Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Doug, It is a bit gusty out there tonight so far, but nothing much as yet. We "may" get some gusts to 65 MPH, but the storm is off shore. The one last night was much closer. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Bert, I'll be ok. A good nights sleep tonight and I will be back to normal, but it was quite the night. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Dennis, It was a nasty storm alright, but the house came through it. That odd ball water break surprised me. But fixed that ok too. I got the beverage soldered and the limbs picked up. The storm tonight should not be anything near what the one was last night. A wind gage a mile away had a gust of 82 MPH, so I guess that is what we were getting here. I knew they were above 70-75 MPH. Glad you and Doug came through it OK too. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Pat, Happy to read that you survive the high winds on the coast. Our winds rattle the windows and blow over our 8' metal wind mill in the backyard. Nothing like the winds in your area. This was the strongest winds in my 7 years of living here. Nice to hear that Doug had no trees falling on his house. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
You are welcome. It would be a shame to lose you, your antennas, and your wealth of knowledge. Now...go get some sleep. Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! > From: mwd...@webtv.net > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:17:44 -0800 > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com > CC: irca@hard-core-dx.com > Subject: Re: [IRCA] What a night! > > Thanks for the kind words, Bert. It has been quite the experience, and > another storm is on tap tonight with gusts 60-65 MPH. I hope they have > this one right. Or even less wind. I fixed the pipe and it is all back > to normal. I moved the heavy branch off the neighbors fene, as they are > elderly, and fixed a support on the Eastern beverage that was broken. > Other than that everything else is fine. But I am tired out today. > Hopefully I can more sleep tonight. Thank the Lord I was able to get > everything back to normal. > > 73, > > Patrick > > Patrick Martin > KGED QSL Manager > > > ___ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Nice report Patrick and sorry to hear about the plumbing issue (nice timing) and antenna pinching by the tree. Yeah, this one caught me off guard and since I'm in the "timber" range of a lot of big pines I slept on the bottom floor. An adventurous night! So, we have some more coming eh? I guess instead of picking up all the zillions of tree parts on the ground now, I'll just clear out a temporary path. 73- Doug ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Kevin, Gee that would have been nice. To be honest, I would have liked hearing my 3rd Indian than to go through what I did throughOh well, there is always tomorrow...Thanks. Gotta run out and solder my lead on the beverage I twisted together this morning. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
John, I am still here. But even in the middle of all or this, I did tune across the dial, after I fixed the beverage, and if I wasn't so tired, I would have DXed as it did not sound too bad out here. JOQR 1134 was quite decent around 1300. I am sorry I did not get to the dials, but after all of that, well there is next time. Thanks again John. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Mike, No damage, other than the mess to clean up. I am fortunate I was home, or else it would have been bad. I bought a new piece for $5.71 from Home Depot and it took 2 minures to replace. But it was something else. More wind tonight . Thanks. It is one of those things about living on the coast. The neighbors were talking about this this morning. If it wasn't for the piping, it would not have been so rough, but at least the break took my mind off the wind. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Thanks for the kind words, Bert. It has been quite the experience, and another storm is on tap tonight with gusts 60-65 MPH. I hope they have this one right. Or even less wind. I fixed the pipe and it is all back to normal. I moved the heavy branch off the neighbors fene, as they are elderly, and fixed a support on the Eastern beverage that was broken. Other than that everything else is fine. But I am tired out today. Hopefully I can more sleep tonight. Thank the Lord I was able to get everything back to normal. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Patrick, I, too, figgered from your message title that you were, once again, hearing India Geez, that sounds like quite a storm! I'm really glad that you paid a fairly light penalty, after all. I'll bet that you have some neighbors in considerably worse shape. Hang in there, buddy John Bryant At 09:27 AM 1/18/2010 -0800, you wrote: Hey Patrick: Hang in there. I know you're used to tough weather down there, but it's never fun. Hopefully you'll have everything back in working order by tonight. When I first looked at the title of your email, I was hoping that you were writing in about an opening to India and Africa during which you logged 137 new stations! Take care - Kevin S > Hi everyone, > > You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically > have been up al night. Here is the story. > Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no > biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone > and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did > not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and > the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 > and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being > a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was > getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or > two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the > forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said > this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about > 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in > a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts > were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house > shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in > houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up > every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it > was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come > down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on > talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin > Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times > trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I > went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about > 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. > I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I > walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as > water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly > threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and > turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some > had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there > wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took > everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on > the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of > the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the > floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer > looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the > toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the > tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The > whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the > toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so > I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred > Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, > after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to > check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at > 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that > the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. > I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I > decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it > out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big > branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came > in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull > the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came > back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped > because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters > and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I > am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and > get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But > what night! I sti
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Hey Patrick: Hang in there. I know you're used to tough weather down there, but it's never fun. Hopefully you'll have everything back in working order by tonight. When I first looked at the title of your email, I was hoping that you were writing in about an opening to India and Africa during which you logged 137 new stations! Take care - Kevin S > Hi everyone, > > You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically > have been up al night. Here is the story. > Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no > biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone > and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did > not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and > the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 > and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being > a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was > getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or > two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the > forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said > this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about > 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in > a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts > were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house > shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in > houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up > every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it > was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come > down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on > talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin > Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times > trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I > went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about > 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. > I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I > walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as > water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly > threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and > turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some > had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there > wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took > everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on > the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of > the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the > floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer > looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the > toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the > tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The > whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the > toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so > I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred > Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, > after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to > check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at > 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that > the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. > I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I > decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it > out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big > branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came > in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull > the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came > back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped > because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters > and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I > am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and > get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But > what night! I still need to check out all the antennas, but that will > wait. In checked them on the R8, they seem "ok". I guess I am doing > pretty good for a man at nearly 61. But people that know me, knows I am > stubborn. I sometimes throw caution to the wind (Isn't that a play on > words. hi), but I love doing what I want. I kbnow, I can hear some of > you saying,
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Wow! What a storm! And what a mess to find in the middle of the night. I feel for you bud. Wish I could help. But as you said, an easy fix. Sure hope the water hasn't done any permanent damage. You take care down there. Mike ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] What a night!
Words fail me, but I am glad all is as well as it can be in your neck of the woods. As we sometimes say here in the South, "Bless your heart." Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! > From: mwd...@webtv.net > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:35:06 -0800 > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com; a...@nrcdxas.org > Subject: [IRCA] What a night! > > Hi everyone, > > You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically > have been up al night. Here is the story. > Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no > biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone > and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did > not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and > the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 > and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being > a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was > getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or > two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the > forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said > this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about > 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in > a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts > were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house > shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in > houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up > every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it > was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come > down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on > talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin > Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times > trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I > went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about > 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. > I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I > walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as > water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly > threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and > turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some > had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there > wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took > everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on > the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of > the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the > floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer > looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the > toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the > tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The > whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the > toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so > I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred > Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, > after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to > check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at > 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that > the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. > I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I > decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it > out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big > branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came > in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull > the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came > back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped > because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters > and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I > am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and > get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But > what night! I still need to check out all the antennas, but that will > wait. In checked them on the R8, they seem "
[IRCA] What a Night add-on
P.S. Did I forget to mention, we have another high wind wach for Monday night into Tuesday afternoon with possible gusts to 65 MPH. we are not out of the woods yet. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] What a night!
Hi everyone, You are probably asking, what am I doing up at 5AM? Well, I bsically have been up al night. Here is the story. Well, the weatherman stated that we may have wind gusts 60-65 MPH, so no biggie. The wind would come up last night around 8 PM. 8PM came and gone and no wind. Showers off and on, but nothing else. Ch 12 Portland did not run their news at 10PM, so I waited until 11 PM. I called NOAA and the same weather forecast from earlier. At 11PM, Rod Hill cut in on Ch 8 and said something odd about this storm was happening. Instead of being a coastal thing, it had cut across and came up the valley as it was getting very windy in Salem. Still nothing here except for a downpour or two. I called NOAA and talked to the guy and he was changing the forecast and was busy, You are about to get hit hard! and Rod Hill said this storm was turning out to be worse than first thought. At about 11:30, all heck broke loose. The wind switched from SE to South, like in a minute and came up with gusts 60-70 MPH. Within an hour, the gusts were more present and were in the range of 80-90 MPH. The whole house shook. Of course no one could sleep, and the lights have been on in houses all night. I tried to sleep, but I could feel my BP going up every time the wind shook the house. I was right, I checked my BP and it was 147/99. It has not been that high in several years now. It has come down to normal now. I went back to bed and listened to KGO. Ray was on talking about his early years in broadcasting and when he met Martin Luther King. It was very enjoyable and relaxing. I got up a few times trying to see my antennas, but really couldn't. The dishes looked ok. I went back to bed again. Then the wind started to slightly die down about 3 AM and all of a sudden I heard a vey LOUD hissing. I was half asleep. I woke up and I could hear it from the bathroom off the bedroom. I walked in to water all over and It looked like a water pipe broke, as water was shooting out of the wall behind the toilet. I immediatelly threw on my slippers ran out in the winds still gusting about 70 MPH and turned off the water. I came in and started to mop up the water. Some had run into the heat vent on the far side of the floor. I figured there wasn't much I could do about that, but I mopped up the rest. Took everything out of the bathroom and then after I dried everything out on the floor, I thought, "Wait a minute how could water be coming out of the wall? This is a manufactured home and the pipes come up from the floor." Remember when I ran out, I was half asleep. So at closer looking, I fould the connection where the flexable hose connected to the toilet had snapped. The flexable hose is metal but the connection on the tubing is plastic! I am glad it did not happen when I wasn't home. The whole house would have been flooded. So I turned off the turnout to the toilet, when out and turned the water back on and everything is fine, so I will go to Fred Meyer or Home Depot today (If they are open, Fred Meyer will be) and buy a new hose. An easy fix, but what a pain. Well, after all of that, I could not sleep. I put on my clothes and decided to check out the antennas in the backyard with a flashlight. This is at 4:15 AM. Gusts are still 45-50 MPH. But you know me. I discovered that the Eastern beverage lead was pulled down to the ground and very tight. I shot the light back to the back trees, but not seeing anything, I decided what the heck, I would walk on down in the wind and check it out. I got down behind the neighbors house a found my problem. A big branch off the Spruce tree and fallen and across the beverage. I came in, got my limb cutter and went out and cut the limb in pieces to pull the antenna loose, and it popped back up in place pretty much and I came back to pull it back to the nail and I found the wire had snapped because of the weight of the pull. OK, I came back in, got the cutters and fixed the wire. I will solder it later, as it in in the backyard. I am beginning to relax and I am getting tired, so I think I will try and get some sleep as I want to fix the piping in the bathroom later. But what night! I still need to check out all the antennas, but that will wait. In checked them on the R8, they seem "ok". I guess I am doing pretty good for a man at nearly 61. But people that know me, knows I am stubborn. I sometimes throw caution to the wind (Isn't that a play on words. hi), but I love doing what I want. I kbnow, I can hear some of you saying, He is nuts. Maybe I am a bit, but at least I enjoy my life. More later. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.
