Icecrystal wrote:

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:26:57 -0400, T. Early wrote:

"Dennis" wrote in message
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Amateur radio is dying, because it is populated by
old men who like to hear themselves blab, and blab.


OK, would you suggest they -not- blab? I thought blabbing was at
least part of the point.

Also, how "old" is old?

Been a amateur radio op for abt 35 years. They were always boreing old
blabbermouths. Talk for hours on how to mow grass or sharpen a pencil.
Amateur radio will not die as long as we old geezers can suck air into our
lungs.


LOL!! I have a lot of respect for the amateur radio operators - they
can be lifesavers in emergency situations - but your description is so
true! I often think of a ham I listened to one evening do 45 minutes
nonstop on changing a tire on his car. He probably changed it in half
the time he spent telling about it. But it's just part of that hobby, I
guess.

Tony