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Re: Primary Qs



Tesla List wrote:
> 
> >From SSNSanders-at-aol-dot-comTue Oct  8 22:22:46 1996
> Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 17:59:14 -0400
> From: SSNSanders-at-aol-dot-com
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Primary Qs
> 
> In a message dated 96-10-08 08:56:50 EDT, you write:
> 
> <<
>  > > With Tesla coil builders, we have a bunch of dorks dinkin' around with
>  > > gaps with no controls and virtually no knowledge. >>
> When Benjamin Franklin was a young man a friend and mentor of his told him,
> Ben; youre never going to amount to a hill of beans. When  Ben asked why the
> gentleman said,because there is a slap for someone in everything that you
> say. He thought about it and concluded his friend was right. Ben was a smart
> man in many ways and by changing his ways became the one we remember,
> considerably more than a hill of beans.  True?  I dont know, but it makes
> sense to me.    Steve.


Steve,

Your point is taken, but wasn't Franklin a publisher as well?  Poor 
Richard's Almanac and other of Franklin writings have a lot of very 
negative things in them regarding Franklin's fellow man. (negative, but 
true)  He sort of kept his youthful acerbic attitude into later life and 
published many such wry and stinging commentaries.  I like to think that 
he was a keen observer and found many of his fellow humans sadly lacking. 
 Mark Twain was another such person.  I love both of their slams at their 
fellow man.  As Clements wrote, "Only one man alone is woth anything!  
Two will start and argument. Three or more will start a war!".  I 
personally am very positive about individuals, just not too hopeful for 
large groups.

Many of us bring something to the Tesla coil building "table".  Not all 
can contribute to the same level or in the same area.  Most, the vast 
majority, just build coils, have fun, and couldn't give a hoot or holler 
about what makes 'em go.  

Richard Hull, TCBOR