Mike and all:

Well, I guess that's more proof for the saying that "Timing means
everything", and not necessarily always in a good way!  (grin)

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 8:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: An Interesting Bit of Mississippi Ham Radio History

One Sunday afternoon in the mid 1980's, a local ham, whose name shall remain
anonymous, decided to do some much needed yard work.



Everybody else on his street was apparently occupied elsewhere, so he would
not have the ongoing distraction of stopping his work to explain to curious
passersby what he was doing.



Everything was going well until he whipped out his trusty chainsaw to trim
some branches that were hanging over his house.



In one of those "Yes, Virginia, gravity really does work," 
moments, the largest branch got away from him.



It missed his house, but took down the power line and the cable TV coax.



Only after he ran inside to call the appropriate service 
people did he suddenly realized that the lines that had 
fallen were the main trunk lines which supplied service to 
much of his neighborhood.



This would-be Paul Bunyan kept a very low profile for months 
afterward.



Why?



Because his little misadventure happened on Super Bowl 
Sunday!





Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs