[Boatanchors] VE day

[David Knepper]

Correction, correction - too early in the morning I guess - the line should 
be: "and others who have a flair for scarism and would welcome the 
opportunity to correct Dr. Knepper's grammar.  Atta boy, Tod.

I'm off to work now.  Finally - I never thought he would leave!


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Knepper" <collinsradio at comcast.net>
To: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
Cc: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <n9jcq at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] VE day


> Todd, thank you for the correction - you are correct, the line should have 
> been phrased "you are" rather than "your."  I purposely inserted that in 
> because I knew you - in particular -  and others who have a flair for 
> scarism would correct Dr. Knepper's grammar.  Atta boy, Tod.
>
> With that said, why don't you let your lady speak on the subject. 
> Certainly she is the qualified expert with her many degrees, etc.  Great 
> that she is close to earning a doctorate - remember to ask her what ABT 
> mean!
>
> Now let's - or is that "lets" get back to boatanchors.
>
>
> David Knepper, W3CRA/W3ST
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>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Todd, KA1KAQ
>  To: David Knepper
>  Cc: n9jcq at aol.com ; Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>  Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 12:39 AM
>  Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] VE day
>
>
>  On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 7:55 PM, David Knepper <collinsradio at comcast.net> 
> wrote:
>
>    For those of you who never taught in the public schools, what you know 
> about our schools could be written on the head of a pin.
>
>
>  An assumption that only a public school teacher would make. While I never 
> claimed to be an expert, the woman I'm married to has considerable depth 
> on the subject. By her early 30s she'd already earned four degrees; two 
> Bachelor's, two Master's, and is close to completing her Doctorate in 
> Educational Leadership (I believe it's called EdD instead of PhD). She's 
> taught in both public and private school, served in several administrative 
> roles, and is currently running a private school as principal. Studying 
> under her (so to speak) along with the many years spent in the public 
> school system before it was destroyed by the unions does, in my opinion, 
> make me qualified to comment.
>
>  But as one member was good enough to remind me of privately, this turn in 
> the conversation, while interesting to some, really has little to do with 
> boatanchor radio equipment. Experts are a dime a dozen. Many who make the 
> claim end up being nothing more than egomaniacs, crooks, or both. I prefer 
> to remain blissfully ignorant, all the while enjoying the entertainment 
> provided by certain radio experts.
>
>  ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>
>  BTW Dave, I think the word you were looking for in the 'expert' line of 
> your response was the contraction "you're", not the second person 
> possessive adjective "your". From the many corrections you've made to 
> others over the years, I know these things are important to you. (o:
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