Subj : Re: Various Things To : Brian Rogers From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Jun 15 2021 21:25:00 Brian, BR> I just don't want to upset the moderators... sometimes they may get BR> crabby :) Yeah, I've seen echoes like that. BR> Sounds like you went to OG... not old guy (but would be fitting :p ) After the big meal at lunch (H.A.M. stands for "Have Another Meal", and you don't call us "Late For Dinner"), I don't have the appetite to eat the rest of the day. Plus, in the evenings, I'm usually doing traffic nets. BR> It comes with DOS, and Warp 4 comes with voice commanding. I played BR> with it back in the day. Was sorta neat. Kept having the urge to say BR> "Computer, fire phasers!" It'd be my luck that guns would rise out of the monitor, and fire on me. :P BR> The other night a latina came in wearing something like a sweater coat BR> with nothing on underneath except a very see through bra. It kept her BR> front pretty much covered except when she was cashing out she casually BR> used her fingers to hook the inside edges of the coat to pull it wide BR> open. Gave me full view! I didn't DARE say a peep and did what I could BR> NOT to stare but I did sneak a peek. If you're going to show in BR> public... I almost used the classic Bond line he used in Diamonds are BR> Forever to Jill St. John "that's a quaint almost nothing you have on" BR> but nope... keep it professional. If you go to my bio on QRZ, and click on the hyperlink, look for the PDF file on ham radio humor. Non-hams wouldn't understand it, but the nights I did that on the air, folks were roaring in laughter. I loved those original James Bond movies...the one I remember most (and for its theme music) was "Live And Let Die". BR> I blame the parents for that... and other factors I won't get into. I got my share of spankings growing up, and I consider myself better for it. BR> A lot of morning shows are live. That's considered "prime time" for BR> radio. Years ago, a DJ known as "Brother Hal Webber" was on KLRA (that station has since changed owners and format from country-western to Spanish), and it ounded like a guy in his 80s at the mic...but he was only in his 30s. The thing is, if you wanted air time for commercials on his show, you had to buy time on all the others as well. But, except for news/talk in the morning and afternoon, most ll the local talent is gone from radio. BR> No different than Amazon's Prime Days... which are going on now. I've bought stuff from Amazon in the past, but don't need to now (never mind I can't afford it). I've heard some hams refer to themselves as "D-Star Poor"...they have so many rigs. BR> My last one was 14.7 and rising. They can't get it under control. I've BR> had some strokes already. The side effects of having such high A1C are BR> really getting to me now. If they ever vote in "right to life" here, BR> I'm signing up! I saw a bumper sticker once for a college swim team, that noted "Breast Strokers Have More Fun". I also saw a joke where a guy lamented that he's not allowed in the hospital staffs anymore. His defense was "the sign said 'Stroke Patients Here'". BR> We have to go up, the politicians are going to fill up the south That's like the joke where there was a mixup, and two heating and air conditioning technicians "mistakenly" got sent to Hell instead of Heaven. When St. Peter discovered the error, he "called the Hell Hotline", and was demanding Satan release those two. Well, Satan was grateful that St. Peter sent those two to Hell, as they now have central heat and air down there, and it's very comfortable. When St. Peter threatened to file a lawsuit, Satan replied "Right. Where are YOU going to get a lawyer??". BR> Pretty much my attitude. I'm set in my ways, don't need or want that to BR> be disrupted now We all get set in our ways as we get older. BR> I feel your pains! I've had horrid allergies since I was little. Took BR> shots for 5 years, if anything it made my spring allergies worse! The BR> specialist told me my best place to live would be Atlantis - but with BR> my allergies I'd be allergic to seaweed :\ The closest I get to Atlantis is a door on the BBS. :P I've always been weather sensitive...having been: 1) Under 2 tornadic funnel clouds. 2) Within a mile of an F-1 and F-4 rain wrapped tornado. 3) A 2 time lightning strike survivor (both indirect, but still got the severe shock, and have nervous system damage as a result). 4) Nearly drowned in a flash flood. Skywarn was what got me into ham radio 30 years ago...but after 28 years, I got burned out on weather. The emphasis is now trains and railroad crossing safety. I used to do "The Weather Watch Net", a "pre-net" for Arkansas Skywarn, while folks were heading to the National Weather Service in North Little Rock for activation (this was long before COVID-19), or no one was available. In Arkansas, most of our severe weather is after sunset, and overnight. Well, one night, there had been a tornado near Atkins, Arkansas (where the pickles were made), and I was on the air around 3am local time. One ham came on the frequency, and said "I swear!! Every time there's bad weather, and I come on the frequency, and you're here. Don't you ever sleep??!!". I sarcastically replied "No. Next Question"...and then I busted out laughing. Daryl, WX4QZ .... Chain Lightning: For when you can't stop with one bolt. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas .