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It would be interesting to see your reaction if they
wanted to drill for oil under one of your favorite
Minnesota lakes. Or build a nuke plant on one,
using the lake water for cooling. Or something
similar.

We have 15,121 lakes in Minnesota (don't believe the "10,000 Lakes" motto on my
license plates). Who'd miss a few?

I submit to you that the lack of community problem
isn't limited to amateur radio, but has become a part
of American life, and is driven in part by the detachment
of people from the places they live, work, shop,
etc. And that detachment is driven in part by
overdependence on automotive transportation
as opposed to walking, running, biking, etc.

Your east-coast roots are showing. Take a view of Minnesota from 30,000 feet
and measure the distance across the wheat fields, forests, and lakes....

*You* don't pay all of the price, Hans.

Please pass your account information to my banker so that your monthly share can
be automatically paid.

"My doctor says that I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural
deficiency in moral fibre, and that I am therefore excused from saving
Universes." (*)

Beep beep
de Hans, K0HB

(*) Attributed to Ford Prefect









I seem to recall a quote from Vonnegut about "they were too damn cheap"
or some such. Cheapness involves more than not spending money.

73 de Jim, N2EY


(*) - attributed to Albert Einstein