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Re: Shall I continue...


From: 	Rick L. Kirby[SMTP:rkirby-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent: 	Friday, November 21, 1997 12:37 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Cc: 	rkirby-at-earthlink-dot-net
Subject: 	Re: Shall I continue...

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> From:   Thomas McGahee[SMTP:tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com]
> Sent:   Thursday, November 20, 1997 4:01 PM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:        Shall I continue...
> 
> Fellow Coilers,
> I joined this list in January of 1996. Since then I have spent a
> fair amount of my free time writing posts and answering posts.
> As many of you know, I teach Electronics here at Don Bosco Tech
> in Paterson, NJ (USA).
> 
> I happen to have taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
> I do not expect that all of you on this list will necessarily
> understand why I would do such a thing, but thirty-two years ago I
> made that particular life decision, and I have not regretted
> it. Such promises do have their demands, however, and one of
> the demands of poverty is that I must give an accounting of how
> I have used the funds entrusted to my care.
> 
> I made the decision last January to get onto the internet and
> I became a member of Chip's Tesla List. I was lucky to get a
> very good rate with a local internet service provider, and I
> currently pay only $10 a month for unlimited internet access.
> I also have the telephone bills to pay, and the internet part
> of that comes to about another $20 a month. That means it costs me
> about $1 a day to be a part of all this. *I* am personally very
> pleased with this particular investment in time and money, but
> now it is time for me to explain to my Director why I want to
> allocate about $400 towards *next* year's projected expenses in
> this area.
> 
> It would go a long way towards helping to convince him that this
> is money well spent if I can show him that my involvement has
> not only been an enjoyable experience for *me*, but that it has
> also been beneficial to others.
> 
> So, if you have personally gained anything as a result of my
> involvement on this list and wish me to be able to continue
> being a Tesla List member, you might consider dropping me a
> short note via e-mail. Hopefully I will get my request
> approved and can continue on as before.
> 
> tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com
> 
> Thanks.
> Fr. Tom McGahee

Fr. Tom

	I for one have gained considerably from you membership on this list. I
am nearly finished with a med. size 6" coil that I owe in part to your
posts. You have a great talent for explaining things about coiling so I
can understand them clearly. I'm sure that things I learned from you
have saved me much time and money.

	BTW I really liked your design for the variable spark gap, (thanks). 

	I hope you can remain on this list as I'm sure many many others here do
also. You are in the top 5 or 10 on this list that I learn the most
from. I always keep an eye out for your posts. It fact I always print
out hard copies for my reference binder.

Thank you for your contribution!

You have my vote!

Rick L. Kirby