[GreenKeys] Ordnance Grease LAS

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Morgan" <k1lky68 at gmail.com>
To: "Green Keys" <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Ordnance Grease LAS



On Dec 23, 2014, at 8:35 AM, scottpastor 
<scottpastor at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had a substitute teacher once tell the entire class that 
> the Grand Canyon wasn't in Arizona.  She  offered no 
> alternate location, was just adamant that it was "no where 
> near Arizona.”

I’m reminded of the saying:

"Ignorant is curable.

Stupid is permanent."

Roy

     I think there is a kind of carried over ignorance. The 
mis-use of words or phrases is often because the person 
doing it has heard or seen the same error many times and 
just assumes its correct. In casual communication its often 
not very important but in journalism its inexcusable. I 
have, of course, my own favorite bug-a-boos (carrot and 
stick is one, it does NOT mean reward and punishment) but 
they are pervasive and tend to be very persistent.
     The worst substitute teacher I ever had was in grammar 
school. Her name was Mrs.Clock. When she didn't like a kid 
she would grab his hair and bank his head on the desk. These 
days she would be in prison but this was sixty-five years 
ago so no one thought anything of it.
     FWIW: A storage place I have was burgled over the week 
end.  Not much taken but a couple of cameras of some 
sentimental value if nothing more. The burglar cut the lock 
off. I strongly suggest using deluxe padlocks of the type 
that shield the link. A determined thief could still get it 
off but it would take too long for a casual one.  This 
"person" broke into perhaps seven or eight storage spaces.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com