Sorry everyone; didn't realize I was replying to the entire 
list!!  Now everyone knows what a crabby old goat I am!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 01:08 PM 9/13/2009, you wrote:
>     Pat:
>
>Sue is not teaching out here so far.  May do some subbing when that becomes
>possible, but right now, she's working to get things settled, helping me out
>with orientation to the new work place, computer systems, etc., and I think
>just kind of de-compressing from the whole move.
>
>In fact, my supervisor at the new place I'm working at has allowed Sue to
>get paid working part-time for a few hours a week, to help get me situated,
>so I can't complain about that whole thing, can I?
>
>So, we're just taking it one step at a time here, until we know the job will
>be permanent, which looks like it ultimately will be the case.
>
>Then, Sue will probably look for more sustained work in teaching or
>something.
>
>Glad to know Joanne is doing fine, and yup, I know the feeling of wanting to
>keep the kids around as long as you can.
>
>Our son left home in the early 2000's, though, and is now married and
>totally independent, so it's just Sue and me.
>
>Kind of almost like our old college days again!
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:52 AM
>Subject: Re: clear channel stations, digital AM, and such
>
>
>Damned nice idea to know that I'm not the only old crabby b***ard around!!
>I do have a digital radio at the office and the AM digital sounds
>good and is, honestly easier to understand.  My only AM radio
>interest is WBBM; the rest is talk and yelling former jocks on the
>SCR and AM1000 (ESPN).  And somehow my office is a F M dead
>zone.  Not nearly enough signal except for one religious station,
>which broadcasts two HD channels plus the primary and our local
>community college station which features jazz, current not Dixieland,
>and it all sounds the same!!  (Whioops!!! crabby again)!!
>I'm still waiting for promised antenna help Tom.  Have the PVC in
>place through the office wall, through the crawl space and to the
>outside but no one has shown up for the shooting of the line in to
>the trees to drag up the antenna.  And you can't get pissed off at
>people who are giving you their time can you, but boy I wish they'd
>hurry!!!  And either the Windom or the Mystery antenna will go
>up.  Depends on tree configuration I think.  I'd love to have both of
>them up, but beggars can't be choosers!!
>Is Sue teaching out there?  Joanna has gotten a job with our local
>Park District who runs a Kindergarten Enhancement program to
>suplement the half day kindergarten program in our
>village.  Thirty-six hours per weekk four days at not too good wages
>and no benefits, but it is real teaching and will look good on a
>resume.  She will hopefully be called to sub. on Mondays and is
>working as the morning manager on Sundays at a local restaurant so
>she's getting by.  Still living with us and helping out so we're not
>making a big deal of room and board.  And in fact we'd kind of miss
>her if she moved away!!
>Our oldest guy is coming by to replace a couple of outlets in a half
>hour or so and I had better find the replacement parts before he gets
>here.  I'd do it myself but it is too damned hard to chase down the
>appropriate circuit breakers!!  And Chris just does it with the
>circuit live!!  And I won't intentionally ever do that!!
>PatAt 12:05 PM 9/13/2009, you wrote:
> >No, not at all, Pat.
> >
> >I feel the same way, and I can't for the life of me figure out why many A M
> >stations have gone to the digital format.  I just don't know what's to gain
> >from it, and the broader frequency span for digital stations hardly
> >represents efficient use of the broadcast spectrum, in my opinion.
> >
> >Are we getting old and crabby?  Well, maybe, but at least I know I have
> >company!
> >
> >73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ