Another DIY oportunity

Jim Patchell patchell at silcom.com
Fri Sep 22 16:02:01 CEST 2000



KA4HJH wrote:

> >Another thing that I can understand (though I think these people are stupid)
> >is the number of people who are happy (nay, rabidly keen) to take stuff
> >for FREE, but would be offended if you asked then to give you $10 for it.
> >Christ, if it's big and worth carrying away, it's worth $10 surely?????
> >As I say, I can understand it, because I understand people can be stupid.
> >
> >paul perry (who has given stuff away for free)
>
> A great way to get big, heavy stuff for free is to pull a hand truck
> around at a hamfest. I've had people YELL at me to get me to haul it
> away! I've also exhausted myself pulling it all back to the truck.
>
> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
> "The Mac Doctor (who has a house FULL of junk)"

    Junk collectors should be revered, worshipped maybe :-).  I have saved people
on several ocasions, because I just happened to have a "gizzmo" you just can't
get anymore, and some of my other junk collector freinds have had things in their
collections that have saved me.

    -Jim





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