[Boatanchors] Re: Boatanchors] W1XAL shortwave station in Boston

[Peter Markavage]

Number 1 and 3 fit:
Seasoned: Adj 1: aged or processed; "seasoned wood" [ant: unseasoned] 2:
having been given flavor (as by seasoning) [syn: flavored, flavoured] 3:
rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops seasoned in
combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"
[syn: veteran(a)] 

It's used in the corporate world, i.e. a seasoned employee and in sports:
a seasoned player


Pete, wa2cwa

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:40:03 -0500 fkamp at comcast.net writes:

> Peter Markavage wrote:
> > "seasoned" is a better word than older.
> > 
> 
> Yes it is but only if you are cooking.
> 
> If you are older and knowledgeable you need to take credit 
> for it.  Of course, not all us are older and knowledgeable, 
> and some are heavier in the older category than in the 
> knowledgeable category.  The only thing I know for sure is 
> that the older guys know more.  They may not know more about 
> what your are interested in, but they do have more 
> experience at everything. Ask them.  The answer might not be 
> directly applicable to your situation, but that is no reason 
> to tell them.
> 
> Regards,
> Frank Kamp