Subj : Re: Various Things To : Brian Rogers From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Jun 17 2021 16:44:00 Brian, BR> softwares. This sort of mentality is not appreciated or desired and I BR> don't have to put up with it. I have a choice to leave ham radio and I BR> shall do so. There was an individual who swore he would NOT wear a mask because of the COVID-19 restrictions, at a license exam session. So, I quoted section F of Part 97 to him, told the faculty advisor, and the individual was promptly removed from the list server. There are too many people in the world and in hobbies who feel that rules are made to be broken, and that those rules do not apply to them. Stuff like that leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth, and when a hobby doesn't become enjoyable anymore, it's time to quit. BR> After what I had to do the past 24 hours, that'd be welcomed! No one signed up for the test session by the 48 hour advance deadline for a session on Saturday, so I canceled it, and it got rescheduled. I posted that if we don't get anyone to sign up for the next one, we're going to take a hard look at whether we need to do exams at all. It's ironic that the only time that folks seem to be interested in taking a license exam is right before the Question Pool changes. Several years ago, an examinee came in, and failed the Technician exam miserably. It turned out that his study guide was 2 pools (eight years) out of date!! BR> That's my favorite Moore era film. Diamonds are Forever is one of my BR> all-time favorite Bond films. Connery had a great line in there when he BR> said to Jill St. John when she switched hair color and she asked if he BR> approved he said "As long as the collar and cuffs match..." The scene I remember was him in the small plane coming out of the hangar, and the thugs close the doors on him. He grumbles "Holy $***". I can't recall who did the theme, but I always thought that was cool. BR> I believe when I was a kid, my mom used my butt to justify getting new BR> pots and pans When I was in my teens she became one of those BR> earlobe twisters until that one day when she went one twist too far. Never mind "I heard that". BR> We had a guy in the market named Bob Steele. He *was* in his 80s and BR> had ratings unheard of in the nation! No one wanted to go up against BR> him in the AM Drive timeslot. I worked WITH him as an intern only 5 BR> years later to have a show against him. He was on a 50,000w flame BR> thrower, and I was on a 500w daytimer. 6 months going head to head and BR> I beat him my 1/10th of a point! The reward was to get passed over for BR> 3 promotions in a row. I quit shortly there after. There is a Bob Steele in the Little Rock market, but he's much younger. BR> I won't buy a digital radio ever again. D-star I have 0 use for... same BR> with DMR or Fusion. In fact, I wrote the league today after getting the BR> latest copy of Q-Street and told them to please NOT send it to me. I'm BR> not at all a fan of Newington, I know more honest people in the DC BR> swamp! They sent out a big email deal to Life Members the other day, wanting them to confirm their details. Since I'm a Life Member of ARRL (also of QCWA, PCARS, and Handi-Hams), I got one, and called to see if the email was legitimate. They had to address that in this weeks ARRL Letter. BR> I sent your Ham_Humor.pdf out to a couple of my support lists with BR> credit to you. Expect tomatos your way You must've been a fan of Shakespeare's groundlings. I could go for a good salad right now, though. :) Yet, I trust you DID get laughs from the stuff...especially "The Missing Q Signals". Daryl .... For a transcript; get a piece of paper, and write fast! --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas .