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   -=> Daryl Stout wrote to jimmylogan <=-   
      
    DS> Jimmy,   
      
    JA>I'm an Apple user, so my stuff is also in iCloud...   
      
    DS>   Reminds me of the cartoon, where this plane is crashing to all these   
    DS> computers, monitors, towers, etc. in the sky, and the pilot curses   
    DS> "D@mn cloud computers!!"    
      
   LOL - nice   
      
    DS>   Sure did. They have US67/167 finished at least to Hoxie (milepost   
    DS> 120), and with the Google Maps feature, it was easy to find...although   
    DS> the drive was LONG. I had to stop at the McDonald's on the way back to   
    DS> get something to eat and drink, to help me stay awake on the way home.   
    DS> One day, that'll be part of Interstate 57.   
      
   Sounds like I-69 headed north... Part of it is still identified   
   as I-69 Corridor.   
      
    DS>   I *WON* the first 2 door prizes:   
      
    DS> 1) A Tornado Alert Radio (https://tornadoalert.com) -- a nearly $100   
      
   VERY cool!   
      
    DS> 2) An ARRL Publications $50 Gift Certificate.   
      
    DS>   I might be doing a forum at the Russellville Hamfest on March 7.   
    DS> They've never had one for "new hams", so mine will be a first. I just   
    DS> hope they can provide a projector and a screen for it. If so, I'll buy   
    DS> 4 copies of the 12th Edition of The ARRL Operating Manual, to offer as   
    DS> door prizes.   
      
   Also cool, and a great idea! :-)   
      
    DS>   I ran into Ray Novak from IcomAmerica, and talked with him about a   
    DS> possible HT. One of the local clubs still is analog only, plus the   
    DS> D-Star and DMR repeaters are NOT on the gateway. I'm looking at either   
    DS> the IC V-86 2 meter HT, or the ID-51A Plus 2, a dual band (I think)   
    DS> analog and D-Star HT. But, with news that I may have to pay an   
    DS> inheritance tax on the Miller Trust after my Mom's death last August,   
    DS> that may put the kabosh on new gear for awhile. I hope I can work out a   
    DS> payment plan.   
      
   Ouch... But new 'toys' is always a fun thing too. :-)   
      
    DS>   These greedy bastards in Washington, who lament they can't survive on   
    DS> $500,000+ a year, don't have a clue. When The Lord said "Woe to you who   
    DS> devour the fortunes of widows...for you shall receive the greater   
    DS> damnation", and He added "Vengeance is mine, I will repay"...I can't   
    DS> wait for those to come to pass.   
      
   LOL   
      
    JA>Safe travels and have fun!!!   
      
    DS>   Even if I have to pay the inheritance tax deal (since I was the   
    DS> beneficiary, and split it with my brother), I am going to take these 2   
    DS> trips. I have NOT had a vacation since 2009, and I need to get away   
    DS> from things for a time...especially considering that field rats worked   
    DS> their way into what was my parents home (now mine) 2 months after my   
    DS> Mom's death last August. We've had so much rain, that the rodents are   
    DS> running rampant across the region right now...and the long range progs   
    DS> show a stormy (possibily tornadic) and soggy spring. We haven't had   
    DS> much of a winter here the last 3 years.   
      
   Oh wow - yeah, you need break!   
      
      
      
      
   ... It's nice out - I think I'll leave it out!   
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