Sally I think you are right. Many HAMs are older. I think that community is getting older because the highly technical nature doesn't appeal to the younger crowd. Maybe it is to difficult, I don't know. Most around here make time, but that is a bit different. A guy who is on an ambulatory shift can't exactly bail on that too go work on a repeater.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016, 9:03 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of the hams I have encountered around here are either (a) way too old > to have a day job at Jiffy Lube, or (b) their day job is for government > emergency services anyway. I suppose my experience may be atypical. > > > *From:* Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, February 26, 2016 6:50 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tessco Show > Bitter over what exactly? > I guess I don't understand how you can possibly think that one industry > full of professionals is so vastly populated by inept morons while your > industry is completely exempt from such vast incompetence. > Do you truly believe that somebody can run a better ISP than you simply > because they don't get paid?You take money for your services, I guess that > means you're not good at your job? It makes no sense. The entire premise of > the argument that being paid to do a job automatically makes you bad at it > is flawed. If we were in Sub Saharan Africa trying to get some comm up > where there was none I would be 100% in your corner since the alternative > is nothing. I just don't see how you think you can install, maintain, and > operate a first rate communications system supported by a bunch of people > who have to wait till they get off work from Jiffy Lube to address system > issues. Really? > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 8:56 PM Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Lewis must have a different kind of people in his area. >> >> I still don't understand how you can be so bitter over this. >> >>
