Actually, my wife has the (or had - we're both retired) same profession as I do. She's pretty freakin' smart (she's a computer engineer). Keeping the level of respect up has worked well for 20 odd years. The Equal Hobby Allowance Principle actually works pretty well considering her hobby is horses. 73, Doug -- K0DXV
On 4/9/2011 5:38 PM, george fritkin wrote: > Boy we sure have a bunch of wimps here. Just tell the old lady you are > buying some more ham gear! (Would some one pass me the cheese and an extra > blanket for the couch!!) > Love my two K3s > George, W6GF > > > --- On Sat, 4/9/11, Fred Jensen<k6...@foothill.net> wrote: > > From: Fred Jensen<k6...@foothill.net> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Xyl/KPA500 > To: > Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 4:18 PM > > Andrea and I have an agreement too, we made it when I retired in 2000. > We call it "The Equal Hobby Allowance Principle." Her hobby is > needlepoint which, surprisingly, is about as expensive as ham radio. My > stuff is generally more expensive than hers, but she buys a lot more of > hers than I buy of mine. I actually may have a little positive balance > left after the KPA500 ... she's over at a needlepoint retreat on the > coast for 4 days at the Sheraton [something]. > > Can't find a whole lot of GA stations in the GQP :-( > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 > - www.cqp.org > > On 4/9/2011 4:08 PM, Doug Person wrote: >> My XYL, N0MLJ and I have an agreement: to buy new stuff I must sell old >> stuff. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
