On 5/1/07, david knepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Isn't this like oil consumption - why should we share the world's oil with any other underdeveloped country. We have the greater "thirst" so why should we give our "right" away to guzzle oil anyway we please.
No, Dave - it's more to do with exercising your freedom to buy or not buy, as you see fit. Condemning others who are able to do what you can only dream about doing, due to lack of finances/ability/whatever, reveals nothing beyond petty jealousy and envy.
Same as radio equipment - elbow your way into to the crowd at a hamfest and outbid everyone else because that's the American way and outbid everyone else on Ebay.
The 'American Way' that I'm aware of is based on opportunity and the freedom to choose. Instead of opportunities, there are always some who prefer guarantees.
I love it when some "fat cat" is outbid.
Or to put it another way, there are, no doubt, folks out there who enjoy it when you get beat out for something or otherwise outdone/outbid. It's all a matter of perspective, but I bet you see it differently when applied to your actions and interests. The old 'do as I say, not as I do' approach, perhaps? At least for this aspect of amateur radio, 'It's only a hobby'. Nothing to get upset over. If you're getting pleasure out of seeing someone get outbid for some old radio item on ebay, maybe you should take up gardening? (o: Honestly Dave, you want us to believe that if you were a multi-millionaire tomorrow, you wouldn't buy any and every piece of Collins or other old radio gear you wanted for the "Collins Radio Center" or whatever you call it? Puh-LEASE! ~ Todd, KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
