Subj : Other Ham Radio News To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Oct 22 2021 06:52:00 Hi Daryl! DS> The site was back up today. BM> That's good! ...No explanation, as usual? DS> Technology, phooey!! Hey - I bet the caveman didn't like chiselling his rock in the rain! BM> When one door closes and another door opens, you're probably in prison. DS> My name is J.L. Byrd. You look good in stripes! DS> I ran into a fellow ham radio operator at the pharmacy the DS> other day. I know his 2 brothers...one from ham radio and square DS> dancing, a second one is a caller out in Colorado...and his DS> parents are presidents of the state square dance federation. They DS> are a sweet couple, having met while teenagers in a square dance DS> club. They have been dancing nearly 50 years, and have been DS> marrried for 45...with 4 kids, and 12 grandkids. Both of them are DS> "characters", and his wife is a "nut", with a wild sense of DS> humor. They sound fun! :) DS> The "suffix" of this ham's callsign is YZP -- I tell hams to DS> use the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) phonetics DS> when checking into a net...but to "pick some alternate phonetics, DS> or these jokers will pick some for you". Basically, with friends DS> like us, you don't need any enemies. DS> Case in point...one ham gave this guy "Your Zipper Protruding". :P His reponse?? "Well played, sir". Would have been better with 'Your Zinger's Perfect'!! DS> Then, on the third Saturday, I do a food net. Two things that DS> ham radio operators (and everyone else) love to do, are talk and DS> eat. The second set of alternate phonetics is "Wild X-Citing DS> Four Qui-Zines". Now, quizine is not how you spell "cuisine" DS> (although there is a submarine sandwich place named DS> "Quizno's")...but in Louisiana, they spell Fido (for a dog) as DS> Phideaux -- so, there you are. I forgot about Quiznos! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Don't give up on your dreams: keep sleeping. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .