[GreenKeys] Lost Talent and CW

[Dave Mayfield]

You speak the truth, and I could not agree more.

73 Dave W9WRL someone who is not into code, but was willing to work hard 
to learn it and pass the test


tony j. podrasky wrote:

> Howard Weeks wrote:
>
>> I have resisted commenting on this for several days but my resistance 
>> lost!
>
>
> Me too.
>
> Here goes...
>
> OK - YEAH; I was one of the postees that mentioned that this was
> a teletype group, but the mail isn't letting up and I gotta put
> in my 2-cents worth now.
>
> Let's take a look at some of the arguments:
>
>   o I can't learn it because I'm too old.
>   o I have this medical condition that makes it tough.
>   o It's old and no one uses it much.
>   o I'm not going to work cw so I shouldn't have to learn it.
>
> These people, for various reasons, want an exemption from
> the requirements.
>
> How about:
>
>   o I'm not going to work VHF+ so I don't need to know microwave stuff.
>   o I'm not going to use digital communications, so skip that too.
>   o Gonna use a store-bought rig, so I don't need to learn theory.
>   o Buy a pre-made antenna, so no antenna theory either.
>
> Well, that, in a nutshell, is the problem in the United States
> these days, isn't it? No one wants to put out effort for
> something. They want it now now! NOW! (may Heathkit rest in peace).
>
> The flyers that come with my power bill are printed in 11
> languages. That's right ELEVEN LANGUAGES. Why? Because some
> people want an exemption from learning English.
>
> Talk to the average high school student. Especially in a
> less-than-middle-class neighborhood. What kind of mastery of
> the English language does he have? Ask him a math question.
> No wait: he doesn't need to learn math "because he has a
> calculator so he shouldn't have to". Maybe he's [pick your
> favorite politically-correct term] (stupid) - but he will
> graduate high school because it's California.
>
> The PGA got sued by a guy + the ACLU. The guy had some sort
> of debilitating disease that made it nearly impossible for
> him to walk - but he could stand and hit the ball - and darn
> good, too. He DEMANDED they let him play in the tournament.
> The PGA said they were sorry, but the rules were
> the golfers walked the course. I don't know what ever became
> of that issue. What's next - NFL players in wheel chairs?
> NBA players on stilts? One-armed baseball players - "I can't
> hit - but I can run really well - so the designated hitter
> rule should apply to me"?
>
> But best of all was the soccer game (in Mass. of course
> which is like Northern California but on the East Coast)
> in which the coaches did not keep score. When asked why,
> the response was "we don't want the kids on the team that
> doesn't win (you mean the team that *LOST*, RIGHT?) to feel bad.
>
> Oh: that's really preparing those kids for life, isn't it!
> Wait 'til they go out into the real world. Boy, will they
> be in for a shock when they find out if they don't meet
> the expectations the boss sets, that they're out a job!
>
> "Yes, sir - I want to be a FIREMAN, but I'm afraid of
> heights - so I want you to exempt me from climbing ladders".
>
> Look: no matter how hard you try, you can't rearrange the
> letters in "life" to spell "fair".
>
> Odds are someone else has:
>
>   o a wife that is cuter than yours.
>   o a nicer house than yours.
>   o a cooler car than yours.
>   o more money than you.
>
> Bummer!
>
> Listen: there's a nice band made just for you - located between
> the 12 and 10 meter bands. No theory. No code. No work. Why,
> you don't even need a license to use it. You can buy a rig and
> go on it now now! NOW!
>
> Oh - and just for the record, I'm BALD - so I expect everyone
> to shave off the hair on the top of their heads - just to make
> ME feel better.
>
> We now return you to your regularly-scheduled program.
>