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March 8, 2010
I’ve been under
the weather the last few weeks battling one cold after
another which is all too common at this time of the year
for me. Regular News updates will resume as soon as I have
a little more energy. As it is, nothing really news worthy
to report right now or at least nothing that has a pressing
need to be reported.
Yet again another problem has arisen with trying to
relocate ANY PLACE!. Health Care Deform. Until I see how
this plays out I won’t be able to commit to relocating to
anywhere in the next couple of years. As mentioned in the
last update on Feb. 16, it looks like I will be staying in
the KC area for the next three years until I can better
position myself to make a move. Too many things are going
wrong right now and in this economy, a move could prove
fiscally irresponsible to say the least.
One thing is certain. Assuming that Health Care Deform is
passed and it now looks like it will be, I have decided
that I will end up moving and living in a state that will
offer its residents and “Opt Out” option from the Socialist
Health Care system that Washington is forcing onto the
citizens of the United States. Some states including
Arizona, Indiana, Georgia and Minnesota already have plans
in the works to either not formally recognize the new
Health Care system or to draft legislation that if passed
into law, would allow the residents of that state to opt
out of the nationalist health care plan. I would rather
live in a state where I have the power to decide what is
best for my own health and not have the State tell me what
I can and cannot have done and when or where and how it
should be done.
February 16, 2010
Unbelievable! Just prior to my scheduled trip to the
community I mentioned in the post below to look at
properties, Simon Bar Sinister and Cad pulled out their
Snow Gun and iced over the entire region to the tune of 30
inches of the white stuff. And they are back at it again
this week adding several more inches. Having experienced
such events in New England I can tell you that it will be
at least April before all of that snow is melted. Until
temperatures are consistently above freezing, that 30 plus
inches of snow will not be going anywhere.
Yet again, my plans to relocate on my timetable is in
serious jeopardy. In fact, this is going to put me at least
three months behind schedule and in the meantime that means
more money out of my pocket. As a result I’ve decided to
alter my plans and relocation time table in order to
improve my bottom line and still give this community a
chance at being the home for the radio station in the
future. Barring a miracle, I will be staying in Kansas City
indefinitely. I have to wipe out most of my personal debt
before I can make a move.
In the meantime I am going to try to purchase a fixer upper
in a community in the Kansas City area and get the radio
station up and running as a hobby in order to work out the
kinks in the system. In the meantime I will see if any more
properties in my price range and have the attributes that I
need to facilitate the development of the radio station
will come on the market over the course of this year. It is
a hit or miss proposition in this community and many others
and it could be several months or more than a year before
that happens again. I’ve been through this more than once
with this community and others that I’ve looked at in
recent years. In addition, I am not going to throw all of
my eggs into this one basket so to speak, and I will have a
Plan B and Plan C backup community just in
case...
January 31, 2010
I’m finally making some real progress with finding a
suitable location to start my Part 15 AM radio station.
Currently I am assembling the last few pieces of equipment
that I need to outfit a fully functioning AM radio studio,
production room and office. My apartment is a real mess
what with all the boxes and equipment laying around but
I’ll gladly trade the lack of space for having the
opportunity to put everything together, albeit in a limited
operational capacity, to have a little station up and
running later this year from this location. This will give
me the perfect opportunity to work out the bugs with the
system before I move and have everything set up for “Prime
Time”.
I am currently talking to people in a community with no
local radio about bringing my station to that community.
This past Friday we had a meeting with the local Chamber
Director and it went fairly well. If all goes well and I
don’t hit any further potholes along the way, I will be
searching for a house starting in February and hope to have
something lined up by spring. Then my next goal is the
arduous task of having it fixed up and ready for occupation
by the end of 2010. Then, crossing my fingers as I say
this, if my financial status is still fairly decent like it
is right now, I’ll be moving at the end of this year!
Look for more updates within the week. I’ve been under the
weather last few days and have not had time to spend on the
computer. I’ve spent most of my spare time in bed!
