oh, you gotta have fun with that one lol.
I do all the time...playing it up and pretending whatever person I'm with is
my attendant and that I am out on a day pass from the institution.
It's amazing how many people fall for it too.
Especially if I start doing the blindisms like rocking and insessently
nodding my head and getting into other peoples space bubble lol
If I'm feeling particularly idiotic I'll loudly keep telling my friend that
I have to go to the bathroom...some of my friends, most actually play along
and get a pretty good laugh out of it, though you do have to try and keep a
straight face.
I figure that if the general public can act like complete retards when it
comes to people with disabilities, then me, as a member of the general
public can give some of that back in kind haha.
The best part is that if that same person then sees me performing on stage
or going somewhere with my guide dog they know they've been had.
Life is way too short to get too serious about anything.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 4:47 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: What our spouses have to put up with!
> She realy should - that's great!
> Pat, K9JAU At 11:57 AM 9/28/2014, you wrote:
>>And then there's the stuff they have to put up with from the general
>>public.
>>My wife has seriously considered getting a tea-shirt that says "I'm his
>>wife, not his attendant!"
>>--
>>Jim, KE5AL
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>>Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 11:18 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: What our spouses have to put up with!
>>
>>Oh, my, what our spouses have to put up with! My Palma has helped me put
>>up
>>antennas and helped me read meters and even help me figure out schematic
>>diagrams, even though she knows nothing about reading schematic diagrams!
>><Smile> She has read many manuals to me that were not accessible any other
>>way, and she has walked through step-by-step instructions on how to build
>>antennas and various pieces of gear. Yes, there have been those times when
>>I
>>was
>>Done building some new antenna that she would shake her head and say: "I
>>don't know what that contraption is, but whatever it is, I sure hope it
>>doesn't attack us in the middle of the night!" <lol> So, we owe a lot to
>>our
>>spouses and significant others that tolerate all of our craziness! <Smile>
>>
>>Ron, K8HSY
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>>Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 10:17 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>>
>>Ron:
>>
>>Yes, date nights are very very important for oh so many reasons!
>>
>>My XYL and I are coming up on our 40th wedding anniversary next June, and
>>it
>>sometimes amazes me that we both have survived some of the insanities we
>>have experienced.
>>
>>However, survival and accepting each other's little quirks as you go is at
>>least part of the key.
>>
>>And, yes, this does have something to do with ham radio, when I think of
>>the
>>many antenna instalations she has helped me with over the years, and some
>>of
>>those equipment purchases I somehow managed to convince her were
>>necessary.
>>(grin) I am not afraid to say that there are many times that I am not
>>quite
>>sure what I would have done without her. Yes, I'm sure I would have
>>figured
>>out how to survive somehow, because we blind folks are survivors, but it
>>wouldn't have been nearly as easy or as fun.
>>
>>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>On Behalf Of Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>>Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 9:20 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>>
>>Along those same lines, my wife, Palma, and I still have date nights.
>>Recently, on our date night, we went out to a very nice restaurant for
>>dinner and attended a live stage play. It was a delightful evening. On
>>October 11, we are having another date night where we will go out for
>>dinner
>>in Murray Kentucky and attend the Bill Cosby stand-up performance.
>>
>>What does this have to do with ham radio? If you keep your wife happy, she
>>will keep you happy, and sometimes that means the wife agreeing to your
>>investing money in ham gear that you really don't need! <Smile>
>>
>>Oh, that goes both ways. She buys things that she really don't need too. I
>>guess it must work because we have been married now for 36 years and are
>>happily looking forward to another 36.
>>
>>Ron, K8HSY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 6:24 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>>
>>Excellent advice, Pat, from a man who knows.
>>
>>It's good to take the XYL out to dinner every so often anyway, regardless
>>of
>>our various ham radio and other gadget purchases. (grin)
>>
>>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>On Behalf Of Pat Byrne
>>Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 4:21 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: TCXO Module For TS590
>>
>>Tom,
>>Until you see a definite need, probably not cost efficient to do it! Take
>>Sue out to dinner instead.
>>Pat, k9JAUAt 10:50 AM 9/27/2014, you wrote:
>> >Hello, everyone.
>> >
>> >I know this will be a matter of opinion, but is the TCXO crucial for
>> >someone like me who does a lot of CW operating? I realize that is
>> >probably more essential for other HF digital modes, but those modes are
>> >not of interest to me.
>> >
>> >The question is simply on my mind lately, due to some recent discussion
>> >on both this list, and the TS590 Yahoo groups list.
>> >
>> >Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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