[SOC] Hello from new member

[Kevin Rock]

Howdy Fred,
    ECN carries on its mission.  We keep gaining a few folks and losing a 
few backsliders ;)  But the CW faithful are apparent.  We welcome any and 
all proponents of CW to our humble network of friends across the continent 
and the world.  Hopefully we can keep chugging along until the sunspot 
cycle starts on its way back up.  At that point I have no idea who may be 
able to check in.
    Try to stay sane in this crazy world while aiding those who deserve 
your assistance.  Now to get myself to the blood center so I can give my 
share.  Mother (may she rest in peace) was an advocate of the Red Cross.  
Somewhere I have packed away her banner of many, many pins for each pint 
she gave.  She was in a multi gallon club the number of which escapes me.  
The pins were myriad.
    I try to do my part by passing messages for folks and providing any 
information I can as to how they can find their loved ones in the effected 
area.  I am consistently surprised at how many amateur operators are 
unknowledgeable of the emergency communications groups.  So I act in their 
stead.  I learned soon after gaining my privileges that I could do much 
for my community.  Since then I have learned much and trained others.  I 
hope to keep teaching until I end my days.  Paying my debt forward for all 
who have assisted me is what I owe to them.

Thank you for this email list; it helps us all remember to laugh and have 
some fun.
    Take care,
       Kevin.  (Second Class?  I can only aspire to that emminence!)



On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:57:51 -0700, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> Well said Kevin.  We "put up with you" because you're one of us.  And I 
> really don't want to think about my mother rising from her grave and 
> lecturing me on how I should be so ashamed.  I do love this group.
>
> I've been absent from ECN ... hopefully that will change by the end of 
> the month.  A few rig problems, and then the Gulf Disaster.  I volunteer 
> at the local blood center, and things have become a bit intense, as you 
> might expect, and I've been in there most every day, including weekends. 
>   Maybe this Sun.
>
> Fred