Turning Platinum To Brass

[Dick Blaney]

If no platinum were changed to brass, platinum would then be everywhere,
uninteresting and as valuable as lead.
73 de
Dick, WB8MHE

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From: Harvey A. Kader <optom at ibm.net>
To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 5:00 AM
Subject: Turning Platinum To Brass


>My purpose, anyway, for collecting is both the hunt as well as
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>perserving history. The monetary issue is secondary. Museums create
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>collections for the same reason - to educate and preserve history.
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>I enjoy the hunt for collector's items, and I like learning the
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>history of what I find. When a collectable is modified, for whatever
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>reason, it's original history is changed forever, and its past is
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>rewritten. This applies to anything - electronics, cameras, automobiles,
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>etc. Alot of our rich history is, unfortunately, thrown out into the
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>garbage as people get tired of items. As collectors, and as historians,
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>to preserve the past and learn from it, means not to change it or
>destroy it.
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>One comment about passion. Using emotion in writing is human. As long as
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>the writing is kept civil and decent, then I believe that is perfectly
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>acceptable. Not all writing, whether in print or on the internet, can or
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>should be sterile.
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>I also think, that as a hobbyist, it is important to lighten up about
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>other people's beliefs. Everbody is entitled to an opinion and people
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>should not act as both judge and jury in commenting on these opinions.
>It is good to
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>have strong feelings about something, but let's keep things in
>perspective - there
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>is more to life than hobbies.
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>Anyway, I will get off my soapbox. These are just my ideas.
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>Cheers!
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>Harvey A. Kader - http://www.angelfire.com/on/vacuumtubes
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