[Boatanchors] New Ham vs Old Ham

[manualman at juno.com]

If you're working a table, puffing a mild cigar tends to ease the air
tension as the hoards ramble on by. Back when I was single, I once wore a
jacket and tie to a hamfest, but I was really heading home after a date.
>From a vendor perspective, the smell of money tends to outweigh any other
issues.

Pete, wa2cwa



On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:09:54 -0600 "Bob Peters" <rwpeters at swbell.net>
writes:
> I remember the good ole HAMFESTS in New England were even a Garbage
> Collector that was a ham wore a suit and hat to fests and was as 
> clean as
> can be...
> Hate to agree with ya all but you are right...Hams just seem to not 
> have the
> quality of hygiene as they used to but I think that Americans as a 
> whole do
> not... You see the 
> Folks both guys and gals that are dressed to the 10's and then you 
> go to
> WALLY WORLD   LOL
> 
> Bob W1PE
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave 
> Harmon
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 10:56 AM
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] New Ham vs Old Ham
> 
> This is SO true....especially the hygiene.
> In fact....I have stopped going to these fests because every time I 
> go I get
> sick a few days later.
> 
> Dave Harmon
> K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
> Sperry, Ok.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of D C *Mac*
> Macdonald
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 10:25 AM
> To: N7RK Dave Hollander; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] New Ham vs Old Ham
> 
> 
> My kids had NO interest in becoming hams after many
> years of attending hamfests with me and wife (KA5BJS)
> and determining that probably well over half of the
> participants had no clue (or interest) in the basics
> of personal hygiene.
> 
> 
> * * * * * * * * * * *
> * 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
> * (Since 30 Nov 53) *
> * Oklahoma City, OK *
> * USAF, Ret (61-81) *