[KCDXC] How to encourage KS?

Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:04:38 -0600

Well, since I am IN Wyandotte County, along with AB0X, we can FULLY attest
to one thing. WE SEE NOTHING FROM THESE MERCHANTS. Contrary to what you may
have seen or heard, the money is going into somebody's pocket....surely not
mine.
Chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: "tombaugh" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [KCDXC] How to encourage KS?

> I see how it works in Kansas.
> You bribe everyone you want to work.
> No one works without a bribe, HUH?
> I wasn't expecting beer to be such an incentive though.
> I figured high powered alchohol would be the choice of high income
earners.
> Now with the Racetrack and Cabelas you guys are getting lots of tax income
> pretty soon those officials ought to be able to pay you to live there.
With
> all the MO folks working over there and living over here your tax base
> continues to grow. Soon you'll be the Alaska of the midwest.
>
> Tom Baugh
> AE9B
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike ZooLoo" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [KCDXC] How to encourage KS?
>
>
> > Part of the problem is we have so many things to do
> > here in Kansas.  Why just the other day I was out in
> > the yard burning leaves.  I know...I know...we don't
> > have trees in Kansas.  I guess the leaves blew in from
> > Colorado.
> >
> > Sometimes we go to the big city and hang out in the
> > mall parking lots.  It's a lot of fun.  Sure beats
> > DXing and contests.  We have a game called Car
> > Roulette.  One guy will walk up and push on the bumper
> > of a car.  The next guy does the next car and so on
> > until someone makes a car alarm go off.  Then he's
> > out.  It's fun!  Oh..we laugh and laugh.  We Kansans
> > could play that game all day.  (The trick to winning
> > is not to push on the bumper of a car with a Missouri
> > license plate.  They all have alarms.  I don't know
> > why?)
> >
> > To really get participation in Kansas I recommend the
> > Missouri folks try a little incentive such as bringing
> > over beer to Kansas on Sundays.  Being that Missouri
> > is the state for Satanists and Kansas won't sell on
> > Sundays.  I understand Wyandotte County (Little
> > Missouri) is trying to sell but that hasn't been
> > blessed by the high priests in Topeka yet.
> >
> > Really...stick with the B's.  Beer, burritos,
> > babes...you just can't go wrong sending those things
> > over.
> >
> > 73,
> > Jim (AA0MZ)
> >
> > P.S.  WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WEATHER???!! Real windy and
> > cold here today.  I kinda liked that mid 60's weather
> > we had yesterday.
> >
> > --- tombaugh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > KCDXC..
> > >
> > > I was wondering what we could do to encourage more
> > > participation in Kansas?
> > > I'm sure by now you've looked at the contest
> > > statistics enough to recognize
> > > that KS members were fewer in quantity (I won't
> > > speak of the other 1/2 of
> > > the equation, AK0A is listening) then the MO
> > > members. I know 10 to 9 isn't a
> > > huge difference however, the club is "registered" in
> > > KS (although the club
> > > Pres., V-P, Secretary and Treasurer and meeting
> > > sites are in MO).
> > > I think if KS members are going to pull their equal
> > > share, we may have to
> > > require something MORE from them. I'm sure a extra
> > > fee wouldn't fly very
> > > well... perhaps a requirement that 1/2 the officers
> > > are from KS would work?
> > > Maybe some of you have some ideas? I would think
> > > about providing
> > > incentives.. but they already live on the wealthier
> > > side, the side with more
> > > jobs, and most of their foul wind blows our way!
> > > What's your take?
> > >
> > > S....T....I....R
> > >
> > > Tom Baugh
> > > AE9B
> > >
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