[Milsurplus] Offended by "Ham-mered?"

[TVComlGuy at aol.com]

I have always believed that every old radio has had one owner it  shouldn't 
have had.
 
73//Ron, KB0WAR
 
 
In a message dated 4/14/2016 3:41:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
arc5 at ix.netcom.com writes:

I've  been told a couple of people are "offended" by
my description of a piece of  gear which has suffered
the usually pointless, needless application of  
"the golden screwdriver" 
as having been "Ham-mered."

Well, when  I remove the bottom cover of a 70-year-old
war veteran and expect to see  the nicely-laced 
wiring harness and other details of  craftsmanship,
like  this:
https://goo.gl/photos/4uawNGBuwBjyRN7T8

and instead, what I  see is this:

https://goo.gl/photos/xJmkVRd9kc2jTNqB8

it's just a  bit much.... a bit.
Why for Pity's sweet sake cut all the lacing out  and
leave this spider web??

Although most of us *including me* were  guilty of this
sort of "sin" in our youths and would not do so now,
I  think my use of the term "Ham-mered" 
entirely justified.That's the only  word that  describes
what's happened to this poor  modulator.

Regards,
Dave  AB5S





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