.... I think when men are gone from the earth--you will find that written
on tombstone of the human race...

John

"KØHB" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Michael Coslo" wrote


I think the main problem with the older hams being "better" than
folks like me is the ability of many middle-aged and older men to get
incredibly worked up about almost nothing, forecasting doom from
inconsequential things.


~~~
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something,
learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.


He is full of murderous resentment of people who
are ignorant without having come by their ignorance
the hard way.
~~~ Bokonon

"John Smith" wrote

... I think when men are gone from the earth--you will find that written on
tombstone of the human race...

No, I think we'll find:

"Bergeron's epitaph for the planet, I remember, which he said should be carved
in big letters in a wall of the Grand Canyon for the flying-saucer people to
find, was this:


WE COULD HAVE SAVED IT
BUT WE WERE TOO DOGGONE CHEAP

Only he didn't say 'doggone.'"

-- Kurt Vonnegut in "Hocus Pocus"



73, de Hans, K0HB
--
Come sit by the fire and warm your bones. Let's enjoy a warm bracing drink and a
few tales.

"The wind was picking up, clouds were rolling in, my hands were numb, nose was
running, I had to pee, and I was thinking of heading for the dock when..."