Michael Coslo wrote:
wrote:

From: Mike Coslo on Sun, Mar 13 2005 9:07 pm

Hello all,

This is sort of an update on the near space ballooning project I
was working on.

Despite what we plan on, we are some times steered in other
direction by events. A number of these events have occurred in the
club I am a
member of, and the balloon project has been temporarily slowed by
my
new position as Chairman of the Pennsylvania QSO party.

DON'T YOU KNOW THE RULEZ AS POSTED IN HERE?!?!?

Where are they posted?

They're not. Len's just being his usual self, not bothering
to be constrained by reality, logic or common sense, let alone
civil behavior.

If you merely hint at doing something in here, you
MUST CARRY OUT THAT ACTION or be forever a target
of negative criticsm of "utter failure" and other
sweet things said by all those others!

If that's what you think, Len, where's your Extra?

Umm, I haven't exactly "not" carried it out yet. There is/was no
specific timetable.

It's only been a few months.

Henceforth, Mike Coslo will be forever labeled with
the title of FAILURE TO REACH THE EDGE OF SPACE BY
HAM RADIO!

By whom?

You may label me as whatever you like. The differences between my
near-space ballooning project, and your "extra out of the box" are
significant.

One big difference is that I still intend to do the project.


Here's a bunch mo

- The balloon project has been declared impossible by Len. Nobody
has declared it impossible for Len to get his Extra out of the box.

- The balloon project involves a lot more than passing a few written
and one code test.

- You have only spent a few months on the balloon project. Len made his
declaration more than 5 years ago. Also, an amateur radio license has
been available to him since childhood (no age limits even back then)
yet he hasn't even gotten a Tech.

- You did not say you were going to reach 100,000 feet, just that you
were going to try. Len said he was going for the Extra but hasn't even
tried yet.

- The balloon project is a group effort. Getting a license isn't.

Lots more differences.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Michael Coslo wrote:

Oh well, Steve. I knew I was going to take my lumps from Len and
Brian
K. So be it. Reports of the Near-Space Ballooning project's demise
are
greatly exxagerated.......


- Mike KB3EIA -

No lumps. There's still lots of things I'd like to do. Some will have
to wait for retirement.

bb

wrote:

Self-appointed heros tend to die young.

w3rv

Wonder how old Steve is? He was wanting Kevorkian for his physician in
another thread.

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

[snip]


Gonna be in the QSO party?

- Mike KB3EIA -



Hope so.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

bb wrote:

Michael Coslo wrote:

Oh well, Steve. I knew I was going to take my lumps from Len and

Brian

K. So be it. Reports of the Near-Space Ballooning project's demise

are

greatly exxagerated.......


- Mike KB3EIA -


No lumps. There's still lots of things I'd like to do. Some will have
to wait for retirement.

That's the spirit, Brian!

- Mike KB3EIA -

Dee Flint wrote:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

[snip]


Gonna be in the QSO party?

- Mike KB3EIA -




Hope so.

I'll listen for ya. 40 or 20 is probably the best path fron my QTH.

- mike KB3EIA -

Michael Coslo wrote:
K4YZ wrote:

wrote:


Henceforth, Mike Coslo will be forever labeled with
the title of FAILURE TO REACH THE EDGE OF SPACE BY
HAM RADIO!

By who?

You?


BBBWWWWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
! ! ! ! !! !

From "The Man Who Said He Did Everything But Did Nothing At
All"...!!!!!!!!!



Oh well, Steve. I knew I was going to take my lumps from Len and
Brian
K. So be it. Reports of the Near-Space Ballooning project's demise
are
greatly exxagerated.......

I just wish I was closer to you, Mike...I'd be tickled to even
help hold the launch lines on a project like that! (Remembering to let
go at an appropriate moment, of course! =) )

Seems pretty exciting to me...

73

Steve, K4YZ

Mike Coslo wrote:
bb wrote:

Michael Coslo wrote:

Oh well, Steve. I knew I was going to take my lumps from Len and

Brian

K. So be it. Reports of the Near-Space Ballooning project's demise

are

greatly exxagerated......

No lumps. There's still lots of things I'd like to do. Some will
have
to wait for retirement.

That's the spirit, Brian!

Notice, Mike, that your comments about "taking lumps" were
SPECIFICALLY directed at the OTHER Brian, yet Brian Burke jumped in to
say "no lumps"...?!?!

Maybe if he weren't always so prompt to be the antagonizer he
would have realized that you WEREN'T talking about HIM, Mike...?!?!!

73

Steve, K4YZ

From: "bb" on Tues, Mar 15 2005 5:32 pm

Michael Coslo wrote:

Oh well, Steve. I knew I was going to take my lumps from Len and
Brian
K. So be it. Reports of the Near-Space Ballooning project's demise
are
greatly exxagerated.......


- Mike KB3EIA -

No lumps. There's still lots of things I'd like to do. Some will
have
to wait for retirement.

Coslonaut is still wanting a round of hearty high-fives
for something he HAS NOT DONE YET! :-)