hawkins]

Bill,

Monetary value has little to do with it. While you were younger and your
life stretched ahead of you, you bought stuff to work on as you grew
older.
More likely, you bought it because you couldn't buy it back then.
Nostalgia
is extremely inefficient, although it makes you feel good, for a while.

As someone said, "Life is like a roll of toilet paper. As you get closer
to the end, it unravels faster."

Sell off that stuff, and don't wait for the highest bidder. Your heirs,
if any, will appreciate the inheritance. Otherwise, they will have to
pay to have it hauled away. Seen too much of that ...

Use the money to buy a widescreen HDTV and some old movies. Great
nostalgia
without the weight and space.

Bill Hawkins



-----Original Message-----
From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of William J. Neill
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 5:06 PM
To: Tom Norris
Cc: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [R-390] Non-Seller's Remorse?

This is a very provocative commentary.

I have five racks that include a complete AN/FRR-38, AN/FRR-39, and
AN/FRR-40 as well as all sorts of other exceptionally heavy stuff that
consumes a God-awful amount of electricity and keeps my home warm during
South Texas winters.

I oughta get rid of all of it because it is increasingly taking up space
although all of it did serve a significant purpose in holding down the
slab of the house during Hurricane Ike several weeks ago.

Regardless, I've got lots of memories tied up in all of that stuff and
find myself, after four decades, of trying to figure out where monetary
value overwhelms sentiment.

Bill Neill
Conroe, Texas