You can't teach an old dog new tricks.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: map and radio clubs


> I've never had a problem either but we had a problem in reverse here 
> several
> years ago.  We had a blind ham in the area who, unfortunately, was very 
> good
> at making a royal pain of himself.  He was constantly asking other hams 
> for
> things like putting up antennas and lending him equipment and he could get
> rather insistant about it.  He ended up leaving a bad taste in the mouths 
> of
> the local hams.  Thankfully, for us, he has left the area and I hope he 
> has
> grown up a little since then.  We have enough trouble projecting a 
> positive
> image in the sighted world without guys like that.  Lou
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:40 PM
> Subject: Re: map and radio clubs
>
>
>> I've never had a problem.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:38 PM
>> Subject: map and radio clubs
>>
>>
>>> Hi;
>>> Feel free to reply off list because it might be best to avoid a debate
>>> here
>>> but I'm wondering what kind of reception folks have received at local
>>> radio
>>> club meetings and how you worked out transportation?
>>> The obvious answer is that folks you talked with on the air were
>>> delighted
>>> to see you and happily offered transportation but I'm not sure that's
>>> always
>>> the case.
>>> Also a handihams lecture that I listened to mentioned that some clubs
>>> have
>>> map programs as in member assistance programs.  I wonder how common 
>>> these
>>> are?
>>> Richard
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>
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