My first radio project- Westinghouse.
"I like it."
"But Susie, it's just a piece of junk."
"It's not a piece of junk, it's stylish and has pizazz." Here we go again. It's not at all unusual for Russ and I to not see eye-to-eye on a subject; it tended to happen more often than not. " Would you get it and fix it up for me?" I tried to sound convincing, but not pleading. This, I've learned is a difficult art to master. There is a very fine line between the ask and the whine.
"No."
I didn't seem to be encountering a great deal of success. "Okay, fine. Then I'll buy it (at three dollars it seemed like a pretty good deal to me) and I'll fix it up myself."
Russ gave me "the look". I knew it well, I'd seen it many, many times before. Basically it asked, are you joking or crazy? In this case, neither. There is one thing that I find almost irresistible: a challenge.
I grabbed my wallet--it would after all, be an out-of-pocket expense for the business. With conviction, I handed over the three bucks.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, I'm quite serious. I'm going to get this baby, not only working- but restore the cabinetry too, just like you would." It might not be exactly like he'd do it, but it would get done. How could I be so sure? Easy. I knew that once I starting working on it, Russ would be unable to resist helping me. I wouldn't do something correct, so I'd just wait for him to come over and show me how to do it. No-brainer.
"But Susie, it's just a piece of junk."
"It's not a piece of junk, it's stylish and has pizazz." Here we go again. It's not at all unusual for Russ and I to not see eye-to-eye on a subject; it tended to happen more often than not. " Would you get it and fix it up for me?" I tried to sound convincing, but not pleading. This, I've learned is a difficult art to master. There is a very fine line between the ask and the whine.
"No."
I didn't seem to be encountering a great deal of success. "Okay, fine. Then I'll buy it (at three dollars it seemed like a pretty good deal to me) and I'll fix it up myself."
Russ gave me "the look". I knew it well, I'd seen it many, many times before. Basically it asked, are you joking or crazy? In this case, neither. There is one thing that I find almost irresistible: a challenge.
I grabbed my wallet--it would after all, be an out-of-pocket expense for the business. With conviction, I handed over the three bucks.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, I'm quite serious. I'm going to get this baby, not only working- but restore the cabinetry too, just like you would." It might not be exactly like he'd do it, but it would get done. How could I be so sure? Easy. I knew that once I starting working on it, Russ would be unable to resist helping me. I wouldn't do something correct, so I'd just wait for him to come over and show me how to do it. No-brainer.
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As the day drew to a close, Russ had the radio apart, the cobwebs cleaned out, the tubes polished and the testing equipment set up for me; I tested the tubes. I'd say the project is going well. Oh, and the words of encouragement. Who were they from? None other than Ben Bailey! How about that? Gotta say, that made my day.
Till next time,
Regards,
Sue ;)
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Regards,
Sue ;)
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