Nuts -- I shop hard, do due diligence, and buy new, and buy once, and
after doing my homework, I rarely have buyer's remorse.
Omni VII = first transceiver = still happy after all these years.
Wife Susan = first wife = still happy all these years.
(and I bet YOUR wife does not help you
build and install YOUR antennas like mine does...)
;-) ;-)
I drive NEW cars almost every time. But I shop hard and due diligence
and get a good one - and then drive it for 15 years (I sold one after
11 years once, but was sorry about that.)
I saved a LOT of money over 30 years in business so I could buy new and
buy GOOD - 'cause good stuff costs good money. I waited until I could
afford the latest and greatest. YOU guys can run the old stuff, I want
new. (Not that there is anything wrong with used radios... I am only
talking about what I want in my shack - your shack is your deal and I am
good with that.) But...
How much credibility should TT give comments, demands, and wish lists,
if a guy is not going to buy anything? Some guys only buy used, and
nurse 30 year old rigs along - but they have loads of opinions and
demands as to what TT should do next - even though they won't be buying
anything, no matter what TT does. Of course, they all have a right to
express an opinion, but TT should only be listening to guys who 1) have
money, and 2) are willing to part some of it, and actually buy
something. THOSE guys define the market. All the rest are just talking.
Yeah... New is good. It fuels the economy. TT does not make any money
if everyone buys used gear. And guys wonder why they look lean, mean,
and hungry . . .
That is just MY take... QRT
(I need to do more operating than typing and I have overstayed my
welcome already.) :-)
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On 7/5/2014 2:31 AM, R. Eric Sluder via TenTec wrote:
Wow... Gettin' scarily coincidental. Got both my TT radios used and my wife too! She's
a keeper as well... My Dad told me once a long time ago when I married her... "Son
don't mess up... She's willing to put up with you" :-)
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