Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:
> Russ/Alice Blakeman wrote:
>
> > Most were sold at auction for pennies at govt surplus sales, mostly due to being
> > "obsolete: for the puroose they served. Why not buy new all the time when it's
> > someone else's money you're spending?
>
> Easy, Russ. People might think you're a libertarian or something
It's jealousy really. I'm sure most of us wish we could buy top of the line machines
for ourselves with someone else covering whatever the amount might be. I actually got
to use some of those $250 hammers and $190 screwdrivers while I was a missile
maintainer.
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Received on Sat May 23 1998 - 02:16:46 BST