Re: A challenge

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

Hi Dan...
First off ...  have your wife read this message too...


I also am married and have a wife that doesnt quite agree with my 
fascination with T coiling. I have built my way up thru from a 3" X 21" 
single NST coil to a 12" X 56" pole pig exuding 10 foot long streamer 
lightning machine !!!  :)

Hi Dans wife..   Tesla coiling is a very educational hobby and it is 
safe  obviously Dan is still alive ( and will be for many more years to 
come if he doesnt play in the street)  as with any hobby one must be 
safe and cautious. I have been doing coils for several years now and 
havent been bitten (shocked) by any of  my coils. I have had my coils in 
2 haunted houses ( and made a couple of thousand dollars doing so) , I 
have done a few public shows and a showing for a High School ( with 
fantastic results and responces). I just asked the wife about the 
situation and she stated....

"sounds like hes been bitten by the coiling bug too... not too much she 
can do about that  ( good thing it wasnt younger women ) (( she giggled 
, at least he wont catch any nasty bugs from a T coil))  still 
quoting...   " let her try running it to see how lame it really is, 
maybe then she will realize its pretty much harmless and nothing but a 
show, hell... your  fireworks are more dangerous."   ( I .. Scot ... luv 
fireworks and she taunts ummm harasses me about it to no end...  afraid 
I will get arrested for making "bombs").  " Tell his wife she has 
nothing to worry about, obviously he seems smart enough to make them, he 
must be smart enough to be safe with them."  ...  " the only reason why 
I dont like them is because I dont understand them, I wish I did ....." 
 " Is his coil as big as yours? If it isnt , then there is nothing to 
worry about.....  "

see my coil at

http://members.telocity-dot-com/~bigfoo39/

check out the Artsy pix of coils and lasers ...  first picture is of my 
12X 56 coil...

and now from a T- Coiler ...

 I luv this stuff   its a fantastic learning experience, its something 
not many people do ( kinda sets us apart from the norm)  I am very 
cautious when doing coiling work...  I do know how far to go with the 
coil..  and I know how close to go with the coil..  Coiling teaches me 
respect for the unknown, it teaches me to plan and plan some more...  it 
pushes me to learn more about the system ( thus increased knowledge ) 
...   so much to learn so little time .....


Scot D