Hi All, _never _Never _Never let _anyone deminish either your man or
woman hood, your self immage or anything else, after you've praised
your wife/husband!!!!!
Each Of Us Need, indeed thrive on _deserved Appreciation!
*By the way, I'm not sure how my initial post made it to the list, as
I got a notice from the server that the whole thread was too long.
Anyhow, __________Carry On All! dd.

On 5/11/13, Howard, W A 9 Y B W <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I want to comment on those of us who have great supportive X Y L's.
>
> While my wife is not a ham nor is she interested in being one, she is in
> full support of my hobby and generally doesn't complain about me spending
> money except she thinks everything is so expensive.  Well, so do I.
>
> The only negative comments are, "Why do you need so many radios, you can
> only use one at a time".
>
> I own 2 Kenwood radios and four Drake stations and am still collecting Drake
>
> equipment.  I may get some static if I got too interested in the new Kenwood
>
> 990 though!!
>
> When I spent several thousand dollars putting up new antennas, rotor and
> controller last year after being dormant for some 20 years, she said, "You
> better use it".
>
> One of the aggravating and costly aspects of this hobby is all the
> miscellaneous stuff you need to buy in order to make it all work together.
>
> We will have been married for 31 years this coming June.
>
> She is Great and a keeper!
>
> 73
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <
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> To: <
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> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 1:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Encouragement for apartment dwellers
>
>> All:
>>
>> I have been reading this thread for a while now with great interest.
>>
>> Thanks so much for getting it started, Ron.
>>
>> And, I do think it is providing the encouragement that you intended for
>> hams
>> who must operate with low-profile stations.
>>
>> I don't want to sound too sappy here, but I truly believe those of us who
>> have great XYL's who support us in this hobby and for what we try to do
>> in
>> life are some of the luckiest and most fortunate men on earth.  Like Pat
>> and
>> Ron, my XYL, Sue, is the most awesome person I have ever met, and I am
>> thankful for that every day.  We have been married for 38 years this
>> June,
>> and are looking forward to many many more.
>>
>> For those who are not so fortunate, please at least know that we
>> appreciate
>> what we have.
>>
>> Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>