Re: I can't believe it
kg4...@bellsouth.net
I had not seen your email before we had talked earlier and this is making me
rethink how and whom will be allowed to use the tower trailer and my equipment that
I am supplying with it. I am sorry to hear of the disrespect.
Wayne
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> From: KI4...@gmail.com
> Date: 2007/03/19 Mon PM 04:32:50 EST
> To: "Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club (VBARC)" <VB...@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: I can't believe it
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> Today I went to pick up the books and equipment that I had left at the
> Fireman's Fair to help the volunteers spread info about Amateur Radio,
> and I was sicken by the disrespect shown to my personal items.
>
> First off I had brought out 2 50' runs of coax and a 100' extension
> cord, when I got them back they were in one giant knotted ball, it
> took me 20 minutes to untangle and wrap them up. I have never seen any
> ham who stored cables in this manner so I can only assume whomever did
> it felt they did not need to show the same respect to my equipment
> that they would their own.... but at least that was fixable.
>
> Worse is the fact that someone felt it was acceptable to write on the
> covers of my personal books with a permanent marker "Not for Free". I
> was at the fair all weekend and never had any trouble keeping them
> from leaving the table, if you didn't feel comfortable watching them
> then you should have put them away. Those books where part of my
> personal collection and I felt comfortable leaving them in the care of
> my fellow hams, boy was I wrong!
>
> Please do not respond telling me it wasn't you, I am aware many of you
> were not even at the fair. And to whoever did this... I don't want
> your excuses, I don't want your reasoning, truthfully I don't even
> want to know who it was because I hate to lose so much respect for a
> fellow ham.
>
> I just wanted everyone to know why my personal equipment, books, and
> supplies will no longer be available for any events.
>
> - Brian Cook (KI4HLW)
> ARRL PIO - Indian River County
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