Subj : HamData Callsign Updates To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Tue May 24 2022 07:23:00 Hi Daryl! BM> Yes, and some people know the material, just don't perform well under BM> test conditions. DS> We can visit the home of an examinee with medical issues, to DS> where it's just the 3 examiners, and the examinee. We can give DS> them a test without graphics, read the questions to them, and the DS> available answers, and they tell us which answers to mark. But, DS> that's the extent of "help" we can provide. Right, otherwise you'd be taking the test for them. BM> Yes, and sometimes the person who is academically top of BM> their class isn't necessarily the best in real life. DS> The thing is, all hobbies are dying. The "old guard" is DS> literally dying off, and we can't get young people (new blood) DS> into it. Unfortunately yes, or at least it appears that way. The "kids" seems to be more interested in staring at their phones, looking at what other people are doing. Will admit that statement is flawed: a lot of kids are active in sports and music. DS> Speaking of "old guard", longtime Arkansas radio DJ Bob DS> Robbins, passed away on Saturday. He had started out with KAAY in DS> Little Rock in 1967, when it still had a rock and roll format (it DS> changed owners and the format to Gospel/Christian several years DS> ago). Then, he worked at KSSN for over 30 years, before working DS> at KMJX (The Wolf) since 2013. KMJX was always a country-western DS> station. KMJX was originally "Magic 105" with a "hard rock" DS> format...but new owners changed the format to classic country. Similar format changing around here, though we a bit of a spin in that two stations changed frequencies several years back. Local very popular country station was originally assigned to a restricted power frequency while the declining in popularity oldies station was on a full power frequency. They eventually got approved to swap frequencies; the country station gained additional audience and even more popularity while the oldies station continued to wane -- I think the oldies station eventually changed formats. DS> Bob also headed up the US Marine Corps Toys For Tots Christmas DS> Deal on Toy Hill each year, where folks could donate new toys so DS> these kids would get a toy for Christmas. Toys For Tots is also a very popular programme locally with yearly sponship drives by a local TV station and I think a regional motorcycle club. It's kind of funny seeing the burly-bearded-tattoed 'motorcycle gang' riding around with teddy bears, dolls and the like strapped to their Harleys! :) BM> But very handy if one has a case of diarrhea! DS> The hole wasn't big enough. :P Why am I thinking of the whaling stories? "Thar she blows!!" BM> Two words: 'utility knife'. Cut the cardboard into chunks that easily BM> fit -- sometimes the 'destructive' cutting is cathartic! DS> I will do that the day before they run again. And make sure the blade is sharp so it cuts the cardboard and not slide and cuts you. ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... A birth certificate is basically a baby receipt. --- 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) .