WEEK 12 OF 2008-OUR 28TH
YEAR
CRACKER BARRELL
MAKES GIRL GO WILD
LAST WEEK...PALM
SATURDAY/SUNDAY....WE TOOK A BREAK FROM THE JOYS OF THE "22 CREW" AND DID A
TOTALLY FAMILY WEEKEND..THATS WHY WEEK 12 REALLY WAS PUT TOGETHER ON FRIDAY
INSTEAD OF INTO THE WEE HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING..
OUR OLDEST HARMONIC-KB2DLX, JESSICA-WHO YOU HAVE SEEN HERE IN
"APPLE SLICES"...REMEMBER HER WITH RUDY G BACK IN "SLICES" 39 OF
2007?
NOW RESIDES IN NASHUA NH .. SO OFF TO NH IT WAS OH ABOUT 10AM
SATURDAY...NOW FOR THOSE OF YOU TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
FOOD IS..LUCKILY THE BABY THINKS LIKE DADDY...NEVER PASS A WAFFLE HOUSE OR A BOB
EVANS STOP AT ALL SONIC'S AND NEVER MISS A CRACKER BARRELL

..TROUBLE
IS NONE OF THOSE PLACES EXIST IN NYC OR CLOSE...BUT AS LUCK WOULD HAVE
IT...THERE IS A CRACKER BARRELL AT EXIT 40 OFF I-95 IN CONNECTICUT...AND THAT
WAS WHEN THE GIRL WENT WILD...PERSONALLY I THINK IT WAS TOO MUCH "UNCLE
HERSCHEL":
BECAUSE AFTER THE ABOVE...THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED:
YES LITTLE JUSTINE LIT OUT FOR THE GIFT SHOP AND BECAME AN
"OFFICIAL" CRACKER BARRELL EASTER BUNNY....it had to be something in the
eggs!!!
ONCE THE UNCLE HERSCH WORE OFF IT WAS BACK ON THE ROAD
NORTH...TO NH ITS REAL EASY...95N TO 91N TO 84E TO 90E TOWARDS BOSTON TO 495N
AROUND BOSTON THEN BACK ON 95N CROSS INTO NH AND AFTER A FEW EXITS COMES ONE FOR
NASHUA..SOMEWHERE JUST BEFORE THE NH BORDER IN MA AT ABOUT 85MPH IN THE LEFT
LANE WE CAME UPON A HAMMY ON OUR RITE:

NOW ITS A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, DONT FORGET WE WERE DRIVING AND
TAKING PICTURES AT THE SAME TIME...BUT THAT GUY HAD ALL SORTS OF
ANTENNAS...YAESU HF SCREWDRIVER...ASSORTED VHF/UHF STUFF AND ANOTHER STEALTH
TYPE HF ANTENNA MAYBE A COMET..ANYWAY GOT UP TO HIM AND WAVED AND HONKED AND SO
ON AS WE ALWAYS DO TO FELLOW HAMS...BUT.....FORGOT THAT WE WERE NOT IN THE
"22 CREW MOBILE"..NO RADIOS NO ANTENNAS NO HAMMY ID OF ANY
KIND NOTHING...POOR GUY LOOKED TERRIFIED...MUST OF THOUGHT IT WAS
JUST ANOTHER NUTTY NY DRIVER...THE LESSON HERE IS NEVER SAY HI SPEED HAM
HELLOS UNLESS YOU LOOK LIKE ONE ALSO!
JUST LITTLE WHILE AFTER THE UFHE (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING HAMMY
ENCOUNTER) WE ARRIVED IN NASHUA...ROLLED UP ON THE NEW KB2DLX QTH AND WENT
INSIDE...THE XYL WAS JUST HAPPY TO FIND A SEAT WITH NO WHEELS ON IT AND THAT
WASNT MOVING:
JUSTINE-THE CRACKER BARRELL RABBIT-AND KB2DLX GOT TO CATCH UP ON
OLD TIMES:
AND DADDY GOT TO TAKE EVERYONE OUT FOR DINNER:
WATCH "APPLE SLICES" 14 FOR ANOTHER NON-HAM EASTER SUNDAY
REPORT...!
HOW DO YOU
SPELL
T E R R O
R
F E A
R
D I S A S T E R
?
WHAT FREAKS YOU OUT
WHEN YOU GO TO THE MAILBOX?...WHAT PIECE OF MAIL IN THE HUNDREDS THAT FALL OUT
OF THAT BOX ALWAYS MANAGE TO LAND FACE UP AND IN UR FACE? WHAT SINGLE
ENVELOPE CAN IMMEDIATELY BRING ON NAUSEA AND PROFUSE SWEATING......
WELL IF UR A HAMMY THE
ANSWER IS EASY..THE ONE THAT HAS A RETURN ADDRESS THAT SAYS: FCC COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION
BUREAU #$%^&*^&*(^&*
WE GOT ONE OF THOSE
YESTERDAY....YUP UPON OPENING:
PO BOX 1052 NEW YORK NY
10002 WHAT IS RITE THERE STARING AT US BUT A TERRIBLY OFFICIAL LOOKING ENVELOPE
FROM
FCC COMPLIANCE & INFO
BUREAU
WAYNE P STAATS -
WS8RM
OFFICIAL OBSERVER
REPORT
WHAT COULD WE POSSIBLY
HAVE DONE TO OFFEND THIS "OO", OH NO COULD IT OF BEEN THIS .. COULD IT OF
BEEN THAT....NAH COULD NOT BEEN ANY OF THOSE THINGS..WE DINT DO IT...WE ARE
INNOCENT...AFTER ALL THE CLASSROOM NET IS THE HOME OF THE "FINAST FLOCK OF FOLKS
IN ALL OF HAMDOM".....WELL ONE WAY TO FIND OUT....
OPEN THE
ENVELOPE!
WE DID....AND LOOK WHAT
WAS INSIDE:

JUST IN CASE YOU CANT
READ IT...TO QUOTE WAYNE-WS8RM...HE SAID
"The recent operation
of your net was a joy to listen to. The up-beat tempo and good
participants are a good example for new amateurs. Keep up the good work.
73"
WAYNE WAS LISTENING TO
THE NET ON 3/17.....
THANK YOU FOR WRITING
WAYNE...IT WAS WORTH THE MINI-HEART ATTACK/SEIZURE/STROKE & HAVING TO GO OUT
AND BUY A NEW FRAME FOR THE CERTIFICATE...PLUS IT HELPS US PROVE WE WILL DELIVER
THE BEST HOUR AND A HALF IN YOUR HAM RADIO DAY IF YOU JUST GIVE US 90
MINUTES!
FINALLY...SOMETHING FOR
F R E E
YES NOT ONLY CAN YOU
GET A FREE GIFT ... YOU GET TO PLAY ON A BRAND NEW HAM RADIO
WEBSITE....
THIS WEEK ONE
OF OUR "APPLE SLICES" READERS..RICHY-WA2RQY ALERTED US TO A NEW SITE HE
FOUND.
"HEY JOEEE YOU CAN GET
A CALL SIGN STICKER FREE FOR THE CREW MOBILE AND ALSO PUT UP AN AD FOR
hamradiomanuals.com IN A NEW PLACE AND ITS ALL FREE"
WARY OF FREE ADS AND
FREE STUFF WE DID NOT INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY BUT LISTEN IT WAS A SLOW WEEK SO
WE WENT...RICHY WAS RIGHT...PLUS THE GUY RUNNING IT WE GOT TO TALK TO AND HE IS
WONDERFUL PLUS HE IS DOING ALL THIS WORK PURELY FOR THE LOVE OF HAM
RADIO....
GO THERE..IT IS
AMAZING....WEB CAMS AND THIS AND THAT..REALLY INTERESTING...PLUS FOLLOW THE
DIRECTIONS FOR GETTING YOUR TRULY FREE VINYL CALL SIGN STICKER...AND DONT FORGET
TO NOTICE THE PROMINENT AD FOR hamradiomanuals.com THANKS FOR BEING THERE
JACK AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE REALLY GREAT NEW HAMMY WEB SITE!
DAYTON
2008
STILL NOT A WORD FROM
THE D.A.R.A FOLKS. NOTHING...NADA...BUT WE ARE NOT ALONE...RICH-KI2X ALSO
REPORTS NOT A WORD FROM THEM SO WE REALLY ARE NOT
WORRIED....WALTER-WA4LT...MIKEEE-W2HLD THEY ALL HAVE THEIR PLANE
RESERVATIONS...ARE YOU ALL SET??? THE FOLLOWING IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO
BE ON "TEAM 22 CREW DAYTON":
SUPER 8
155 Monarch Lane., Miamisburg 45342,
937-866-5500, Fax: 937-866-8270
IF YOU ARE NOT
ATTENDING THE HAMFEST BUT WANT TO SPEND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE CREW AT OUR
TRADITIONAL DAYTON EYEBALL THE PEERLESS MILL INN IS THE PLACE TO
BE:
PLAN ON ARRIVING AROUND 7PM FOR AN EVENING WITH "THE
FINAST FLOCK OF FOLKS IN ALL OF
HAMDOM"