[SOC] You may be a Taliban if...

[peteclough at aol.com]

Yep. Sir   I was not selected to go to the military  when I faced the local draft board in the early 70's but I "Served" for 3 part time and then on to  30 years full time as 911 center supervisor    with all emergency services and even dispatched Animal control.General Ombudsman for this small county in Ky. 
 I found out that folks in emergency services are so hard on each other because that is the way they learn to trust each other..
And they get tough sometimes Ha. 
 I have several old J-38's and a few boat anchors too. Especially my test equipment. HA .. 
I apologize to the list curmudgeon who dislike any type of personal discourse. *NOT)
I am forced to agree with a post about 20 or more back.. This REALLY woke up this group...
Pete WD4GPO





-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Steger <csteger515 at gmail.com>
To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Jul 19, 2010 11:58 pm
Subject: Re: [SOC] You may be a Taliban if...


Well Pete,  I would venture to guess my time in the "Corps" (U.S. Marines
for the less knowledgeable), Fire Department and ultimate transfer to law
enforcement 10 years ago would qualify me as being somewhat warped. As such
I believe the SOC moniker fits quite nicely.

I guess what really would take it over the top would be my hanging on to
ancient technology in the form of boat-anchors and hybrids. Using a straight
key and often forgetting where I put the microphone would also be a factor.

And as I am sure you know all to well Pete, practical jokes are what helps
the PD and FD keep their sanity. Very few professions can top our jokes.

73

Send your hate-mail to:
NA7CS
Curt
SOC# something or other

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 8:35 PM, <peteclough at aol.com> wrote:

> I guess I had an "Advantage" in that respect growing up as a Fat Kid. I got
> used to being
> the brunt of the jokes and the name calling at a very early age.. Ha. Then
> when I went to work in communications
> for the local Police in a small town..
> It started again.  Names like NARK was popular to the ones who I knew as
> "Frends" and other folks of the same age
> were worried about their drug habits.
> Hah.. Ya know what. Didn't matter much then and not at all now. I enjoy a
> good laugh even if I happen
> to be the subject. Work with  the Police, Fire, emergency medical and
> public works like that and you
> learn to have a thick skin and develop a sense of humor.
>  The P. C. is getting totaly out of hand. Your right Mr. Steger . "we, as a
> people have lost the ability to laugh at ourselves;
> as well as the ability to shrug things off we do not agree with."   was
> right on the mark.
> Kind of makes me wonder how YOU got to be SOC?? Hah.
> Pete SOC#???..
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curt Steger <csteger515 at gmail.com>
> To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Mon, Jul 19, 2010 8:16 pm
> Subject: Re: [SOC] You may be a Taliban if...
>
>
> It appears that we, as a people have lost the ability to laugh at
> ourselves;
> as well as the ability to shrug things off we do not agree with. It is a
> shame that some folks are so full of themselves and their sensibilities
> that
> a single line that does NOT name anyone as being the President offends
> them.
>
> If we now have to censor ourselves now by asking "who might we offend?" ;
> then why bother having any kind of conversation / discourse? I have read
> some things on this reflector that I have not agreed with, but the last
> thing I did was CRY and WHINE about being offended. I read the post, shook
> my head and moved on with life.
>
> And for those who read this and are offended, I do not care. If you are
> that
> thin skinned and sensitive then lock your doors, turn off the TV and get
> rid
> of your Internet connection, as there is a lot of stuff in the real world
> that will most likely offend you all to easily.
>
> If you wish to remove me from the reflector or filter emails sent by me,
> again I do not care.
>
> 73's
>
> Curt
>