Brian Kelly wrote:
Mike Coslo wrote in message ...

N2EY wrote:

(Brian Kelly) wrote in message om...



So Cecil, Hare, innumerable others and even
Carl Anderson


Stevenson


I think I'm gonna have a hard time living that one down . . ! Friggin'
Halfheimers . . !


for cripes sake, the Honcho Maximo of NCI wised up and
bailed out of here long ago leaving us to bicker mindlesssly,
circularly and endlessly with dim lights like Burke and the other
Anderson. WE'RE the RRAP stupids for bothering with any of it
Miccolis.


Who is bothering? I read a few posts, write a few, discuss interesting
topics with KB3EIA, N8UZE, and some others. Filtering what one reads
works wonders.

Carl only got to reap what he sowed. He also altered his opinion to
something he said that he would never do. Nothing wrong with changing
one's mind - I do it at least three times before breakfast. (someone's
quote) But a large part of my earlier respect was based on that "never
reducing test requirements" statement. So he did a lot of credibility
erosion there.


Mike this is gonna come off a bit weird coming from a hardcore PCTA
but I learned that the Carl is basically an OK kinda guy. I met him
eyeball-to-eyball in the Emmaus PA area when Hare, W3HJ, Carl and I
were chasing BPL signals around that area together. I had dinner with
him and at one point threatened him with a code test which he took in
good humor etc. Today he and I continue to keep in touch on a number
of topics well beyond the code test thing. Gets down to firmly
establishing the fact that, with a few obvious exceptions, perceptions
of the overall characters of RRAPers based only on what they post here
can't be taken seriously.

I don't doubt that he is a decent sort. I suspect that most everyone
here would be enjoyable to be around. I would enjoy meeting Lenover21, I
would bet Steve would be a great guy to have a brew with, and I can't
condemn Brian, seein' as how he is a homebrewer!(of beer that is) ;^)
And I'm sure Hans is a hoot. And those are the people I have had some
real disagreements with.

But in the context of in here, it did frost me a bit when he decided to
support the NCVEC petition. Simply no need for that.


And I respond to who I like in the group. occasionally even Lenover21,
when I'm in a puckish mood! ;^)


. . . see above WRT to "obvious exceptions" . . .


The guy was blind . . that was the worst of the
worst of the bad experiences I've had in the game. Madonna was right:
It's a material world. Yes, I fear for the future of ham radio.

I did not know that story. Makes me sick.

Oy! Just remember, Karma keeps a bank account, and pays back with
interest! Thank goodness you stopped to help the guy, Brian.


Gawd I was ****ed off at those jerks . . still am . . .


So the future of ham radio relies on those who are really interested
in radio for its own sake and are a lot more than "sort of"
interested. Those folks are out there, and will continue to be. But
they will not be attracted by lowering the requirements or trying to
make ham radio a sort of rf version of the internet.


Wow! That last paragraph is a real keeper, Jim. I may post it in my
shack, WYP of course....


Jim's 100% on the money.

Yup!

- Mike KB3EIA -