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   PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Win32  May 14 2019 MSC 1800   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.07-Win32 r3.114 May 14 2019 MSC 1800   
   Jimmy,   
      
   JA> DS>   When people have complained about the way I do nets or other jobs,   
   JA> DS> when I ask if THEY want to do the work, they instantly backpedal.   
      
   JA>Yep! The hobbies (non-HAM) that I'm involved in though, the people   
   JA>usually know what kind of work goes on behind the scenes, so people   
   JA>are generally appreciative. :-)   
      
     You don't find such that often nowadays. While I'm not doing VE   
   Testing or Nets (my 2 niches in ham radio) for my ego (I've gotten where   
   I'm on the air usually only for nets that I run, and otherwise, I skip   
   them, due to other things outside of ham radio)...it is nice to be   
   appreciated.   
      
   JA> DS> Well, the president said "Since you brought it up, I gather we can   
   JA> DS> count on you to head it up, oversee it, and take the responsibility for   
   JA> DS> keeping it going!!". The individual backpedaled in a hurry!!    
      
   JA>LOL - I love it!   
      
     That is a sure fire way to nip that stuff in the bud. As noted,   
   everyone wants the glory and the benefits...no one wants the gall or the   
   work. Then when folks whine, complain, and b!+ch about the way you do   
   the job, and you ask if they want to do it, they are guaranteed to   
   backpedal.   
      
   JA> DS> Q: How do you get an 80 year old woman to drop "The F-Bomb"??   
   JA> DS> A: Have another 80 year old woman yell "BINGO!!"    
      
   JA>LOL - I will be sharing that one... :-)   
      
     I thought of the classic "Wizard Of Id" comic strip, where it noted   
   "It's 11pm. Do you know where your grandma is??"...and you see her going   
   into the bingo hall.   
      
     A sad note...found out on the Arklatex D-Star Net last night from   
   Rick, KA2BSM -- that David, KD4NOQ, from Memphis, became a Silent Key   
   Monday night (not sure if you knew him or not). Rick will announce the   
   funeral arrangements on the CERT Net Thursday night at 8:30pm Thursday   
   on Reflector 58A. Rick was understandably emotional, as David was who   
   got Rick into D-Star. I believe the funeral is set for Friday.   
      
     It's pretty bad when the first thing you look at in QST is the "Silent   
   Keys" listing. But, I like to look at it the way the late Red Skelton   
   did. He checked the obituaries first, and if he didn't see his name   
   there, then he made coffee.    
      
     It also reminds me of the pun where the guy who did the death notices   
   for the local paper brought his son to work with him, as he was also   
   getting into journalism (I had that both in high school and college 40   
   years ago). He was helping his Dad with his job, so his title became   
   "son of obituary editor".    
      
     A ham had also sent Rick a "black" R2D2 picture, which is now the logo   
   of the Memphis Digital Amateur Radio Club (MDARC), which Rick   
   affectionately refers to as "The Darc Side Of Digital" (hi hi)...and   
   R2D2 is when the D-Star signal gets garbled. After seeing a D-Star   
   presentation at a local ham radio club back in 2012, I got into it,   
   thanks to Rick. I got to meet him at Memphis Freefest several years   
   ago...but the 3 hour drive between Little Rock and Bartlett is maddening   
   along "The I-40 Speedway", especially with all the 18 wheelers (trucks).   
      
     Several years ago, when a runaway barge on the Arkansas River, at   
   Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, damaged the I-40 river crossing bridge,   
   resulting in detours, reroutes, etc. -- repair crews worked around the   
   clock, 24/7, for 2 weeks, to get the bridge rebuilt!! Two seasons on the   
   road...Winter and Construction. In Arkansas, they note "Fines Double In   
   Work Zones When Workers Are Present". A fellow BBS user, Nancy Backus,   
   in Rochester, New York, says it's "Two Work Zone Violations In A Year   
   Means Loss Of Drivers License". I wish it was that way everywhere.   
      
     I've noted this before, but it's so true. Only in America...we rush to   
   beat the traffic lights at intersections...the trains at the railroad   
   crossings, and the boats at the draw bridges. Yet, we'll stand patiently   
   for 3 hours on a golf course...you figure it out.   
      
   JA>... Dijon vu: the feeling you've tasted that mustard before.   
      
     I know that's right!! Pilfered for my collection. :)   
      
     I think of the old Grey Poupon commercial, where the guy asks "Do you   
   have any Grey Poupon?"...and is told "No, but you've got bird poop on   
   your windshield"!! .   
      
     Yes, I'm in one of my nether moods today...Eric, KJ4JEU, asked me "are   
   you off your meds again??" -- I replied "I refuse to comment, on the   
   grounds that it may incriminate me".    
      
   Daryl, WX4QZ   
      
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