'Chuckle'...OK...I guess the 'blob' of metal from the MIG welder that entered my boot and caused me to star in an unscripted episode of 'Dancing with the Sparks' pales into insignificance.
My wife is still laughing at my antics but at least Mr. Happy is remains undamaged in my case the embarrassment level is somewhat less than yours. Enjoy the Xmas break all....:-) 73's Gary On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Steve Ellington <n...@carolina.rr.com>wrote: > Mr. Happy likes the K3 No Solder Kit. > > > Steve > N4LQ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rex Lint" <r...@lint.mv.com> > To: "'Phil Townsend'" <phi...@mac.com>; "'Barry'" <w...@comcast.net> > Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 10:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Soldering Naked > > > This same thing happened to me - I was about 35 at the time and I threw the > soldering iron across the room and it landed on the rya shag rug, burning > an > outline of the iron into the wool rug. > > I've still got the scar - see, right here... > > and the project was a HW-202... > > -Rex- > > K1HI > Rex Lint > Merrimack, NH > WWW.QRZ.COM/db/k1hi > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Phil Townsend wrote: > >> > >> 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > >> > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-ESD-tp5844885p5847272.html > > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679, P3 #546 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
