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   TOM WALKER to BOB KLAHN   
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   10 Jul 15 08:07:00   
   
   BK>...   
      
   BK> DS>   I heard of one story (maybe in this or another echo),   
   BK> DS>   where when this ham radio operator in one of the Radio   
   BK> DS>   Shack stores was rather annoyed by the clerk's attitude   
   BK> DS>   and knowledge about electronics, etc.   
      
   BK> DS>   When the ham told the clerk "Don't give me that   
   BK> DS>   garbage...I'm a ham radio operator, and I know how these   
   BK> DS>   things work", the clerk "changed his tune".   
      
   BK> Try not to have a heart attack, but I have actually known a few   
   BK> people working for Radio Shack who knew what they were talking   
   BK> about.   
      
   BK> Ok, breath deeply, relax, think of a calm place.   
      
   BK>BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
   I have too. Particualrly in the old days.   
   But typically they are real dummies since Radio Shack has become little   
   more thae a Phone store.   
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