Subj : HamData Callsign Updates To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed Jun 01 2022 11:36:00 Barry, BM> Almost sounds like one of those "back in my day I had to go to school BM> in the ice storm ...uphill both ways" but things like that were BM> stricter. Not necessarily right or wrong, just the way things were and BM> things evolve. Nowadays, we've gotten spoiled. Take indoor plumbing for example. Years ago, you had holes in the ground (or you dug your own). Then, it went to outhouses, slop jars, and now indoor toilets. I guess because folks spend so much time in the reading room of their orifice, as they want to "toil it" when they do their business. :P BM> Almost seems would be a good idea to have a periodic review for BM> everyone. especially RF safety -- thinking general electrical safety BM> too. Just because using it doesn't mean using it right. OTOH they'd BM> probably never be able to keep up with inspections. The latter is true. Besides, one false move with electricity, means "Game Over". And, in regards to a lightning strike outdoors, it's "one strike, and you're out". BM> So the moral of the story is don't let the license lapse! You would be shocked (I was) at how many ham radio operators have no clue as to when their license expires. Years ago, if your license lapsed, you had to take everything again...3 Morse Code exams, and 5 written exams....and such a thing happened to one individual. He realized 2 days after his license had lapsed, that "he had to start over". The thing is, if your drivers license expires, the constabulary won't look too kindly on that. My ham radio license and my drivers license expire on my birthday; the ham radio license when I turn 69, and the drivers license when I turn 67. So, I guess I'll quit driving before I quit being on the radio. BM> Or not spend the money (except for the ticket cost) on purchasing the BM> new. So many have to possess "the latest and greatest" and "they have to keep up with the Jones's". My question is "Why??"...to me, if it works, why replace it?? BM> That's where the big money is! "All electronic" -- stll have to BM> have someone doing data entry. Even if filled the form online (so the BM> applicant is doing the data entry for free) someone had to create the BM> software to create the database and send/receive the data. Plus the BM> cost of the computers, electricity to run, web connectivity.... BM> Sounding more and more like a pretty good bargain! While Robert Heinlein was right with TANSTAFFL (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch), getting a good deal is what to go for...such as in comparison shopping. If the generic item is cheaper, but the quality is still good, I go for the generic. BM> You want fries with that?! With ketchup, but no salt. DS> bringing the drinks (booze ), and he said "it wasn't long DS> before we were as drunk as monkeys on a lawn". BM> Haven't heard that particular phrasing but can relate! The closest I came to being drunk was when they gave me too much nitrous oxide when I had all 4 wisdom teeth taken out. Sometimes, I wonder if it affected my intelligence in the echoes (yes, I'm asking for it ). BM> Almost would bet can't air that cartoon any more! So many folks are easily offended. Even when you tell them the true saying that "Life isn't Fair or Burger King. Fair is a fall carnival, a weather term, or a call in baseball...and you can NOT always 'Have It Your Way'"...they get mad. Next thing you know, they'll file a lawsuit for sneezing, coughing, belching, or farting in public. In that case, The Lord might as well nuke the whole planet right now. :P Also, two of the Tex Avery cartoons, "Red Hot Riding Hood" and "Little Rural Riding Hood", were considered "too sexual in nature"; yet, they used them as a morale booster for the troops during World War II. Christian comedian Chonda Pierce said "Let them get a bunch of post menopausal women handling guns"...basically, no timidity there. :P Or like the T-shirt with a picture of an ocelot on it, who looked like he had been sucking on tart, bitter persimmons...with the caption "I have PMS and a handgun. Any questions??". BM> Some guy with his finger on a switch. AFAICT it's still being used: BM> when the weather is being giving on a local station can see some of BM> their monitors. There is roughly a six or seven second delay from what BM> is live (meteorologist giving the forecast) and what is seen on the BM> monitor in the background. (The monitor displays what we saw at home BM> about seven seconds ago.) The thing is, you don't know what the caller is going to say in advance, and the guy with his finger on the switch can't be napping in any way. The only recourse is to block or hang up on the caller. The use of chroma-key really made technological advances in the TV stations newscasts...whether for weather or something else. DS> he said the S expletive. When admonished "Now, son...that's a DS> Bozo No-No"...the kid retorted "STUFF IT, CLOWNIE!!". That ENDED DS> the live show. :P BM> Quick! Cut to commercial!! That's likely what they did. BM> "What does 'fidgit' mean?" Are we being figety?? Or are we looking for a fitbit spinner?? DS> When an EMP occurs, everything gets fried...ALL DS> electronics...cellphones, cars, calculators, cash registers, etc. DS> The kids are going to panic!! BM> And us older folke can't watch the events on TV! The world can't end tonight!! It's already tomorrow in New Zealand!! BM> But gold is supposed to last forever! Until its melted down. :P DS> So, Pandora has her own box?? BM> Pbbbtt!! You need to quit eating those pinto beans before you read your mail. DS> You can't tune a fish. Excuse me...Charlie is at the DS> Starkist door. BM> He left: you better go catch him! Like the meme of this railroad locomotive spouting legs..."we have a runaway train". DS> I knew of a woman who originally was a phlebotomist...now, she DS> helps with colonoscopies. :P BM> I don't think she'd want to be cheering like before! If you're married to her, don't let her get into a rear end collusion with you, and don't bend over if she's behind you. :P DS> ... Sign in Restroom: Toilet Out Of Order. Use Floor Below. BM> Well if you insist! DS> Clean up in stall 4. BM> Some can be very gross! Especially if they do the Triple P (pee, poop, and puke). BM> Q: How do you kill a circus troupe? BM> A: Go for the juggler! You're clowning around again. Daryl .... Vuja De - When you feel like this has never happened before. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .