[Boatanchors] [Milsurplus] Offended by "Ham-mered?"

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

Well.... I think I'd just tell 'em they surely do have the right to be offended and thanks for sharing. Then try not to laugh.  Seriously, I'm curious about what it was that offended?  The word itself (it's not obscene)?  Because it sounds "judgemental?"  Or that they themselves are "ham-merers" and don't like hearing what others think of their efforts??

Wayne
WB4OGM

 

-----Original Message-----
From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
To: milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thu, Apr 14, 2016 2:19 pm
Subject: [Milsurplus] Offended by "Ham-mered?"

I've been told a couple of people are "offended" by
my description of a piece of gear which has suffered
 the usually pointless, needless application of 
"the golden screwdriver" 
as having been "Ham-mered."

Well, when I remove the bottom cover of a 70-year-old
war veteran and expect to see the nicely-laced 
wiring harness and other details of craftsmanship,
like this:
https://goo.gl/photos/4uawNGBuwBjyRN7T8

and instead, what I see is this:

https://goo.gl/photos/xJmkVRd9kc2jTNqB8

it's just a bit much.... a bit.
Why for Pity's sweet sake cut all the lacing out and
leave this spider web??

Although most of us *including me* were guilty of this
sort of "sin" in our youths and would not do so now,
I think my use of the term "Ham-mered" 
entirely justified.That's the only word that  describes
what's happened to this poor modulator.

Regards,
Dave AB5S





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