Subj : Re: Various Things To : Daryl Stout From : Brian Rogers Date : Wed Jun 16 2021 20:11:00 Daryl; -=> Daryl Stout wrote to Brian Rogers <=- DS> After the big meal at lunch (H.A.M. stands for "Have Another Meal", DS> and you don't call us "Late For Dinner"), I don't have the appetite to DS> eat the rest of the day. Plus, in the evenings, I'm usually doing DS> traffic nets. After the disaster last night, I almost didn't want to eat at all today. A station in italy decided to link his NNTP with global Usenet. The profanity and non-ham calls was in the hundreds and went around the globe in seconds due to internet forwarding! They seem to think that it's OK to "experiment" even though thousands of licenses were put at risk (and still are!). It only confirms my decision NOT to renew. The offender not once apologized! Instead he tried to fault other softwares. This sort of mentality is not appreciated or desired and I don't have to put up with it. I have a choice to leave ham radio and I shall do so. DS> It'd be my luck that guns would rise out of the monitor, and fire on DS> me. :P After what I had to do the past 24 hours, that'd be welcomed! DS> I loved those original James Bond movies...the one I remember most DS> (and for its theme music) was "Live And Let Die". That's my favorite Moore era film. Diamonds are Forever is one of my all-time favorite Bond films. Connery had a great line in there when he said to Jill St. John when she switched hair color and she asked if he approved he said "As long as the collar and cuffs match..." DS> I got my share of spankings growing up, and I consider myself better DS> for it. I believe when I was a kid, my mom used my butt to justify getting new pots and pans When I was in my teens she became one of those earlobe twisters until that one day when she went one twist too far. She grabbed and twisted twice over and I stood my ground. She went for a 3rd twist and I quickly reached out and grabbed HER earlobe and gave it 3 quick twists to match. She tried to maintain being mad and hide the pain but my hysterical laughter at the situation at hand was too much. The stand-off lasted a good 20 minutes and was the last time Wyatt Earp fired lobe twisters at me DS> Years ago, a DJ known as "Brother Hal Webber" was on KLRA (that DS> station has since changed owners and format from country-western to DS> Spanish), and it ounded DS> like a guy in his 80s at the mic...but he was only in his 30s. The DS> thing is, if you wanted air time for commercials on his show, you had DS> to buy time on all the others as well. But, except for news/talk in the DS> morning and afternoon, most ll DS> the local talent is gone from radio. We had a guy in the market named Bob Steele. He *was* in his 80s and had ratings unheard of in the nation! No one wanted to go up against him in the AM Drive timeslot. I worked WITH him as an intern only 5 years later to have a show against him. He was on a 50,000w flame thrower, and I was on a 500w daytimer. 6 months going head to head and I beat him my 1/10th of a point! The reward was to get passed over for 3 promotions in a row. I quit shortly there after. DS> I've bought stuff from Amazon in the past, but don't need to now DS> (never mind I can't afford it). I've heard some hams refer to DS> themselves as "D-Star Poor"...they have so many rigs. I won't buy a digital radio ever again. D-star I have 0 use for... same with DMR or Fusion. In fact, I wrote the league today after getting the latest copy of Q-Street and told them to please NOT send it to me. I'm not at all a fan of Newington, I know more honest people in the DC swamp! I sent your Ham_Humor.pdf out to a couple of my support lists with credit to you. Expect tomatos your way .... Books: "Increase Your Brain Power"....by Sarah Bellum --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52 þ Synchronet þ SBBS - Carnage! *73 de N1URO* bbs.n1uro.com:2300 .