[Boatanchors] New Ham vs Old Ham

[James M. Walker]

Old Military saying,
"Expect the best, Plan for the worst", and also taken from the Boy Scouts,
"BE PREPARED", things haven't changed , just the PEOPLE!
Jim
WB2FCN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS" <frederic.clarke at navy.mil>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] New Ham vs Old Ham


> Not only to church!
> 
> I returned last night from a miniDXped to J6 and am continually amazed
> at how people dress to travel. Shorts, tee shirt and shower shoes, sweat
> suits and Nikes, anything you can imagine will be represented. I was in
> formal attire wearing Dockers and a chambray shirt!  I wore socks also,
> which put me in the minority!
> 
> The good news was that I was relatively comfortable when I stepped off
> the plane in Baltimore into 19 degree temps!
> 
> 73 de Tom
> J6/W4OKW
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> It's a basic fact that people don't wear ties too many places.  I'm told
> they don't even wear them in church.  I can say I've never seen one at a
> hamfest in the brief 5+ years I've been attending.
> 
> I have seen lots of dark-haired people.  For some reason, blondes are
> scarce (as are women).  My wife likes to go with me.  She's usually the
> hit of the parade :)
> 
> The demographics are obviously changing.
> 
> There are a few hygiene-impaired, but I wonder if this is any different
> from the population at large.
> 
> Regardless, I really enjoy my time at hamfests and wish I could have
> attended them when they were really hot.  The closest I get is hanging
> around here and picking up what I can from people who have been there
> before.  This kind of experience is invaluable.
> 
> 
> 
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