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I see that this set caused a firestorm on AK. I TOO wanted the set--and put a reserve on it last WEEK, with Gina. For some dumb reason, I did not think many people would be interested in the set--and I have LONG, LONG wanted a 5, since I wasted one when I was 11 years old. But...I see that MANY wanted it more. SO be it.

Nonetheless..Let us ALL rememeber what it is...An OLD, OUTDATED, TV SET. Sure to us...it means a lot, and we know it is a "bit more". This is why MANY of us, myself included were more than ready for a "road trip" to come after the set--if I won it. Someone else wanted it more--and could afford it much more too. That is the way it goes. At least it will be saved and most likely--restored...and not get the "Heil treatment", as SO MANY of our vintage items have for a long time.

BUT--it IS still an old tv set...and as such...it is NOT worth ANY of us destroying friendships with, with painful words that are NOT easy to take back. NO TV, be it a 5, CT-100, or even an RR-359 is worth a true friendship!! A good friendship is NOT an easy thing to get anymore--and CANNOT be "bought", it must be earned.

Case in point. I have several garages of old things, like many here. It has taken a LONG time for me to get them all. A LOT of them I got only to "save the", and would gladly pass them to someone else who wanted them more. Some of course mean more to me, like my 2 2000's and my CTC-44, and my 29JC20 roundie, and my GE model 801. I would NOT likely part with them.

BUT--I would NOT lose a friendship over ANY of them--even one of the 2000's!! I have a VERY good friend, whom I have spoken about a bit over the last few years. There is NOTHING I own--or even desire--that I would trade for that friendship with Laurie. In fact...neither I , nor my mom or sister-- consider Laurie to be a friend anymore at ALL...she is FAMILY now, to ALL of us. A couple of months ago,--- when I lost my job...she was there for me SO much, and and was so comforting to me--standing behind me and being so kind to me, and her friendship was instrumental in me getting back to my "sleep pattern", after not being able to sleep much for nearly a MONTH after I lost my job, and being cheated out of OVER 7500 by my employer--, and being demeaned and threatened by my former boss-- along with unemployment. Not too mention--Laurie even was willing to fight for me against my boss--and try to help me "get what was due me". However--since I am now working again some...I am not going to "go any farther" and meet my psycho boss in court...even though Laurie WAS MORE than willing to be there with me.

But as I said--there is NOTHING I would not do--short of something "wrong' to keep that wonderful friendship. NOTHING I own-even my Olds Trofeo--would stand in the way of her friendship--if it came down to that!!

And that is what we ALL need to remember. I wanted that set too, but was NOT willing to "hurt someone" to get it. Once someone loses a friendship--over something DUMB like this--it is often VERY hard to get back.

SO--lets all just "chill out" and try to "get along" and NOT allow "things" to get in the way of FRIENDSHIPS.