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In Reply to: Nah posted by E-Stat on May 23, 2008 at 06:50:33:
When I finished graduate study at 28,my daughter was born.The insurance refused to pay the hospital saying childbirth was a natural event.That was a cool $990 and this was in 1968. I had just spent $310 for a Fisher receiver -turntable-speakers!
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Adieu to the true audiophile? - WW85 05:49:00 05/23/08 (93)
- Relax. The decline of hifi has never been documented - Frihed89 05:33:03 05/26/08 (0)
- Adieu to and a pox on the Doom mongers! - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 06:54:35 05/24/08 (4)
- RE: Adieu to and a pox on the Doom mongers! - lord addleford 05:34:37 05/26/08 (0)
- Most Americans cannot afford expensive consumer electronics, in fact, but buy them often despite this - suits_me 12:13:45 05/25/08 (0)
- Great point - WW85 10:14:07 05/24/08 (0)
- Yeah, what's the point of wallowing in this stuff? - Dave Pogue 09:03:57 05/24/08 (0)
- every single one of your premises is false - troporobo 18:31:56 05/23/08 (14)
- Rosy Republican vision - Feanor 09:44:40 05/24/08 (3)
- can we get back on track? - troporobo 17:38:33 05/24/08 (2)
- Not what I said... - WW85 20:04:02 05/24/08 (1)
- actually I think we are in agreement on most of this - troporobo 20:55:37 05/24/08 (0)
- If you want to defend this economy- Go for it - WW85 19:34:59 05/23/08 (1)
- no, not at all - troporobo 22:25:32 05/23/08 (0)
- Agreed... nt - Sherlock 19:31:02 05/23/08 (0)
- wow, someone else who can read through the BS! :) - danny kaey 19:05:19 05/23/08 (0)
- Being more in debt is not being "better off"... - mpathus 19:01:32 05/23/08 (5)
- Have you considered? - E-Stat 20:00:42 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Have you considered? - mpathus 21:55:57 05/23/08 (0)
- We may have more debt on a macro basis---for now... - Sherlock 19:36:35 05/23/08 (2)
- Economics not required reading for Audiophiles... - mpathus 21:15:19 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Economics not required reading for Audiophiles... - Sherlock 21:37:36 05/23/08 (0)
- Sorry .... I disagree - Sherlock 18:11:01 05/23/08 (6)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - Jim in Blacksburg 20:16:08 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - Sherlock 20:45:48 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - WW85 18:53:26 05/23/08 (3)
- RE: Sorry .... I disagree - Sherlock 19:09:50 05/23/08 (0)
- curious, by average American do you mean the guy who can't spell his name but has an iPhone? - danny kaey 19:07:43 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: curious, by average American do you mean the guy who can't spell his name but has an iPhone? - WW85 20:47:12 05/23/08 (0)
- Was high-end audio ever a big audience? - Budrew 16:12:10 05/23/08 (14)
- Disagree...... - Todd Krieger 17:52:19 05/23/08 (0)
- No, hi-fi was the large audience, if that - John Marks 17:46:24 05/23/08 (2)
- RE: No, hi-fi was the large audience, if that - Todd Krieger 17:55:36 05/23/08 (1)
- Thanks - John Marks 09:35:13 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Was high-end audio ever a big audience? - Tom Brennan 16:41:11 05/23/08 (9)
- It is truly a shame - E-Stat 20:04:46 05/23/08 (7)
- RE: It is truly a shame - Tom Brennan 00:26:15 05/24/08 (6)
- I still have Advents! - E-Stat 07:27:14 05/24/08 (5)
- RE: I still have Advents! - Tom Brennan 09:55:22 05/24/08 (4)
- What you do claim - E-Stat 10:26:15 05/24/08 (3)
- RE: What you do claim - Tom Brennan 10:36:20 05/24/08 (2)
- "Did Fine"? - E-Stat 12:16:59 05/24/08 (1)
- RE: "Did Fine"? - Tom Brennan 14:02:45 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Was high-end audio ever a big audience? - Budrew 16:59:54 05/23/08 (0)
- Pounding On the Symptom, Not the Root Problem...... - Todd Krieger 12:13:05 05/23/08 (13)
- You're getting old dude - Frihed89 05:40:20 05/26/08 (0)
- Remember the excitement - Bruce Kendall 13:10:04 05/23/08 (10)
- Never locked myself in a room... nt - clarkjohnsen 09:45:29 05/24/08 (0)
- I Hear Ya...... And....... - Todd Krieger 17:31:33 05/23/08 (0)
- Absolutely right - mbnx01 14:57:52 05/23/08 (1)
- Hmmmmm..... - Bruce Kendall 15:02:34 05/23/08 (0)
- Why wouldn't they? No one has a lock on emotions. . - John PA 14:41:25 05/23/08 (4)
- The other thing is - Bruce Kendall 15:00:34 05/23/08 (3)
- RE: The other thing is - Tom Brennan 15:45:42 05/23/08 (2)
- His recordings are well recorded? - John PA 21:52:12 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: His recordings are well recorded? - Tom Brennan 00:40:30 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Remember the excitement - WW85 13:21:36 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Pounding On the Symptom, Not the Root Problem...... - WW85 12:46:52 05/23/08 (0)
- Kids today ... - reelsmith. 12:07:07 05/23/08 (0)
- The real reason is the price of admission. It has skyrocketed!! - Elizabeth 11:18:52 05/23/08 (13)
- Elizabeth you are SO confused that it will take a REAL MAN like me to deconfuse you - Richard BassNut Greene 08:34:55 05/27/08 (0)
- Elizabeth Must Have Just Purchased a New Component... - Doug Schroeder 15:48:10 05/23/08 (0)
- I must respectfully disagree re: price of "admission." - John Marks 15:29:29 05/23/08 (0)
- Don't agree - Jim Austin 12:58:47 05/23/08 (6)
- If that is true, - rbolaw 06:02:25 05/24/08 (5)
- A lot of that gets covered - John Marks 09:49:36 05/24/08 (3)
- RE: A lot of that gets covered - andy_c 10:11:42 05/24/08 (2)
- Thanks - John Marks 11:23:55 05/24/08 (1)
- Affordable components - Jesse 06:20:35 05/26/08 (0)
- You need a mix of equipment reviews - Atexanathome 06:35:06 05/24/08 (0)
- But, but, but.... - JMCIII 12:32:37 05/23/08 (0)
- Yes... - kuma 12:24:14 05/23/08 (0)
- I think that about covers it. nt - free.ranger 12:22:38 05/23/08 (0)
- Another "demise of high end audio" article...ho-hum... - mkuller 11:11:51 05/23/08 (4)
- RE: Another "demise of high end audio" article...ho-hum... - WW85 12:17:45 05/23/08 (3)
- I have a couple of questions - E-Stat 15:02:26 05/23/08 (2)
- RE: I have a couple of questions - WW85 15:38:46 05/23/08 (1)
- No big deal - E-Stat 15:45:00 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: blogs are like opinions - LousyTourist 08:31:25 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: blogs are like opinions - WW85 08:49:52 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Adieu to the true audiophile? - Jim in Blacksburg 08:07:56 05/23/08 (4)
- More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - WW85 09:17:36 05/23/08 (3)
- RE: More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - Jim in Blacksburg 10:04:44 05/23/08 (2)
- RE: More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - WW85 10:56:55 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: More like Adieu to the traditional stereo - Jim in Blacksburg 13:16:03 05/23/08 (0)
- Priorities... - tketcham 06:54:15 05/23/08 (0)
- Nah - E-Stat 06:50:33 05/23/08 (7)
- RE: Nah - soulfood 13:28:46 05/23/08 (2)
- Which adjective do you prefer? - E-Stat 19:53:26 05/23/08 (1)
- RE: Which adjective do you prefer? - soulfood 05:08:09 05/24/08 (0)
- RE: Nah - Bill the K 05/23/0807:22:59 05/23/08 (0)
- RE: Nah - WW85 07:08:01 05/23/08 (2)
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- RE: Nah - Bill the K 05/23/0807:22:59 05/23/08 (0)