[AMRadio] Just an evil thought round tables

[Bry Carling]

Yes Mel. The phenomenon of guys getting very long-winded in round tables has been more prevalent in the last 20 or 25 years I think. It can sometimes become fairly annoying. Then I just listen.

Bry Carling
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> On Sep 25, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Mel Farrer <farrerfolks at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Of course you turned over to the next ham in rotation.  My point was it didn't take an hour to go around the table.  I gave up on the AMI net because the first time I did check in, and waited for my turn I talked three times in 4 hours.  In my time, it took only a few minutes to make the round..  Now that doesn't mean that when one had a story it took longer.  But the flavor was just a very few and I don't remember many break in's.  Many times I would tune into a QSO and just listen and enjoy the conversation..  
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> From: Geoff Edmonson <ars.w5omr at gmail.com>
> To: Mel Farrer <farrerfolks at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: L L bahr <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com>; Bernie Doran <qedconsultants at embarqmail.com>; Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio at mailman.qth.net> 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Just an evil thought round tables
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> I've been around radio since the late 50's.  I don't ever remember it being like that.  Everyone takes a turn, passes it the next in line and around the table it goes.
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> Mel Farrer <farrerfolks at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Somehow the idea of a round table got all messed up.  In my past, a round table was maybe a group of 4 to 6 hams, that you could fit around a dinner table and you knew each one and notes were not an issue, BECAUSE no one was long winded.  How fun it was on a cold winter night to set in front of the radio and chat, just chat.  You remember the one line sentence with