well, if your still climbing towers at 79, you've got nothing to worry 
about...even if you pay for it the next day.  I know guys here who have 
stopped climbing towers at 60 because it's too rough on them.
I'll be very happy indeed if I'm still able to go up a 50 foot tower in 50 
years hi hi.
Then again, I'll be very happy indeed if there still are climbable towers in 
50 years with the way things are going.

73
Colin, V A6BS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 8:47 PM
Subject: Areal O T


> Well gang, I guess I will let you know a real old fogie.  I got my ticket 
> in
> 59 as Kn7JVF then  K7JVF as a general in about a year then in about 61 2 
> or
> 3, don't remember when,  I got my Extra so did not have to worry when they
> changed Q R G allocations.  99 percent C W , I worked my first ssb qso for 
> a
> new in about fourty years because I did not think I would get them on C W
> but finally did so don't tell anyone I worked one on fone.  I just spent 
> two
> hours on my fifty foot tower doing some ant work and so now, tomorrow I
> won't be walking very well hi hi.  Born in 32.  73
> Ed   K7UC