[CW] Mobile CW Operation.

Mon, 19 May 2003 17:18:02 -0300

Mobile CW operation by drivers should be banned, period, as should cell =
phone chats unaided by headsets or "hands free equipment".  I love CW =
more than any other mode, but the prospect of just one (1)  life being =
lost or injured because the driver was pounding on his "mobile" key =
while steering his vechicle is enough for me to disdain the practice. =
Fred sounds proud of his feat--I would feel remorseful if I ever =
incurred in such a crassly irresponsible conduct!

73 Pedro KP3X...

p.s. Just to save the energy of those who will surely feel tempted to =
jump and yell at my inflexible views on the subject, let me state I =
don't care how many stories are now thrown out, in response to my =
comments, by colleagues who will surely claim they've had many years of =
mobile CW operation without any incidents. So what?  As a kid in the =
50's and 60's, I rode thousands and thousands of miles in the back seat =
of my parents'  cars without seat belts, since the day I was first =
driven home from the hospital newborns' nursery.  Again, so what? The =
fact I survived such a reckless habit does nothing to justify dispensing =
with today's requirement that seat belts be used on every car passenger. =
Mobile CW operation should be banned!

73 Pedro KP3X
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Fred Bennett N9TA" <[email protected]>
To: "CW Mail List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: [CW] CW Chuckle II

> You know you are living dangerously when you are driving down
> a country 2 lane highway at 60mph having a CW/Mobile chat with a
> fellow (A very nice chat I might add) when your XYL calls you on
> the cell phone to give you your grocery list. You look up and realize
> you must pull over NOW to hit the last IGA Grocery store on the way
> home. Right hand on Bencher key.....left hand on cell phone.....DON'T
> ask what I was strearing the car with !!!
>=20
>                           73....de....Fred  N9TA/M
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