Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention Primer)

2010-03-22 Thread Don Kupferschmidt 
Nate,

Even though the video is almost 20 minutes in length, I watched it in it's 
entirety.  It was really good.  Others on the list should consider viewing it.

Although it doesn't pertain to R-B, it sends a clear message of the state of 
the country.

Thanks for sharing it.

Don, KD9PT



  - Original Message - 
  From: Nate Duehr 
  To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:14 PM
  Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention 
Primer)




  On Mar 21, 2010, at 3:43 PM, wb6dgn wrote:

  > "Maybe we'll get Obamacare for autos and we'll all be saved."
  > 
  > In the interest of not being kicked off the board, I'll keep my comments on 
that to myself (even though the last headline I read just made me do a lot of 
screaming!).

  I'll just share a video that covers it ... (and no, it's not a political 
video about healthcare.) Mike Rowe talks about his experiences filming the TV 
Show "Dirty Jobs".

  http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html

  Takes a few minutes to get going, but it's great.

  If more people thought like Mike, they wouldn't "need" so much... and they'd 
be happier.

  --
  Nate Duehr, WY0X
  n...@natetech.com

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention Primer)

2010-03-21 Thread Nate Duehr 

On Mar 21, 2010, at 3:43 PM, wb6dgn wrote:

> "Maybe we'll get Obamacare for autos and we'll all be saved."
> 
> In the interest of not being kicked off the board, I'll keep my comments on 
> that to myself (even though the last headline I read just made me do a lot of 
> screaming!).

I'll just share a video that covers it ... (and no, it's not a political video 
about healthcare.)  Mike Rowe talks about his experiences filming the TV Show 
"Dirty Jobs".

http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html

Takes a few minutes to get going, but it's great.

If more people thought like Mike, they wouldn't "need" so much...  and they'd 
be happier.

--
Nate Duehr, WY0X
n...@natetech.com

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention Primer)

2010-03-21 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B) 
When I moved to Edwards, CA (Kern County) from Dayton, my insurance doubled.
When I moved to Texas, it went up again.  

 

Maybe we'll get Obamacare for autos and we'll all be saved.

 

Mike

WM4B

 

From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wb6dgn
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 5:03 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention
Primer)

 

  

"C'mon Tom. you've gotta be kiddin'! Somebody with a `6' call complaining
about Ohio drivers?" 

Mike,
I wouldn't have believed it either! My insurance slightly more than DOUBLED
when I moved to Ohio from a like sized city in Indiana. My insurance in Ohio
was about the SAME rate for my Plymouth Voyager (getting conservative in my
old age) as it was for my high performance Corvette (L82) in California a
few years before I moved East. Is there a message there somewhere?

--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
 , "Mike Besemer \(WM4B\)"
 wrote:
>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> C'mon Tom. you've gotta be kiddin'! Somebody with a '6' call complaining
> about Ohio drivers? Yer killin' me. 
> 
> 
> 
> Lemme go through these by the numbers:
> 
> 
> 
> 1: Date---un, o-HI-o
> 
> 
> 
> 2: I believe this refers to Texas
> 
> 
> 
> 3: I lived there 12 years. in the 80's. can't tell you where any of those
> were
> 
> 
> 
> 4: Yep. same as any other military town
> 
> 
> 
> 5: That's Texas (or Georgia) again!
> 
> 
> 
> 6: Pretty much
> 
> 
> 
> 7/8: That describes the entire Midwest!
> 
> 
> 
> 9: Texas again!
> 
> 
> 
> 10: True. Same holds true for I-70 Westbound. The close you get to Indy,
> the higher the speeds.
> 
> 
> 
> 11: Good advice anywhere in the U.S. these days. Ya never know who's
> packin' a .40 under the seat!
> 
> 
> 
> 12: Georgia!
> 
> 
> 
> 13/14: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, at least!
> 
> 
> 
> 15: Isn't there a festival EVERY weekend in Dayton?!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I sure miss that place (except the snow)!
> 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> WM4B
> 
> 
> 
> From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
 
> [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
 ] On Behalf Of wb6dgn
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 4:29 PM
> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
 
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention
> Primer)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Agreed to all above BUT what's different from the REST of OHIO? Worst
> drivers and highest insurance rates I've ever encountered anywhere. That
> says it all!
> 
> --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
 
>  , "skipp025" 
> wrote:
> >
> > You probably have to be somewhat or a local to get some of 
> > these, but what the heck. Enjoy and get ready for the Dayton 
> > Hamvention just around the corner... 
> > s. 
> > 
> > Visitor's Guide to Dayton, Ohio
> > 
> > 1. You must learn to correctly pronounce the city name. It 
> > is Date ---uhn, "O-hi-o"
> > 
> > 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Dayton has 
> > its own version of traffic rules - the truck with the loudest 
> > exhaust goes next at a 4-way stop. The truck with the biggest 
> > tires goes after that. 
> > The exception to the above is that blue haired ladies driving 
> > anything have the right of way anytime.
> > 
> > 3. To find anything in Dayton, it is required that you know 
> > where the old Rike's, Rike's Kettering, and Mayor's Jewelers 
> > buildings were.
> > 
> > 4. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 to 10:00 am. The evening 
> > rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:00. Friday's rush hour starts 
> > Thursday morning.
> > 
> > 5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear 
> > ended, cussed out and possibly shot.
> > 
> > 6. You must know that Woodman Drive, Harshman Road, Turner 
> > Road, Shoup Mill and Wright Brothers Parkway are the same road.
> > 
> > 7. Construction is a permanent fixture in Dayton. The orange 
> > barrels are moved around in the middle of the night to make 
> > the next days driving a bit more exciting.
> > 
> > 8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as deer, skunks, 
> > dogs, barrels, cones, cows, horses, pot holes, cats, pieces 
> > of other cars, opossum, truck tires, raccoons, squirrels, 
> > rabbits, and crows or vultures feeding on any of these 
> > items. Be careful of individuals scouring these items for 
> > possible usage as the main entree on their dinner menu.
> > 
> > 9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to 
> > the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally 
> > activated" and welcome them to Dayton, because they must be 
> > a visitor.
> > 
> > 10. The minimum acceptable speed on the Indy speedway (I-675) 
> > is 95 mph. Anything less is considered downright sissy. This 
> > is Dayton's ver

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention Primer)

2010-03-21 Thread Mike Besemer (WM4B) 


 

C'mon Tom. you've gotta be kiddin'!  Somebody with a '6' call complaining
about Ohio drivers?  Yer killin' me.  

 

Lemme go through these by the numbers:

 

1:  Date---un, o-HI-o

 

2: I believe this refers to Texas

 

3: I lived there 12 years. in the 80's. can't tell you where any of those
were

 

4: Yep. same as any other military town

 

5: That's Texas (or Georgia) again!

 

6: Pretty much

 

7/8: That describes the entire Midwest!

 

9: Texas again!

 

10: True.  Same holds true for I-70 Westbound.  The close you get to Indy,
the higher the speeds.

 

11: Good advice anywhere in the U.S. these days.  Ya never know who's
packin' a .40 under the seat!

 

12: Georgia!

 

13/14: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, at least!

 

15: Isn't there a festival EVERY weekend in Dayton?!

 



 

I sure miss that place (except the snow)!

 

73,

 

Mike

WM4B

 

From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of wb6dgn
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 4:29 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Welcome to Dayton (Partial Hamvention
Primer)

 

  



Agreed to all above BUT what's different from the REST of OHIO? Worst
drivers and highest insurance rates I've ever encountered anywhere. That
says it all!

--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
 , "skipp025" 
wrote:
>
> You probably have to be somewhat or a local to get some of 
> these, but what the heck. Enjoy and get ready for the Dayton 
> Hamvention just around the corner... 
> s. 
> 
> Visitor's Guide to Dayton, Ohio
> 
> 1. You must learn to correctly pronounce the city name. It 
> is Date ---uhn, "O-hi-o"
> 
> 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Dayton has 
> its own version of traffic rules - the truck with the loudest 
> exhaust goes next at a 4-way stop. The truck with the biggest 
> tires goes after that. 
> The exception to the above is that blue haired ladies driving 
> anything have the right of way anytime.
> 
> 3. To find anything in Dayton, it is required that you know 
> where the old Rike's, Rike's Kettering, and Mayor's Jewelers 
> buildings were.
> 
> 4. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 to 10:00 am. The evening 
> rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:00. Friday's rush hour starts 
> Thursday morning.
> 
> 5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear 
> ended, cussed out and possibly shot.
> 
> 6. You must know that Woodman Drive, Harshman Road, Turner 
> Road, Shoup Mill and Wright Brothers Parkway are the same road.
> 
> 7. Construction is a permanent fixture in Dayton. The orange 
> barrels are moved around in the middle of the night to make 
> the next days driving a bit more exciting.
> 
> 8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as deer, skunks, 
> dogs, barrels, cones, cows, horses, pot holes, cats, pieces 
> of other cars, opossum, truck tires, raccoons, squirrels, 
> rabbits, and crows or vultures feeding on any of these 
> items. Be careful of individuals scouring these items for 
> possible usage as the main entree on their dinner menu.
> 
> 9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to 
> the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally 
> activated" and welcome them to Dayton, because they must be 
> a visitor.
> 
> 10. The minimum acceptable speed on the Indy speedway (I-675) 
> is 95 mph. Anything less is considered downright sissy. This 
> is Dayton's version of NASCAR and the Indy 500.
> 
> 11. Never honk at anyone. To do so, invites serious bodily 
> injury.
> 
> 12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 55 
> zone ... you are considered a road hazard and will receive 
> flashing lights and blaring horns from other drivers..
> 
> 13. Ground clearance of at least 12 inches is recommended for 
> city driving.
> 
> 14. If it's 100 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next weekend.
> 
> 15. If it's 10 degrees and sleeting/snowing, then there's a 
> Festival going on somewhere in the Dayton area. (If you work 
> at Wright-Patt, there's a 95% chance you'll have a fire 
> drill).
>