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