Now that's a classic, Butch, but tell them about the time you applied for a
job at the local school and what the woman asked about your talking
computer.

Phil.
K0NX



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:20 PM
Subject: one of my experiences


> Well, this isn't exactly a ham radio experience, but it does involve
> electronics.  First, a little background might be in order.  I had just
> gotten married and my wife had two kids, a daughter 7 and a boy ten.  The
> daughter and I hit it off right from the start and we're still close
> today.  Anyhow, the county I lived in only had a population of about 2000
> people, and I had lived there all of my life, so everyone knew me and
> certainly should have known my capabilities.  But, you know most sighted
> people think we're incredibly stupid and helpless.
>
> The movie theater was in a town about ten miles away, and an aunt and
> uncle came by and picked us all up to go to a movie.  The movie didn't
> start, and after a long wait, I asked what the problem was.  They said
> they couldn't get the sound to work so they were going to cancel the show.
> I said I'd be glad to take a look, but was told there wasn't any need as
> they already had 3 or 4 people take a look at the amp, including the guy
> who use to run the theater.  I was told, "if they couldn't fix the
> problem, there is no way you can."  My daughter said, "my dad will fix it,
> just wait and see.  They reluctantly took me up to the balcony where the
> projector and amp was.  Now, this was an old tube amp, which I knew as I'd
> been up there before.  I don't recall the number, but most of these tubes
> were the old 8 pin jobs with a grid cap on top.  I started touching grid
> caps and when I found one that didn't make a hum in the speaker, I said,
> "give me this one."  The guy said, "it isn't a tube, we checked all of
> them in a tube tester."  I insisted, and as soon as I plugged in the new
> tube, we had sound.  The guy never said a word.  When we walked back down
> stairs, my daughter said, "See, I told you my dad could fix it!"  One of
> those moments fun to remember.
>
> They had already sent everyone else home, there were just the six of us.
> The guy asked if we wanted to see the movie, and I said we certainly did,
> so they ran the show.
>
>
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