[Elecraft] Soldering Naked

[Ken Alexander]

Hopefully, this lesson served as an advance warning about the hazards of frying bacon when similarly (un)attired!

73 - Ken, VE3HLS


--- On Fri, 12/17/10, Phil Townsend <philji at mac.com> wrote:

> From: Phil Townsend <philji at mac.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Soldering Naked
> To: 
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Friday, December 17, 2010, 12:48 PM
> I was 12 years old... I think it was
> a Heathkit HW ???
> I woke up early ready to sling solder. My bed was next to
> my "shack/workbench".
> The parents and sister were all sleeping...
> Then it happened...
> A large blob of solder slipped off the iron onto Mr Happy!
> (My new best friend)
> Shrieking and shouting... the blob "stuck".
> The noise from my room awakened Sister and her sleepover
> friend. (The one I had the sweets for.)
> They stormed into my room followed by Mom and Dad. 
> Sisters friend was first into the room causing her to
> squeal as she tried to turn around and run out of the door
> she just came into.
> Thereby running into Sis and parents.
> The solder was still stuck and still hot.
> By parents wanted to call the Doctor...but I had enough
> humiliation for one day so my Mom gave me the ointment and
> that was that.
> Durring breakfast no one said anything about the early
> morning "event".
> 
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