On 11/29/2010 6:50 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
> A couple of things come to mind, Rick. Probably more often than not,
> the XYL has a lot to say about which house to buy that may or may not
> take the OM's hobby into consideration.
I cannot believe how many wives do NOT consider
their husband's hobby interests important. My wife
likes me... likes my dog... likes my hobby. I give
her the same respect and support. It is working
rather well for us.
My friend Anonymous is married to a gal who keeps
saying "you guys are crazy" and says she does not
understand his hobby... although she just sits and
watches stupid reality TV shows all day - while he
is learning about electronics, circuits, radios,
antennas, communications, and making friends out
in the world. But she denies him any outdoor
antennas... I don't get it... he worked all his
days and paid for the house, the kids, everything,
but has no say over whether he has ANY outdoor antenna
or not... It's tragic. I think he deserves a bit
of a reward for all his hard work - he worked in some
filthy factory for YEARS and saved like Heck and can
now retire in relative comfort - I just don't get it.
My wife has imposed ONE restriction - no holes in the
roof. I can have a 60 foo tower, but no holes
in the roof.
I think I can live with that. I just don't understand
how a wife can say she "loves" the guy, but won't
let him have any toys.
Having a wife who is herself a ham may be an advantage.
Yes, but just having a supportive wife IS enough
by itself. Mine helps me design and install
my antennas, even helps dig the feed line trench.
Gotta love her.
> Also, at least here in soCal, it's becoming more and more difficult to
> buy a new home that doesn't have deed restrictions. Odd that these
> restrictions don't expire when the last house in the development is
> sold, at which point common sense would dictate that the developer no
> longer has an interest in the project. If there's an HOA, all bets are off.
They "run" with the land... meaning they run in
perpetuity, to new owners until everyone (or enough
owners) in the HO Association vote to suspend the
restriction. I agree it is tragic SO MANY suburban
developments have these restrictions.
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