Hopefully, this lesson served as an advance warning about the hazards of frying bacon when similarly (un)attired!
73 - Ken, VE3HLS --- On Fri, 12/17/10, Phil Townsend <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Phil Townsend <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] Soldering Naked > To: > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Friday, December 17, 2010, 12:48 PM > I was 12 years old... I think it was > a Heathkit HW ??? > I woke up early ready to sling solder. My bed was next to > my "shack/workbench". > The parents and sister were all sleeping... > Then it happened... > A large blob of solder slipped off the iron onto Mr Happy! > (My new best friend) > Shrieking and shouting... the blob "stuck". > The noise from my room awakened Sister and her sleepover > friend. (The one I had the sweets for.) > They stormed into my room followed by Mom and Dad. > Sisters friend was first into the room causing her to > squeal as she tried to turn around and run out of the door > she just came into. > Thereby running into Sis and parents. > The solder was still stuck and still hot. > By parents wanted to call the Doctor...but I had enough > humiliation for one day so my Mom gave me the ointment and > that was that. > Durring breakfast no one said anything about the early > morning "event". > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
