Fw: RE: [Kenwood] Re: Divorce Lawyer

Brian K. Gaskamp [email protected]
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:32:19 -0600


Well this reflector was always informative till now...


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> Suggest getting the XYL some sort of sound proof ear coverings.  If you 
> must, decorate them with baubles.
> 
> Have fun
> 
> K0DCF / Tony
> 
> In God we trust
> 
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from "J. Michael Thurman" 
> <[email protected]> -----
>     Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 22:27:44 -0600
>     From: "J. Michael Thurman" <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: "J. Michael Thurman" <[email protected]>
>  Subject: RE: [Kenwood] Re: Divorce Lawyer
>       To: Ron & Madhavi <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> 
> My wife really likes to read, watch TV and play computer games.  Since I
> don't watch much TV and can't stand to play computer games, I don't get 
> any
> grief for playing radio.  : ) Since her favorite chair is just outside 
> the
> shack door it's almost like being together, anyway...and I have turned 
> off
> the radios when she wanted to talk about something.   I even turned off 
> the
> rig during a 6m opening.   Ah, VUCC delayed...the price of love. It's 
> much
> cheaper than a lawyer!
> 
> Oh, and on the road, she gets perturbed if I don't let her read!  That's
> just more radio time for me.  Now if could only learn to head-copy CW 
> and
> get one of those mini keys....
> 
> 73
> Michael
> WN5T
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ron & Madhavi
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 9:34 AM
> To: J. Michael Thurman; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Re: Divorce Lawyer
> 
> 
> Reminds me of a hilarious piece I read in an old 73 magazine -- it was
> called "the honeymoon is over" ! It was about the ham who got married 
> and
> drove off on his honeymoon (of course he didn't seem to have noticed her
> much sitting in the front seat! ). The guys starts playing Radio from 
> the
> time they get into the car, once they get to their "dream location" and 
> all
> through out the honeymoon!
> 
> Seriously, I think too many hams spend far to much time sitting in 
> front of
> the radio and neglect the family. We have heard a fair bit of wife 
> bashing
> here, but how many admit we can over do the Radio thing?  "ham widow" 
> is a
> common term!
> 
> I am also a ham married to a ham who used to do CW at 30wpm without much
> effort! A wonderful lady too, but my New Year's resolution would be to 
> spend
> less time with the radio and more with her and our 6 year old!
> 
> In lighter vein....
> Ron, 6Y5/4S7RO
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: J. Michael Thurman <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 9:06 AM
> Subject: RE: [Kenwood] Re: Divorce Lawyer
> 
> 
> > "...render unto Caeser what is Caeser's..."
> >
> > I have to remember this one hour by hour.   If my wife knows, sees and
> feels
> > that I care about her, the radios arent' an issue...unless I spend the
> > grocery money on them!    It's like any other sales game, give someone
> else
> > what they most want and they'll give you what you want...whether it be
> money
> > or time to play radio.  Hey, it might not get you a 100' tower in the
> front
> > yard, but it might get a 66' foot crank-up behind the house! (My wife 
> is
> > willing, but the wallet is weak.)
> >
> > Of course, of all the stuff I have stacked around, the only things I'd
> > really want to keep are the radios and the dog!  Now...if I can just 
> teach
> > the dog CW...
> >
> > Oh, BTW, I drew my wife into the web.  She has a tech license and gets
> > sooooo frustrated when I start talking about SWR, antennas and such
> because
> > she knows what I'm talking about!!!  I think I'll get to keep my 
> radios.
> > ;  }
> >
> > It may or may not be cheaper to keep her, but it's sure to cost 
> something
> > either way.
> >
> > Michael
> > WN5T
> >
> >
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