John Willis wrote:
On 1 Nov 2005 16:12:03 -0800, scribbled this
interesting note:


John Willis wrote:

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Or a kerosene lamp???


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John Willis

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Wonderful idea! What will you think of next? Bonfire?
Congratulations for your fast 'progress' towards the stone age!

You're very welcome!

Personally, I don't throw out old technology. We've had power outages
in this area that can last anywhere from less than a minute to several
days. In the second case, a kerosene lamp, a gas cook top, and a good
ice chest will get you through. The computer will be useless. The TV
dead. The corded telephone may or may not work, depending upon
conditions, and the roads will be impassable, although the cell phone
charger in the car can be used to keep that one working...if the
system is up.

You may not know it, but you, Sir, are addressing an individual who
owns 78 rpm, LP 33 1/3 RPM, and 45 RPM records, in addition to eight
track tapes, cassette tapes, VHS, CDs, CD ROMs, and DVDs. And I can
play them all. The oldest playback device I own is a Victrola from the
mid-1920s. The latest is a DVD player less than a year old. Just
because something is new does not, necessarily, make it better in all
circumstances. In that power outage, I could still wind up the old
Victrola and listen to a little Bach!:~)


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John Willis

(Remove the Primes before e-mailing me)

I agree with you that old technologoly has its merits - some of it is
even superior to its newer counterpart - and I myself enjoy using it on
many occasions. But like everything else, it has its place and time.
Let us assume that the advice you gave me is good enough for you to
take it yourself. If so, I am amused with the idea that every time when
you turn your computer on, you also light your kerosene lamp and keep
it burning beside the keyboard until it is time to turn your computer
off.

Disappointed as I am with the response which I got in this thread to my
inquiry about building a filter, I took it with good humour, amused
myself with the various comments (even the uncalled for rebuke by Jim
Yanik on Oct 31, 8:50 pm, where he clearly demonstrated that he did not
pay sufficient attention to the passage he was quoting), but while I
decided not to respond to any of those postings, it was too much for me
to hold back my reaction when your idea showed up. O.K., if you are
happy with a kerosene lamp burning beside your computer, who am I to
object.

As a byproduct to my disappointment, I still got a pay off in two ways.
First, a lot of laughter, and laughter, so they say, is good for
health. Second, I found here a fellow, namely yourself, who, like me,
enjoys classical music. It is nice to meet people with something in
common to share.

All the best,

Aharon