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

[Cecil Acuff]

My concern has become how much easier it would be for my wife to move the 
money around than the heavy radio's if something should happen to me.  Not 
that I plan to go anywhere anytime soon, but rarely are my plans and Gods 
the same. (I'm working on that)

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William J. Neill" <wjneill at consolidated.net>
To: "Tom Norris" <nu4g.radio at gmail.com>
Cc: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 5:06 PM
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
>
> On Nov 6, 2008, at 10:42 PM, Tom Norris wrote:
>
>> In the past, I've sold, traded, given away a lot of gear.   About  half 
>> the time I would later be overcome with Seller's Remorse.
>>
>> This week I was offered a fairly large sum for my CY-979A - which  was 
>> bought from Mac several years ago in an offer to the list, but  only 
>> assembled about a year ago and looks basically brand new.  I  declined 
>> the offer and am going through what can only be described  as 
>> "non-seller" remorse.
>>
>> If I'd sold  the cabinet, I'd regret it until my dying day. (normal 
>> seller's remorse)
>>
>> But what do you call "non-seller" remorse, if it's sole purpose is  to 
>> prevent the above?  Foolishness for not accepting A Huge Chunk  Of Money, 
>> or simply an attachment to a non-replaceable item?  All   this time I 
>> figured I'd jump at an offer from a collector, but I  just couldn't bring 
>> myself to do it.
>>
>> Tom Norris   NU4G
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