<div dir="auto">Yes, Dave. But remember, marriage is grand, divorce is a hundred grand, lol.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 15:43 Dave McGuire via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
That's what divorce attorneys are for.<br>
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-Dave<br>
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On 4/11/26 14:28, John Hudak via rescue wrote:<br>
> Just an observation from personal experience...reasonable spouses can <br>
> become unreasonable. My PDP 8/E in a full size rack has followed me <br>
> from grad school (in my apt) and joined along the way by a collection of <br>
> PDP 11/34s, 73's and assortment of uVax'es (4000/300 and high <br>
> performance graphics stations) into our house with a good size basement <br>
> and garage. As we have an eye to downsizing at this point in life, that <br>
> question that has become the forcing function is 'what are you going to <br>
> do with all those machines??? (she is, btw an advanced degree CS major). <br>
> and the corollary 'You don't turn them on anymore, or if you do, it <br>
> becomes more of fixing them rather than doing anything with them'. <br>
> Hmmm logic vs emotion/enjoyment. Answers still TBD......(the answer <br>
> of 'one of these days' begins to sound hollow after many years....) To <br>
> each their own....<br>
> <br>
> Prying the logic analyzer pod ' from my cold dead hands'....lol<br>
> John<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 8:22\u202fAM Dave McGuire via rescue <br>
> <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> You're hanging out with the wrong crowd. ;) We meet people at LSSM<br>
> all the time, including just yesterday, who have a great interest in<br>
> all<br>
> of these systems.<br>
> <br>
> Maybe there's some way to get the word out. The hard part would be<br>
> weeding out the scumbags who will turn around and put stuff on eBay.<br>
> <br>
> One thing I've noticed, though, is that a lot of them are college<br>
> students who have no space. The disturbing trend of people living with<br>
> their parents until well into adulthood isn't making that situation any<br>
> better. So it becomes important to catch people after they have become<br>
> established as adults and have a little space, but before they marry<br>
> unreasonable spouses (as they invariably do) won't let them own<br>
> anything<br>
> that they want to own. There's a narrow window there.<br>
> <br>
> -Dave<br>
> <br>
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> Dave McGuire, AK4HZ<br>
> New Kensington, PA<br>
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