Jim:

No. You make one big mistake if you think I asked for all these
changes, or for that matter, find some easy to tolerate. Dumpsters
full of aborted fetuses, 14 year old child prostitutes, gangs of
murderous thug teenagers, homeless people in masses, child molesters
demanding rights, etc, etc...--looks kind of like a third world
country if you ask me...

CW is a simple thing for me. I never did like it, and still bitched I
had to learn it to get a decent license!

I have passed a 20 WPM test--and managed NEVER to use it on the bands,
if you catch me on CW it will be a code reader/keyboard handling my
key--I hate the sound of morse in my ears, I type 80+ words a
minute--and can talk more words than both those two sums combined, a
minute! Which, I vastly prefer to do (I prefer women to chat with
too--you don't have a 45-55 year old sister do ya
evil-glint-in-eye?)

I simply want more people on am/ssb phone to chat with, as it stands
now you will generally only catch me chatting with the aussie gals on
HF--if not there, then on CB...

In fact, because of the lack of interesting and/or younger people on
the bands, I have been on msn chat, yahoo messenger, IRC, etc, etc
lately, and of course--here in the newsgroups...

One thing I am positive of, amateur radio needs to change just to get
me back, let alone new guys/gals into the hobby...

I can't say I don't like arguing, but my real goal is a change here.

My bark is much worse than my bite, I am here for the long haul (where
they haul my coffin off that is, and I'd sooner not be in it!!! But,
really can't promise I will be able to pull that trick off... grin)

I am actually a friendly type--I don't expect you to be able to tell
from our exchanges here... ROFLOL!!!

We march on and hold a stiff upper lip--it'll all work out...

John


"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Jim:

Well friend, you have been isolated.

Out here in the real world kids are cussing like sailors in grade
school, 11 year old girls are actively seeking to become pregnant,
drugs are much more prevalent than ever in the 60's and 70's.

The only areas where cussing is not seen is churches...

Whether you like it or not reality has changed...

You have hidden from the real world on 160m for far too long, and
since you have not joined the real world, the real world now comes
to
you...

Get over it, for at least the near future, things are NOT going the
way most of us like--the answer to this is not setting aside 160m
for
ancient old men to hide in...

John


Hello, John

Not isolated; simply realistic. We are either going to learn to
live
together or we will die together.

I haven't been on 160 meters since 1966.

You are correct about the 11 year olds. We've had something like
100
shootings in Rochester so far this year.

May I assume from your post that you like the brave new world .... ?

I'm not for forcing folks to use cw; I'm simply pointing out that
many folks
are ignoring certain facts.

Yep, I'm connected on 3 megabaud DSL. I can send a picture so fast
.... so
long as something else (in this case a camera) put the information
in the
computer first. Hey, I can cut and paste and forward very easily.

I've caught kids making mistakes, even with a calculator, when
making
change. One kid had to get the manager to figure it out when she
punched a
button showing I paid exact change (no, I gave her a twenty for a
purchase a
bit over $12.00). I watched the manager show her how to fix it. Um
...
$21.00? No, I don't think so. He pushed a few more buttons. Over
$32.00?

I finally suggested that he clear the whole thing and try again.
Meanwhile,
I knew exactly what my change should have been. Another kid at the
pharmacy
one time made the same error. He ran it on a calculator and gave me
my
change. I gave him a penny and told him to hold on to it as his
drawer was
going to be short one cent (assuming he didn't screw up another
order in a
different column).

Obviously, you feel that not only should folks not learn The
Calculus, they
shouldn't even have to add and subtract since a calculator can do
that for
them.

More jobs for India and China.

Many thanks, however, for a good chuckle. Enjoy life whilst there
is
anything left after Bush spent it all and everyone is clueless )


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA