Hummm, so does this apply to other areas of my life?
For example:
Does the horse-and-buggy crowd laugh and make fun of me in my car?
Do the slow-lane drivers make fun of my over-powered Mustang?
Why should I purchase a Lexus when something else will do?
Do the bow-and-arrow people laugh at my guns?
Is 10 bullets in a magazine okay while 11 or more excessive (and now
illegal as far as new ones are concerned)?
Does the soaring crowd laugh at my Cessna?
Should I make fun of the guy in front of me in the Learjet?
If I don't utilize all the rooms in my house, is it too big?
Do I really need a pool in my backyard?
Who defines excessive? The government?
My definition of excessive probably differs greatly from that of an
Amish farmer. Does that make me wrong or mean that I have a problem
with my self-confidence? Would he say that my car is really just an
extension of a certain part of my body?
Would an American Indian (since we are all really Native Americans,
right? I mean, we were all born here) say that a gun is an extension
of that same part? Would he say that I am just compensating for some
other lack in my life?
The Libertarian in me sometimes asks such questions.
-- Patrick
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 07:17:39 -0500, you wrote:
>
>on 8/16/01 8:15 PM, 2 at 2@vc.net wrote:
>
>> I wonder if the guy with the 14KW felt any level of accomplishment working
>> DX?
>>> With that kind of power, it would be a matter of spending some time on the
>> band,
>>> rather than demonstrating any level of operating skill.
>>
>> Operating skill is knowing how to build a suitable amplifier. Teddy
>> was right: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
>
>Guffaw!
>
>Rich, I couldn't disagree with you more. Operating skill has a hell of a
>lot more to do with things other than how big your amplifier is.
>
>I think some hams build big amps to compensate for deficiencies in other
>areas. We have a name for the big power boats guys run around with on Lake
>Michigan that could be applied to excessive amplifiers. To keep it clean,
>I'll just say the second word in the name: Extender. You can figure out the
>first word.
>
>73,
>
>Jon
>NA9D
>
>-------------------------------------
>Jon Ogden
>NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
>
>Member: ARRL, AMSAT, DXCC, NRA
>
>http://www.qsl.net/ke9na
>
>"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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