[neonixie-l] Re: CD47 - new price record?

2011-06-04 Thread Greg P
I think you're going to have to fire up the Wayback Machine to find NOS ones. Tammy can you here me? ;-) On Jun 4, 7:25 pm, MichaelB wrote: > I have to admit, lately I too have become smitten with the B7971 tube. > It's a really nice stalwart hunk of glass that seems to run forever. I > would

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2011-06-04 Thread Wayne de Geere III
I just wanted to note this book is available in the iBooks store on the iPad/iPhone and thanks for the heads up I just bought the book there. On 2011 Jun 04, at 11:12 , Adam Jacobs wrote: > The above slightly humorous jokes aside, I strongly recommend that anyone who > is interested in getting

[neonixie-l] Re: CD47 - new price record?

2011-06-04 Thread MichaelB
I have to admit, lately I too have become smitten with the B7971 tube. It's a really nice stalwart hunk of glass that seems to run forever. I would REALLY like to know if there are any NOS 7971's still out there. There must be, somewhere? Yes? On Jun 4, 9:10 am, Wayne de Geere III wrote: > I boug

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2011-06-04 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
On 4 Jun 2011, at 18:25, Wayne de Geere III wrote: Oh yeah, the wife. She's not particularly pleased with my nixie tube, clock and vintage western electric and bell system equipment collecting but I always remind her it could have been strippers and coke! That usually gets the point across.

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2011-06-04 Thread Adam Jacobs
I used to think that my wife barely put up with my nixie clock problem.. I would hear things like "There are no rooms left in the house without a nixie clock! Where in the hell do you plan on putting THIS one?"... and then I got into amateur radio, and she learned to wish that I still was just into

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2011-06-04 Thread Wayne de Geere III
Oh yeah, the wife. She's not particularly pleased with my nixie tube, clock and vintage western electric and bell system equipment collecting but I always remind her it could have been strippers and coke! That usually gets the point across. :) Sent from my iPad 2 3G On Jun 4, 2011, at 9:18, mi

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2011-06-04 Thread jack
The 'Look how much I saved / had to buy works well - my wife seems to use that one for clothes' So it can't easily be argued against. From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicholas Stock Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 5:37 PM To: neonixie-l@goog

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2011-06-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
I think the car should suffice for a whilegood cover! Cheers, Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2011, at 9:35, micha...@aol.com wrote: > Me too, but I think my wife has spies there too. :( > Also, when I bring home the items, she sees them. > > So, it's best to simply lie about the pri

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2011-06-04 Thread Michail1
Me too, but I think my wife has spies there too. :( Also, when I bring home the items, she sees them. So, it's best to simply lie about the price. :) Actually, just bought her a brand new car, so I think I am safe for some time. heh. Michail In a message dated 6/4/2011 9:31:15 A.M. P

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2011-06-04 Thread Nicholas Stock
I just get the packages shipped to work (most of the time)problem solved! ;-) Nick Sent from my iPhone On Jun 4, 2011, at 9:18, micha...@aol.com wrote: > Congrats > > I am as excited as you. > > Of course, it is pissing my wife off. BUT, lately, I got smart. > > "Hunny, look wha

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2011-06-04 Thread Michail1
Congrats I am as excited as you. Of course, it is pissing my wife off. BUT, lately, I got smart. "Hunny, look what I am getting. No, it's a special buy in deal. The clock is only $50" Michail In a message dated 6/4/2011 9:11:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wa...@degeere.com wr

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2011-06-04 Thread Wayne de Geere III
I bought the first Nixisat from Jeff, a cylinder one in Dec '03. Then the bug bit again in late '08 and found a wood base one on eBay, snatched it up, the seller just happened to be John Miktuk who wrote the firmware. Later he discovered a Nixisat base, one of his development prototypes and I bo

[neonixie-l] MOD-SIX_7971 clocks are finally packed up and ready to ship!

2011-06-04 Thread MichaelB
Invoices have been sent to all that purchased the 1st batch. If you haven't received one, please let me know and I will resend/redirect to the appropriate PP address. Thanks again for your patience/patients ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixi