[Boatanchors] GE #44 Lamp Needed

Carl km1h at jeremy.mv.com
Mon Dec 7 09:17:19 EST 2009


I always thank a person during the initial email exchanges. I do not 
duplicate after the item is received as Ive probably deleted the emails by 
then.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Pollacks" <rinkies at att.net>
To: "'Paul Kraemer'" <elespe at lisco.com>; <W4AWM at aol.com>
Cc: "'BOATANCHORS'" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] GE #44 Lamp Needed


> I've had both experiences.  My garage, like many of ours, is full of more
> components and things than I can ever use, so when someone needs 
> something,
> I send it along.  If he says thanks, or even sends a couple of buck 
> postage,
> so much the better; if not, I forgive him!  During my 50 years in this
> hobby, more people have done nice things for me than I can possibly repay,
> and I hope I thanked them all appropriately.  Maybe I slipped up once or
> twice.  Of course it's the courteous and proper thing to do to express
> thanks, but if not, so what?
>
> Anybody needs anything I can help with, let me know.  If you don't send a
> thank you note, you can still ask me for something again.
>
> Big deal.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul Kraemer
> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 5:51 PM
> To: W4AWM at aol.com
> Cc: BOATANCHORS
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] GE #44 Lamp Needed
>
> John
> I second that and third it!
>
> What happened to common courtesy? Just a simple thank-you is all I would
> ask, especially for stuff that was given away---took time to find it, 
> clean
> it, pack it, ship it. For lack of thanks it may as well stay in the drawer
> let my kids put it in dump someday.
>
> Two variants of above that grind my gears are:
> "I'm going to buy that from you"---never heard from again despite
> reminders---then I'm reluctant to let the second guy have it. If you 
> change
> your mind, just tell me so I can move on. If you didn't like the
> price---just hit reply and say no or make an offer.
>
> Not so much as a note that an item was received and in good condition and
> you are pleased or not
>
> Just plain old fashioned courtesy guys and gals.
>
> Paul K0UYA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <W4AWM at aol.com>
> To: <gzook at yahoo.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; 
> <w1ksz at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] GE #44 Lamp Needed
>
>
>> For the life of me, I can't understand why folks can't use GOOGLE or some
>> other search engine to find things as simple as a pilot lamp. Then my
>> mailbox  gets jammed with suggestions, offers and the like.  Possibly 
>> they
>
>> want
>> someone to give them one or something like that. I have done that before,
>> but
>> I  am not doing it any more. I sent one fellow on this list a couple of
>> those  Amphenol  2 pin mic connectors for his Hallicrafters SR series
>> rigs.   I
>> dug through my junk box to find them, cleaned the old solder out of the
>> pins  and mailed them off, making a special trip to the post office to do
>> so.
>> It  is now a year later and I am still waiting for a "thanks, OM."  I can
>> understand this for a rare part but not a pilot lamp. I have a drawer 
>> full
>
>> of
>> them.  Quoth the raven, "NEVER MORE"
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> John,  W4AWM
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