nods not to mention the seeming extinction of the elmering spirit anyone can say google it
On Nov 18, 2010, at 4:10 PM, colin McDonald wrote:
> ah good come back, Touche!
> Maybe Mike didn't get his coffee yesterday morning or something, must be
> some excuse for him being such a grumpy pants.
>
> But that said, I do sort of understand where he's coming from.
> There are so many people these days who figure to "google" it is the be all
> and end all of every answer or solution to every problem known to man.
> while the internet is a great and wonderful place to find all sorts of
> information, just googling something and wading through the 8 million
> results doesn't always give you the answer you want.
>
> just like the latest thing to say to someone is "tweet me" or "facebook me".
> It's a dependants upon a social media website to communicate, thus breaking
> down all those highly important aspects of human communication...especially
> those found in verbal communication. Tone, inflection, volume, speed of
> speaking, all sorts of stuff gets lost.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 5:18 AM
> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>
>
>> Please excuse me. I did say try google, and Tom nicely responded to me.
>> Since he was the one who had asked I find your response to be one that
>> should be ignored. If you were the one asking and I suggested Google, and
>> you didn't like my suggestion I would understand. But because you weren't
>> the person asking, and Tom appreciated my suggestion I suggest that you
>> find
>> the source of your anger and try your best to relieve it. Pinning my coax
>> won't have any effect on my suggesting a google search. I hope that you
>> can
>> find better ways then threatening people to release your pent up energy.
>> Oh
>> yes You can find lots of suggestive mental health help from Google also.
>> Gerry
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>
>>
>>> don't be a jerk if I hear another person say try google I'm going to =
>>> pin their coax especially considering he has gotten other answers =
>>> already. if you are going to post a msart ass answer then go away and go
>>> =
>>> back to CB
>>>
>>> On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Gerry Leary wrote:
>>>
>>>> Try Google.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:16 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>> =20
>>>> =20
>>>>> Steve:
>>>>> =20
>>>>> I called the local TV antenna place here in town, and they do not =
>>> have
>>>>> Channelmaster telescopic masts.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> All they have is 5 or 10-foot sections of mast, probably for rooftop
>>>>> installations.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> We'll keep working on it, though.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>> =20
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:01 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>>> =20
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Tom,
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Maybe the trick is to look for a company that installs TV antennas. =
>>> We=20
>>>>> have
>>>>> at least one here in New England (which I know won't help much in=20
>>>>> Michigan),
>>>>> but according to this company, many people have chosen to drop cable
>>>>> companies and receive TV broadcasts directly off air. I don't know =
>>> if=20
>>>>> this
>>>>> is happening in Michigan, but it's probably a place to start looking.
>>>>> =20
>>>>> Steve
>>>>> =20
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>>>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:30
>>>>> Subject: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>>> =20
>>>>> =20
>>>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> Well, as some of you know, I am having some antenna woes here.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> My DXCC and Carolina Windom 160 compact are now out of the box and =
>>> up in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> air, but both antennas are giving me problems, basically due to a =
>>> lack of
>>>>>> height at the Michigan home QTH.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> It has been suggested to me by several people that I buy a 30-foot
>>>>>> Channelmaster telescopic mast, and add about 10 feet of PVC or =
>>> fiberglass
>>>>>> pipe to the top. Then, I can put the Carolina Windom at the top, =
>>> and the
>>>>>> DXCC about 10 feet underneeth it. The antennas can be arranged at =
>>> right
>>>>>> angles to each other, so I would think coupling would be minimal.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> Anyway, I have been calling around here locally to see if anyone has =
>>> a
>>>>>> 30-foot Channelmaster telescopic mast, but have come up dry so far.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> Does anyone know where I might find one?
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> I'll resort to ordering "on line" if needed.
>>>>>> =20
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>> =20
>>>>> =20
>>>
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