[K3CAL] Lunch

[Richard Terlisner]

I can't wait until I retire and can join you.  This leave the house at 5AM
and home at 5PM is for the birds.
On May 18, 2016 3:50 PM, "Jim Tetlow" <k3uga at comcast.net> wrote:

> If you get this twice I apologize, just delete one or both.
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> It seems that we have a secret lunch group meeting going on in Calvert
> County these days. For those that believe that, please pardon me, I accept
> full responsibility.
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>
> Let me explain, A few years ago myself, Dennis N3QHC, and Steve N3IDX would
> go to breakfast a few times a week, after Dennis started working at Sneads
> breakfast was not as easy to do; thus, we started going to Lunch on
> Wednesdays, his day off. Everyone was invited; by invitation on the
> repeater(2 meter)  as we headed to a place to eat  (changed weekly). Due to
> spending a long time at the table after eating, it was suggested (Dennis)
> that we pick up lunch and eat at Mt Hope radio room, we could stay as long
> as we wanted. People we also invited to this, via repeater, Word of mouth,
> and emails.... Most were members of CARA, but not all, everyone was
> welcome.
> We eventually ran into difficulty in using the store room at Mt Hope, CARA
> was given a standing offer of a room to eat lunch in at 12:00, ( That may
> be
> when it became official as ARAR signed for a room) everyone was still
> welcome. Somehow this seemed to be a sanctioned lunch event by CARA, and
> that's great. As far as I know that room and Lunch is still available to
> CARA members at Mt Hope. There are some of us that (myself included) that
> wish to travel around the area and take lunch in different spots, this is
> Semi- Organized (half assed), also open to everyone. The emails to a lunch
> location were to retired Hams in Calvert County, not a sponsored,
> sanctioned
> CARA event. Most of the group are CARA members, the list grows each month,
> because when we came up with a place, " it states invite or bring a
> friend".
> There are some that were not included on this list, because they had told
> me
> before they don't want to go to a restaurant for lunch, for not including
> them I do APPOLOGIZE.
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>
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> We do not put this out on the reflector or the CARA web site. This being
> the
> one time only in order to reach all CARA members and end the secret lunch
> society innuendo. This is not a Sanctioned or Approved activity by CARA or
> any organization, was not intended to be such an activity, just a place to
> meet for lunch for those interested.
>
> Anyone that would like to get an email for this lunch group please let me
> know, by email k3uga at comcast.net; by phone 410 257 5355 and leave a
> message,
> by eyeball  to eyeball contact. I will surely add you to the current list.
> Anyone that would likewise be taken off the list, same procedure.  Be
> advised this is not official and sometimes the email is very late. We are
> not sponsored by any restaurant, we don't make reservations usually, but if
> we do, it's not CARA, it's the person making the reservations name.
>
> To date we have 15 , and about 3 to 6 show up most times, very occasionally
> all, spouses are invited to attend. There are no "Pissing Contests" and no
> (any club) business discussed at the table. We try to move around the
> County
> so it makes it easier for those that live North or South. The activity
> includes many discussions, Ham radio stuff and gay banter; drinking is not
> mandatory, although sometimes encouraged. The group is listed in my outlook
> as Calvert Retired Hams Group the V-card is attached; and like I said ask
> and you will be included/
>
>
>
> Cara sponsored Lunch is still ongoing at Mt Hope, I believe, and sometimes
> that is a spot that may be selected by the group to meet.
>
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> I am sorry for any confusion. Lunch was just something a few of us did to
> pass the boredom of retirement, it was an original idea; which am the only
> original member. I am glad that many liked the idea and wished to continue
> it, but it was not conceived as a Club, ARES or RACES thing, just lunch.
>
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> PS I actually liked it much better when it was a breakfast thing, as it
> made
> me get up in the morning and start my day!
>
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> Disclaimer //// I am, nor  ever was an English Language major, or minor. I
> R
> a Communicator, by hobby.  If you have a problem with my spelling, hanging
> participles and such, please bring it up at this coming lunch as I am
> always
> eager to learn something.
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>
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> 73, Jim Tetlow, k3uga
>
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