[SOC] Mayhem with the FOC!

[Fred Jensen]

Thank you Adrian!  As one who recently realized that SOC was as far as I
was going to "advance," and despite assurances from many that there was
absolutely no chance that I wouldn't fit in (I decided to view that as a
compliment ... at least that's my story and I'm sticking with it), I was
still skeptical that I was sufficiently lacking in skills to make the
grade.  My fears have vanished.  Moral Fibre indeed!

73,

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw

PS: "Rambette?"  I'll put my imagination to work on that one.


"Adrian Rees (M1LCR)" wrote:
> 
> Well as some of you know, I had the SOC logo printed on the back of a
> T-Shirt and attended the local Radio Rally last Sunday, with my 10 year old
> daughter to keep me company / ward off strangers etc. (I think it wise at
> this point to let you know, I have been teaching my daughter Morse, and
> although she's a little girl, she's more like Huckleberry Fin. Your real
> life pocket Rambo. In fact, I call her my Rambette, but I digress).
> 
> Now picture the scene......Radio Rally (Hamfest in the US) was packed. Lots
> of junk and new rigs and aerials (antennas) and lots of people.
> 
> Whilst standing chatting to a friend of mine, I got a nudge, and looking
> over my shoulder discovered this somewhat smartly dressed (almost dapper)
> chap glaring at the back of my T Shirt.
> 
> "Whats that ?" he asked pointing at the SOC Logo (which is incidentially
> about 12 inches in diameter). I said "Its the Logo of the Second Class
> Operators Club. You know, bit like the First Class Opertors, where
> excellence in sending with one's left foot is tolerated, but not
> encouraged."
> 
> "Hummph" he replied, "you M1 operators, never learned Morse. No moral Fibre,
> Humph"
> 
> "Morse" says daughter.... (Not wishing to be left out)..."isn't that what
> you have been teaching me ?"
> 
> "yes" I said, at which point my daughter starts whistling ....QSD QSD LID
> LID
> 
> Samrtly dressed dapper chap stormed off. My daughter then asked why he was
> so upset. I told he was a snob. As children do, she then asked "What is a
> snob." Not wishing to hinder the childs education, I told her "a snob was
> someone who gets out of the bath to pee".
> 
> Good job her mother wasn't around....and we have a shower in our house !
> 
> Adrian (M1LCR)
> 
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