• I'm mad! (was: Re: Game shows)

    From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to ED VANCE on Mon Dec 14 06:02:22 2020
    Ed wrote --

    There are people today who think up things to get MAD about.

    Too many people have too much free time on their hands.

    very sorely suprised to find out that Coffee was HOT when some spilled on her dress.

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s anyone???????????

    Greedy lawyers out for a buck.
    At one time someone like that would have been told to be more careful.
    Watta the matta wifh you, you crazy or something? :)
    At one time we locked up the crazies, now they are free to roam the
    streets, all in the name of "compassion".
    Joe
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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to JOE MACKEY on Mon Dec 14 18:40:00 2020
    12-14-20 06:02 JOE MACKEY wrote to ED VANCE about I'm mad! (was: Re: Game s Howdy! Joe,

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    Ed wrote --

    There are people today who think up things to get MAD about.

    Too many people have too much free time on their hands.
    SNIP<

    At one time we locked up the crazies, now they are free to roam the streets, all in the name of "compassion".

    Or to roam the BBS's in the Memories Echo Conference.

    You have seen me face to face on two occasions, you know what catagory
    Ed fits in.

    73 de Ed W0ODR . .


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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to ED VANCE on Tue Dec 15 05:50:12 2020
    Ed wrote --

    At one time we locked up the crazies, now they are free to roam the streets, all in the name of "compassion".

    Or to roam the BBS's in the Memories Echo Conference.

    Hey Daryl! Ed's talking trash about you.

    You have seen me face to face on two occasions, you know what catagory
    Ed fits in.

    Uh, no comment at this time. :)
    Joe
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Ed Vance on Tue Dec 15 14:49:00 2020
    Ed,

    Or to roam the BBS's in the Memories Echo Conference.

    I resemble that remark, sir!! <G>

    You have seen me face to face on two occasions, you know what catagory
    Ed fits in.

    When it comes to SANE, I'm with the IN crowd. <G>

    And, Joe has seen me face to face...at least I agreed to buy lunch beforehand. <G>

    Daryl


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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Wed Dec 16 12:21:00 2020
    Joe,

    Or to roam the BBS's in the Memories Echo Conference.

    Hey Daryl! Ed's talking trash about you.

    I'm not worried about Ed...he's harmless. Besides that, he's
    not the moderator. <G>

    You have seen me face to face on two occasions, you know what catagory
    Ed fits in.

    Uh, no comment at this time. :)

    You've learned that discretion is the better part of valor, I see.
    <g,d,r>

    Daryl

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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to JOE MACKEY on Wed Dec 16 17:19:00 2020
    12-15-20 05:50 JOE MACKEY wrote to ED VANCE about I'm mad! (was: Re: Game s Howdy! Again Joe,

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    Ed wrote --

    At one time we locked up the crazies, now they are free to roam the
    str
    eets, all in the name of "compassion".

    Or to roam the BBS's in the Memories Echo Conference.

    Hey Daryl! Ed's talking trash about you.
    NOPE! I was bragging about myself, not Daryl,

    You have seen me face to face on two occasions, you know what catagory
    Ed fits in.

    Uh, no comment at this time. :)

    HMMMM? ... I guess You sent any comments in private Emails instead of on the BBS.

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Daryl Stout on Wed Dec 16 22:33:00 2020
    12-15-20 14:49 Daryl Stout wrote to Ed Vance about I'm mad! (was: Re: Game s Howdy! Again Daryl,

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    Ed,

    Or to roam the BBS's in the Memories Echo Conference.

    I resemble that remark, sir!! <G>

    I meant it as a comment about Myself, don't take it personally, but at least
    We have something in common besides earning an Amateur Radio License.
    I gave up on trying to pass the Amateur Extra Class exam and settled for
    being a notch below Your Class with the Avanced Operators level while the F.C.C. still was offering that License.

    I passed the Amateur Extra Morse Code part but failed to pass the Written
    Part.

    You have seen me face to face on two occasions, you know what catagory
    Ed fits in.

    When it comes to SANE, I'm with the IN crowd. <G>

    I believe I have a Tagline that has words close to that phrase.

    And, Joe has seen me face to face...at least I agreed to buy lunch beforehand. <G>

    Well Sir, We do have that in common, except I can't remember if Joe paid for His own meal at Mister Gatti's Pizza when We were there.

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to ED VANCE on Fri Dec 18 06:55:50 2020
    Ed wrote --

    You have seen me face to face on two occasions, you know what catagory
    Ed fits in.

    Uh, no comment at this time. :)

    HMMMM? ... I guess You sent any comments in private Emails instead of on the BBS.

    Nope, just trying to be diplomatic. :)
    Joe


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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to DARYL STOUT on Fri Dec 18 07:00:38 2020
    Daryl wrote --

    Uh, no comment at this time. :)

    You've learned that discretion is the better part of valor, I see.
    <g,d,r>

    Not to mention being a dyed-in-the-wool coward.
    Joe

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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Daryl Stout on Fri Dec 18 07:12:00 2020
    Daryl Stout wrote to JOE MACKEY <=-

    You've learned that discretion is the better part of valor, I see.


    There's a bit in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where Zaphod
    Beeblebrox is sneaking up a hallway towards an armed party. He
    figures that discretion is the better part of valor, and cowardice
    the better part of discretion, so he valiantly hides in a closet.



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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to KURT WEISKE on Mon Dec 21 08:33:04 2020
    Kurt wrote --

    figures that discretion is the better part of valor, and cowardice
    the better part of discretion, so he valiantly hides in a closet.

    LOL.
    My thoughts exactly.
    Joe
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Ed Vance on Sat Dec 19 11:57:00 2020
    Ed,

    I resemble that remark, sir!! <G>

    I meant it as a comment about Myself, don't take it personally, but at least We have something in common besides earning an Amateur Radio License. I gave up on trying to pass the Amateur Extra Class exam and settled for being a notch below Your Class with the Avanced Operators level while the F.C.C. still was offering that License.

    Well, whenever you see the "<G>" or "<BG>", it's usually meant to be
    dripping with sarcasm...as thick as pancake syrup. Darn...now, I'm
    getting hungry...another dilemma...what to eat. H.A.M. does stand for
    "Have Another Meal", and you don't call us "Late For Dinner". <G> That
    reminds me...I have to run "The Food Net" tonight on the QuadNet Array.
    Due to scheduling issues, I just do that net once a month, on the 3rd Saturday...I figured it was best to do it once a month, rather than not
    at all.

    I have spreadsheets in the 4 main US Time Zones (Eastern, Central,
    Mountain, and Pacific) of selected D-Star, D-Rats, and Echolink Nets.
    Usually, the only time I'm on the air is for nets that I am running.

    It has gotten to be such a mad rush (never mind a "rhubarb" <G>) when
    it comes to checking in for a net. So many are "net hoppers", and it
    drives me nuts..."Net Control, please checkin [callsign], [name],
    [location], short time, no traffic"...and not a minute later, they
    are doing likewise on another net. Some days, there are several nets,
    and several meet at the same time. A fellow ham radio operator in the
    Memphis, Tennessee area, wondered "do they even have a life outside
    of ham radio??".

    I passed the Amateur Extra Morse Code part but failed to pass the
    Written Part.

    With my nervous system damage from the 2 lightning strikes and the
    severe concussion years ago, I couldn't pass the CW exam...but I did
    try a 5 WPM CW test before the FCC eliminated it. The thing is, there
    are only 500 kilohertz of spectrum in the Advanced and Extra Class
    spectrum that General class licensees can't use. Then, there's 250
    kilohertz of spectrum in the Extra Class spectrum that Advanced Class
    licensees can't use.

    To me, there are only 5 reasons to become an Amateur Extra Class
    amateur radio operator.

    1) Full amateur privileges, although on HF, you have to stay at least
    three kilohertz away from the band edge, to avoid going out of band.

    2) If traveling overseas, with a CEPT license, you have the Extra
    Class (full) privileges. Obviously, with COVID-19, the overseas
    travel isn't much of an option now.

    3) Access to the 2x1 or 1x2 (AE5H, N5EL, etc.) callsigns...if you
    are lucky enough to get them.

    4) As a Volunteer Examiner (VE), you can give and grade ALL of the
    license exams (Technician, General, and Amateur Extra)...even though
    there are no more Morse Code exams.

    5) Snob appeal (hi hi).

    To non-ham radio operators, "hi hi" is known as "the telegraphers
    laugh". And, I find myself saying that instead of using "ha ha",
    before I got licensed nearly 30 years ago. Yet, before starting
    BBSing in 1985, I didn't know what "<G>", or the emoticons were. ;)

    I believe I have a Tagline that has words close to that phrase.

    If not, you do now. <G>

    Well Sir, We do have that in common, except I can't remember if Joe
    paid for His own meal at Mister Gatti's Pizza when We were there.

    After Joe got lost navigating around the area, it was the least I
    could do for him. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Sat Dec 19 11:58:00 2020
    Joe,

    Uh, no comment at this time. :)

    You've learned that discretion is the better part of valor, I see.
    <g,d,r>

    Not to mention being a dyed-in-the-wool coward.

    I was going to yell out "chicken", but then I remembered I haven't
    had lunch yet...and my stomach is starting to say nasty things to me.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Sat Dec 19 12:26:00 2020
    Joe,

    Nope, just trying to be diplomatic. :)

    It would look absurd for the monitor to break his own rules.
    After all, it is a democracy...he rules. <g,d,r>

    Daryl

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