[SixClub] Grid Bandits

Sat Jul 3 13:11:55 EDT 2010

I " HATE " not being able to do what I want !

                                                             Joey

                                                      A.R.S. W5TFW
                                                      Richard J. Fiero II

                                                      www.6mt.com
                                                      www.w5tfw.com

 LIFE'S   TOUGH !

 It's even tougher, if you are STUPID !

                                          John Wayne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <50MHz at rogerhalstead.com>
To: <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Grid Bandits

>
>
> On 7/3/2010 10:48 AM, Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW wrote:
>> " JOEY"
>>
>>
>>    didnt work anything last night ! thats why you did so well !   I was 
>> in
>> bed hurting all night long.....  and I am STILL,............. in BED !
>>
> Sorry to hear that Joey.  I can identify with you, but my back and hip
> are not nearly that bad although a few hours of lifting things and they
> don't have to be heavy, or sorting things on the floor in the shop will
> send me to the pills and a few nights of sleeping on a heating pad. I
> just went through a reaction to one of those anti-cholesterol drugs.
> I've pretty much reached the point where I hire the tower climbing done
> which I find very frustrating.    My back yard is covered with antennas
> on sawhorses. A rebuilt tribander (TH-5), a force 12 C-19 being
> reassembled, The C3i, 7L 6-meter Yagi (READY TO GO!), two C3i FO-144-12
> 2-meter Yagis, AND an M^2 40M3-125 being reassembled. I know I'm missing
> some.
>
> The guys are coming over to finish removing the old mast frot he tower
> today.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>>   Yesterday, I thought I would be cool so I loaded up my PUSH mower and 
>> went
>> down to my mailbox and cut the GRASS around my mailbox.
>>
>>   ( about 1500 Ft from here,..... )....... Now I can hardly move my back 
>> is
>> locked up and I hurt to much to get OUT of bed.
>>
>>   as the NURSE tells me,......... YOU are NOT to cut grass !
>>
>>   BUT I wait and wait  and wait !   IT NEVER cuts itself
>> !.............................
>>
>>
>>
>>                                                        A.R.S. W5TFW
>>                                                        Richard J. Fiero 
>> II
>>
>>                                                        www.6mt.com
>>                                                        www.w5tfw.com
>>
>>   LIFE'S   TOUGH !
>>
>>   It's even tougher, if you are STUPID !
>>
>>                                            John Wayne
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gene "<w5dq at mchsi.com>
>> To: "'World Wide Six Meter Club'"<sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 9:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Grid Bandits
>>
>>
>>
>>> Dave, maybe that is why I'm always tired :) My wife seems to think I 
>>> don't
>>> do enough around the place to help her. She's finishing up her Master
>>> Degree
>>> in Business and in the meantime in addition to the bio list of 
>>> activities,
>>> I
>>> work fulltime and pretty much run the house and take care of the 
>>> daughter.
>>>
>>> Someday if I'm able to retire, I'm going to be a man of leisure like 
>>> Joey
>>> and just rack up grid after grid, DX after DX on 6M. Great opening last
>>> night. I worked stations from coast to coast and border to border. 
>>> Picked
>>> up
>>> around 8-10 new grids so I guess we owe Joey for opening up the
>>> propagation
>>> locker :) Thanks Joey.
>>>
>>> Gene W5DQ
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Walton
>>> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:49 PM
>>> To: World Wide Six Meter Club
>>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Grid Bandits
>>>
>>> That is neat. Gee Gene you stay pretty busy looks like. My Grid Bandit
>>> membership number is #276. I hope to work more grids on 6 Meters today? 
>>> I
>>> never heard the K5N group, as I was probably not on the air at the same
>>> time
>>> they were. Maybe next time? My mother was from AR also but from up 
>>> around
>>> Mountain Home, Oakland area.
>>>
>>> "73" de Dave - W7CAR
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