I'm letting my locks down for lock down. Grow, baby, grow. Never mind I have no hair on top. Neither did Ben Franklin. I'll cut my hair when the pandemic runs out of steam.
John K7FD > On May 15, 2020, at 7:48 PM, Drew AF2Z <[email protected]> wrote: > > I cut my own hair-- it is passable at "social distancing" distances. Whatever > it looks like it feels a lot better nice and short. > > I suppose the K4 will be more of a finished product when it finally ships, > and fewer firmware updates will be necessary. I always enjoyed installing the > updates on the K3 so I hope there will still be some to do when I finally get > a K4 kit. > > 73, > Drew > AF2Z > > > >> On 05/15/20 20:02, Wes wrote: >> I got a much needed haircut today. Usually I take the dog to grooming and I >> get a haircut on the same day. He got groomed two weeks ago. >> For the last couple of days I've been battling the annual infestation of >> killer bees in my fireplace. Two days ago I set a small newspaper fire to >> drive them out. I was rewarded with a big chunk of honeycomb falling down >> the flue into the firebox. It was full of angry bees, fortunately all >> behind glass doors. (Note I was stung a couple of years ago by one and had >> an acute reaction. My hand swelled to about twice normal size and I had >> hives (not bee hives) under my arms and in my groin. It took a steroid >> injection to give me relief.) After dark when they settled down I gave them >> a good dusting with Sevin. >> But they were still entrenched high up in the flue, so yesterday, I set a >> bigger fire. It burned for an hour or so and died out. I went outside and >> the chimney was smoking like crazy. It looked like I had a chimney fire so >> discretion being the better par of valor, I called the fire department. >> However, three deputy sheriff deputies showed up first. None of them had on >> masks or gloves. They left when the firemen arrived. The >> firemen/paramedics weren't in masks or gloves either. After a review of the >> situation they said let it burn, but given my sensitivity stay away from the >> bees and call a bee removal expert. Then we stood around in my living room >> for a few minutes and we queried them about the virus. They reported that >> in all the calls they've answered, they have yet to encounter a COVID >> victim. So we shook hands and they left. So much for social distancing. >> Wes N7WS >> ps. I'm one of those 78 year olds that might not live long enough to get a >> K4 but I'm ready for the country to get back to work. >>> On 5/15/2020 3:54 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>> We here in North Carolina will be beginning to open after next Friday, but >>> very carefully. We do not want to see a resurgence of this virus. >>> I need a haircut, and an appointment with my chiropractor, but those will >>> have to wait because those are close physical contact situations. >>> Since many of us are in the high risk category due to age, we must remain >>> careful and vigilant even as things reopen. Facemasks and gloves are the >>> order of the day for all outings as well as handwashing when we return home >>> and hand sanitizer when not at home. >>> >>> It would be nice if all of this just went away, but that is wishful >>> thinking during a major worldwide pandemic. >>> >>> The K4 will be ready when Elecraft can get the parts and start shipping. >>> In the meantime, firmware updates and some Field Testing is all they can do. >>> >>> 73 and stay safe, >>> Don W3FPR >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
