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August 16th 04, 10:18 PM

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(William) writes:

(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message
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Subject: FCC Office Testing History
From: (Quitefine)
Date: 8/11/2004 6:34 AM Central Standard Time
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In article ,

(Len Over 21) writes:

In 1962 a Mooney single-engine, 4-place, retracts, gen-av
plane cost $30,000 with minimal electronics on board. Hull
insurance annual premiums for under-200-hour privates
was 10% of that! My present residence cost $30,600 in
1963. It's worth anywhere from $300,000 to $400,000 on the
market today (depending on the realtor).

Let's see....

If an investment of $30,600 is worth $350,000 after a
period of 41 years, the annual interest rate works out
to be approximately 6.015%

That's only a bit ahead of the long term inflation rate
A house has insurance, taxes, and general upkeep.

We are not impressed.

No...we are not.

And Lennie's home is just like his pilot's license...He ALMOST made it
to
a license, and he ALMOST wound up in an $800K gated community. And he's
ALMOST
a licensed Amateur...just has to drop in to the VE and take that exam...but
THAT won't happen either.

Lennie's life is a whole parade of "almosts".

Steve, K4YZ

Len, chin up. You're a lot better off than "not even close, but make
up for it by yelling alot."

No problem. :-)

The TN Kommander of the Kookoo Klutz Klan allus did have a
time orientation problem. My house was built in late 1962. I
bought it in early 1963, full payoff on mortgage in 1983. Land
behind house was undeveloped until 2001, the walled community
(44 houses) was finally finished in early 2002. So, I "almost"
got there 39 years before the fact? :-)

Nursie also has problems with fancy arithmetic, but that's his
problem not mine. Had 24 year mortgage paid off early, not
the 30-year typical of today.

Also had a full career in electronics-radio, retired from it. Not an
"almost" as that dingdong dipsnit thinks. :-)

Poor nursie. ALMOST had a point...which plonked (as usual).

"Sorry Hans, $999,999.99 DOES NOT

This house might manage to fetch about $400 K on open market
right now. Don't intend to sell just yet. Not an "almost" but just
a future that might or might not require selling. Only thing bad
about it is all the hills blocking low-to-horizon-for-good-skip to
north and east. Mr. Nevis has to do propagation in that azimuth
quadrant. Nothing is perfect. Except "Quitefine" and all the
PCTA extras.

Dingdong dipsnit still doesn't understand that original house
price of $30,500 in 1963 was considered "high." Hi hi. :-)

LHA / WMD