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Oh, poor distracted Jay.......<br><br>Have we mentioned lately how much we love and miss you?<br><br>Missed point #1:<br>Hamfest is not 'til later (March 21rst), so you are<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">not off the hook yet!!! </span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Missed point #2:<br>The gathering is still (so far) Sam the Clam for lunch. <br><br>Missed point #3:<br>The "Sam's for lunch, Sally's for dinner" line was<br>just a tease to get your attention!!!!!<br><br>In all seriousness however, I'm sure we would all<br>love to have you join us....if not at the 'fest or<br>the following festivities, at a time and date of your<br>choosing "just for the heck of it"!!!!<br><br>Your weekend sounds like radio fun!! <br>It does ever so<br>slightly remind me of the guys with the orange vests<br>and the cones, HT's pressed to their very serious<br>faces directing traffic at the scene of a roadkill or<br>a walk-a-thon however......heh heh.....<br><br><br><br><br>>------- Original Message -------<br>>From : WRIP-FM Studio[mailto:wrip@mhcable.com]<br>>Sent : 2/28/2010 1:11:15 AM<br>>To : 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>Cc : <br>>Subject : RE: Re: [450] Southington Hamfest...AND<br>JAY!!!!<br>><br> >Ok fine!<br><br>Well as it turns out here in the Northern Catskill<br>high peaks we were in the<br>bullseye of this whopper of a storm.<br><br>We received a record 6 feet of snow from Tuesday to<br>Friday afternoon.<br><br>Six feet. More in the highest locations. Front<br>loaders and monster<br>excavation equipment were more the norm rather than<br>your traditional plow<br>trucks, some of which were getting stuck themselves<br>throughout the cleanup<br>effort today.<br><br>Yesterday there was gridlock on the roads leading to<br>our ski resorts (Hunter<br>and Windham) and we expect the same today (Sun).<br><br>I was on the radio here (and online at wrip979.com)<br>from 1:30p today<br>relaying information about power restoration efforts,<br>emergency services and<br>road closures/conditions. Plus we were putting<br>callers on the air trying to<br>get people plowed out who had been stranded for up to<br>four days. Live and<br>local radio, just what you'd expect I guess.<br><br>Some of the audio I collected from emergency<br>officials and police aired live<br>right off the phone, other times I recorded, edited<br>and processed the audio<br>in CEPro for better intelligibility on air.<br><br>All in all a very satisfying day for this radio<br>junkie, as you might<br>imagine. <br><br>Hope your gathering was swell...wondering what the<br>gang all thought of<br>Sally's and did you receive the requisite amount of<br>attitude from the wait<br>staff, or did UJS go and nuzzle up to (owner) Flo<br>Consiglio? <br><br>73<br>Jay / N1UJT<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br><br><br><br><br>On Behalf Of n1ujs@toast.net<br><br><br>Sam the Clam for lunch, Sally's for dinner.....<br><br><br><br>>------- Original Message -------<br>>From : WRIP-FM Studio[ mailto:wrip@mhcable.com] <br>>Sent : 2/23/2010 9:01:25 PM<br>>To : 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>Cc : <br>>Subject : RE: Re: [450] Southington Hamfest...AND<br>JAY!!!!<br>><br> >What's all the noise about? QRzed!<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br><br><br><br><br>On Behalf Of n1ujs@toast.net<br><br><br>Oy! Free of the ass scratchers is good....joining us<br>post 'fest is even better....if you can.....Patty<br>might even enjoy it since Leslie (for sure) and Kim<br>(likely)will be there as well.<br><br>Aaah....if only Big Jay could make it.....you<br>listening big fella'??????<br><br><br><br>>------- Original Message -------<br>>From : Thomas Moore[ mailto:piper925@att.net] <br>>Sent : 2/23/2010 8:47:15 AM<br>>To : 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>Cc : <br>>Subject : RE: Re: [450] Southington Hamfest...<br>><br> >MARS are a bunch of ingrates, they can go scratch<br>their ass. I'll tell ya <br>about it sometime.<br>Yea, I'll be going....pre or post....I dunno, close<br>call (hillbilly beard <br>will have to be included this year).<br> I had realized that I left the mic we were talking<br>about in L.I. I thought <br>that I would have been there at least once this<br>winter, but things happened. <br>I do plan on going out there next week, weather<br>permitting, to lop down <br>those 15' tall hedges (before the sap starts flowing<br>and leafing out <br>starts). At least this way I'll have both tube<br>pre-amp and mic at the <br>'fest.<br>Pipe<br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br><br><br><br>> Are you doing the MARS thing or planning to be there<br>> anyway perhaps?<br>><br>> Will it be pre or post yearly shearing?<br>><br>><br>><br>> ------- Original Message -------<br>> From : Thomas Moore[ mailto:piper925@att.net] <br>> Sent : 2/23/2010 1:34:14 AM<br>> To : 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>> Cc :<br>> Subject : RE: Re: [450] Southington Hamfest...<br>><br>><br>> I guess the "Hi" part slipped by ya. I didn't<br>> really think an NaNO3/NaNO2 luncheon would go over<br>> too big.<br>> Pipe<br>><br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From:<br>> David McKenzie<br>><br>> To: 144.450 Mailing List<br>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:02<br>> PM<br>> Subject: Re: [450] Southington<br>> Hamfest...<br>><br>> No booze at blackies though, and not really conducive<br>> to a<br>> group setting. They have seating for 12!<br>><br>><br>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Thomas Moore<br>> <piper925@att.net><br>> wrote:<br>><br>> Maybe some pooches w/ homemade relish at Blackies.<br>> That<br>> would tempt even the<br>> most discerning alpha male (the imperial nose).<br>> Hi.<br>><br>><br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: <n1ujs@toast.net><br>><br>> To: <450@lists.vhfwiki.com><br>><br>><br>><br>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 7:19 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [450]<br>> Southington Hamfest...<br>><br>><br>>> I'm afraid I was misunderstood as<br>> well...<br>>><br>>> Oh, and for the record, it ("Sam's) never was<br>> about<br>>> the quality of the food....it IS about<br>>><br>> tradition....and an atmosphere conducive to the 450<br>>> style of<br>> socializing......<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> ------- Original Message<br>> -------<br>>> From : George Andrews[ <br> mailto:gandrews@ntplx.net] <br>>> Sent<br>> : 2/22/2010 6:58:21 PM<br>>> To : 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>> Cc<br>> :<br>>> Subject : RE: Re: [450] Southington<br>> Hamfest...<br>>><br>>><br>>> Perhaps this was offensive to some? What<br>> a terrible<br>>> shame!<br>>><br>>> George (too many friends in<br>> low<br>>> places)<br>>> N1YAE<br>>><br>>> ----- Original<br>> Message -----<br>>> From:<br>>> David<br>> McKenzie<br>>><br>>> To: 144.450 Mailing List<br>>> Sent:<br>> Monday, February 22, 2010 6:47<br>>> PM<br>>> Subject: Re:<br>> [450] Southington<br>>> Hamfest...<br>>><br>>> The only<br>> mediocrity in this conversation is the<br>>> quality of that<br>>><br>> put-down.<br>>><br>>> And maybe the food at<br>> Sam's.<br>>><br>>><br>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:45 PM, n1ujs@toast.net<br>>> <n1ujs@toast.net> wrote:<br>>><br>>><br>> Heh heh.....<br>>><br>>> Hi<br>> George!<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>>>------- Original Message<br>> -------<br>>>>From<br>>> : George<br>> Andrews[ mailto:gandrews@ntplx.net] <br>>>>Sent<br>>><br>> : 2/22/2010 6:42:48 PM<br>>>>To : 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>> >Cc :<br>>>>Subject : RE: Re:<br>> [450]<br>>> Southington Hamfest...<br>>>><br>>><br>> >Thanks to pop culture's idea of<br>>> a bad joke,<br>> manly<br>>> men are now portrayed as<br>>> boorish, brutish<br>>><br>> Neanderthals wrapped in a<br>>> metrosexual exterior. You<br>> can<br>>> still spot the<br>>> occasional alpha male in<br>> your gym.<br>>> First, you must look past<br>>> the<br>>><br>> hordes decked out in color-coordinated<br>>> "mandannas," who<br>> sport<br>>> tweezed<br>>> eyebrows and sip designer water<br>> while texting away on<br>>> their<br>>> smart phones<br>> as<br>>> they wait for a turn on the ab-isolation machine.<br>>><br>> An<br>>> alpha will be<br>>> conquering the squat rack,<br>> manhandling the<br>>> free<br>>> weights and not resting<br>> long<br>>> enough between sets to talk, much<br>>> less<br>> text. (In<br>>> fact, he leaves his phone<br>>> in the locker room or at<br>> home<br>>> and communicates using<br>>> real communication,<br>> FM<br>>> simplex a SSB modes<br>>> using "real" antennae.)<br>> Truth be<br>>> told, alphas are made,<br>>> not born. They<br>>><br>> attain their status through many hours<br>>> of hard<br>> training, long<br>>> QSO's as<br>>> well as eating the<br>> right foods. If you're<br>>> ready to unleash your<br>>> inner<br>>><br>> beast, look no further than "The Alpha Male<br>>> Meal Plan"<br>> designed<br>>> to<br>>> optimize testosterone levels,<br>> maximize your<br>>> muscle-building<br>>> potential<br>> and<br>>> give you the edge you need to stay ahead of the<br>>><br>> pack.<br>>><br>>> More on the "Alpha Male Meal Plan" in<br>> the<br>>> future.<br>>><br>>> George<br>>><br>> N1YAE<br>>> ----- Original Message<br>>><br>> -----<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>> > Dave writes:<br>>>><br>>>> "I think we need<br>> someplace<br>>> new"<br>>>><br>>>> Of course you do<br>> Dave, as you well should.<br>>>><br>>> After all, time<br>> and technology march forever on, and<br>>>> so should<br>>><br>> we.<br>>>> For far too long many "old dinosaurs" in this<br>> hobby<br>>>><br>>> fester in the mediocrity of the past<br>> and refuse to<br>>>> move on, so, that<br>>> being<br>> said.....<br>>>><br>>>> Perhaps we should go for sushi and<br>> use<br>>> D-Star for<br>>>> talk<br>>><br>> in.......<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> 450<br>> mailing<br>>> list<br>>>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>>><br>>><br>>><br>> <br> <br>http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>>>><br>>><br>>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>>> 450<br>>><br>> mailing list<br>>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>> <br> <br>http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>>> 450<br>>><br>> mailing list<br>>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>> <br> <br>http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>>> 450<br>> mailing<br>>> list<br>>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>> <br> <br>http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>>><br>>><br>>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>>> 450 mailing<br>> list<br>>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>>> <br> <br>http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> 450<br>> mailing list<br>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>> <br> http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> 450 mailing<br>> list<br>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>> <br> http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> 450 mailing list<br>> 450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br>> <br> http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br>> <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br>450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br> <br>http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br>450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br> http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br>450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br> http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br>450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br> http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br>450@lists.vhfwiki.com<br> http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450 <br><br>
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