tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post1442768295011656020..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Greetings, and good wishesTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-55642119392962155182016-08-09T22:28:34.501-04:002016-08-09T22:28:34.501-04:00Ham operators and pilots do, however. Ham operators and pilots do, however. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-22773925180206056762016-08-09T18:44:57.672-04:002016-08-09T18:44:57.672-04:00I'm operating with a license I got when I pass...I'm operating with a license I got when I passed a test at age 12.<br /><br />That and pilots' licenses don't expire.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-1983661423137136762016-08-09T18:42:46.241-04:002016-08-09T18:42:46.241-04:00I've tried telling hams that my new tiny trans...I've tried telling hams that my new tiny transceiver occupies the spot on the computer desk where the coffee cup used to go, so I have a really tiny "shack" and now drink coffee with my left hand, but nobody seems to appreciate that small talk. It's too off-the-custom.<br /><br />The custom is power and antenna, and if you're sending morse code, age and what you retired from.<br /><br />I don't give them that but mention that I was off the air for 53 years there. That leaves something not fitting quite in.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-83152628251955201332016-08-09T18:38:39.235-04:002016-08-09T18:38:39.235-04:00I always call hams claiming to be low power (qrp =...I always call hams claiming to be low power (qrp = 5 watts or less), doing a national parks on the air thing (NPOTA), or summits on the air (SOTA), because the conversation is extremely short so it serves as a kind of liveness check on the radio, and the poor bastards are hoping somebody is interested in marking the occasion of their being on the air.<br /><br />Otherwise, in the case of regular high power at home hams, you find yourself having to make small talk with the guy.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-65558619170849053272016-08-09T18:35:30.865-04:002016-08-09T18:35:30.865-04:00Chip greetings are occasions for an interesting bl...Chip greetings are occasions for an interesting blog post, no matter what social obligations they impose on the recipient.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-64867190918525247062016-08-09T18:12:40.740-04:002016-08-09T18:12:40.740-04:00I don't send any greetings. I only send money...I don't send any greetings. I only send money and only electronic. Nobody really resents that no matter how thoughtless. People anxiously await my thoughtlessness like kids on Christmas eve.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-52216917761885568052016-08-09T18:08:49.578-04:002016-08-09T18:08:49.578-04:00I only send them to ease my own guilt and get some...I only send them to ease my own guilt and get some cheap pseudo-respect, so this attempt to ruin my ease in doing that is offensive. It's probably racist and culturonormative facism. bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-62075531353387632962016-08-09T15:27:17.534-04:002016-08-09T15:27:17.534-04:00rhhardin,
I didn't expect any response from e...rhhardin,<br /><br />I didn't expect any response from either one. That's what was so surprising. In both cases I had already written several times with no response at all. They're both rather busy and involved with other concerns. And that's fine. But this time they both shot back immediately, within hours. They both had something they wanted to say back. Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-31677968615398848322016-08-09T13:38:36.957-04:002016-08-09T13:38:36.957-04:00I grew up in the northeast where people are on the...I grew up in the northeast where people are on the lower level of the spectrum as far as greeting others as they walk past. NYC is the worst. I loved it when I moved to the Midwest[KC] in the 70's and found folks quite friendly. I can read people quickly. Since I walk ~10 miles a day I walk past many people if I take an urban route. If someone looks very shy I'll just smile. Otherwise, I will always say, "Hi, hello, howdy, etc." Wisconsin and Minnesota are some of the nicest folks in the country. But, north to south, the Midwest is the friendliest part of this great country. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-52165308941836949172016-08-09T12:31:08.861-04:002016-08-09T12:31:08.861-04:00What would a yes have meant for a negative questio...What would a yes have meant for a negative question?rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-22025790541602933982016-08-09T12:20:08.263-04:002016-08-09T12:20:08.263-04:00All I was expecting was yes or no.All I was expecting was yes or no.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-69540253640914920022016-08-09T12:08:27.941-04:002016-08-09T12:08:27.941-04:00Try a hi passing a random person in an airport. T...Try a hi passing a random person in an airport. There will be confusion.<br /><br />But if they're in the departure lounge alone and you join them with a hi, there's no confusion, it's just I'm here with you in the normal departure lounge beginning of the crowd.<br /><br />A reassurance.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-80764005508214327072016-08-09T12:05:32.324-04:002016-08-09T12:05:32.324-04:00Hi
Hello, you blot on the landscape
That's m...Hi<br /><br />Hello, you blot on the landscape<br /><br />That's more or less in P. G. Wodehouse somewhere.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-65463734073340904472016-08-09T12:04:27.084-04:002016-08-09T12:04:27.084-04:00It has been kept civil, Rabel. Like the recent unp...It has been kept civil, Rabel. Like the recent unpleasantness between the states.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-12871195017767938642016-08-09T12:03:48.372-04:002016-08-09T12:03:48.372-04:00Hi as casual interaction is a transition move, fro...Hi as casual interaction is a transition move, from not being there together to being there together, yet allowing civil inattention to continue. It's not really a greeting in the Chip sense.<br /><br />Probably it comes from need to indicate no intention to mug, rape or rob.<br /><br />Hi at the beginning of an email is to frame it in letter form, with what that allows in style and content.<br /><br />Lots of non-greeting use of greetings.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71213280795182376762016-08-09T11:45:57.197-04:002016-08-09T11:45:57.197-04:00You never say, "Hi"?You never say, "Hi"?edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-12977370699363191992016-08-09T11:40:58.345-04:002016-08-09T11:40:58.345-04:00Actual relationships are great. They're not f...Actual relationships are great. They're not filled with greetings though.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-127842329120804002016-08-09T11:40:09.613-04:002016-08-09T11:40:09.613-04:00I'm against greetings. They're a bother b...I'm against greetings. They're a bother because a response is called for, and I was happy before.<br /><br />There's more interesting stuff to do than service formal relationships.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-65412369020457877932016-08-09T11:11:26.356-04:002016-08-09T11:11:26.356-04:00Well thanks, Chip.
I didn't expect anything, ...Well thanks, Chip.<br /><br />I didn't expect anything, but it's nice you remembered.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-740769376213239962016-08-09T11:00:59.207-04:002016-08-09T11:00:59.207-04:00Jeepers. I walked into Lem's place this mornin...Jeepers. I walked into Lem's place this morning and there's blood all over the floor, smashed tables and broken bottles everywhere, bullet holes in the mirror over the bar and that looks like couple of dead bodies over there underneath the Trump signs.<br /><br />I must have missed a hellofa brawl. I hope there's video on Liveleaks.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-63589469857880285662016-08-09T10:47:28.651-04:002016-08-09T10:47:28.651-04:00The only thing an ecard shows is you thought...at ...The only thing an ecard shows is you thought...at the last second. <br /><br />The worst however is sending an ecard late. Better not send anything than that. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.com