So we're wondering why this 200 foot AT&T tower, building and surrounding land
are so inexpensive?
Anyone who has ever travelled to Washington County, Maine will surely recall
the extreme poverty they experienced there. There's no other comparable county
in the northeastern United States.
Here's a census map illustrating the data:
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/maps/iy2005/med_hh_inc2005.pdf
73
Frank
W3LPL
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:41:44 -0800
>From: Pat Barthelow <aa6eg@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Maine Contest Site For Sale
>To: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>, Richard HIll <rehill@ix.netcom.com>
>Cc: WA3GIN <wa3gin@comcast.net>, Eric Hilding <b38@hilding.com>,
>cq-contest@contesting.com, towertalk@contesting.com
>
>
>Hi Guys,
>
>For a naieve Californian, and seeing the price, which is almost less than the
>cost of Taxes for some Silicon Valley homes, and a sizeable tower there, which
>probably would cost much more than the asking price for the complete property,
>I am asking, what is wrong with this picture, besides the weather issues?
>And I can only imagine, that; not having experienced the typical Maine
>Weather. I wonder what today's weather is there?
>
>Interesting on the ad, how they are not very professional, exact, on lot
>size...somewhere between 2 -5 acres mentioned, must be a category, of
>size....elsewhere 3.2 ac approx. Also the "Plat" map.... god awful bizarre
>scale...gross distortion... Why would any kind of professional real estate
>person print such a map? No Cartography Classes in school anymore?
>What is the Lat Lon? Google Maps does not have detailed scale maps at that
>location...
>
>http://www.realtor.com/realestate/topsfield-me-04490-1092696524/
>
>I would be interested in chatting more, about that site, off line, esp anyone
>who has lived in Maine... Shivering this morning in Northern CA were it is
>a cold morning in the high 40s...
>
>Used to live in Monterey, and at a December Indy Car test session at Laguna
>Seca, long ago, Bobby Rahal exclaimed: "Why Laguna Seca?! It's WINTER out
>there! My home track is under 4 ft of snow! [Mid Ohio Raceway] But you
>guys here in Monterey dont know real winter!" Then after the Laguna Seca
>Testing he went to Pebble Beach to play some golf. He was in Hawg heaven....
>
>All the best, 73
>Pat Barthelow
>aa6eg@hotmail.com
>Jamesburg Moonbounce Team
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:55:33 -0700
>> From: w0mu@w0mu.com
>> To: rehill@ix.netcom.com
>> CC: wa3gin@comcast.net; b38@hilding.com; cq-contest@contesting.com;
>> towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Maine Contest Site For Sale
>>
>> In Montana if you make it past 3 years you will probably stay. It is
>> funny to watch who stays and goes. We have a "Summer" home there.
>>
>>
>> Richard HIll wrote:
>>
>>> As I recall, the difference between a resident of Maine and a visitor is
>>> that the Mainer stays two winters.
>>>
>>> Rich
>>> NU6T
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of WA3GIN
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 7:09 AM
>>> To: Eric Hilding; cq-contest@contesting.com
>>> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Maine Contest Site For Sale
>>>
>>>
>>> Rick,
>>>
>>> You may want to spend a winter in Maine before you end your sabbatical ;-)
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> dave
>>> wa3gin
>>>
>>>
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