Hello Daryl!

16 Nov 25 21:26, you wrote to me:

 DS> Sean,

 SR>> I had a look at it but it doesn't seem to operate well outside
 SR>> the US. It had the 2 Irish weather radars but when I clicked
 SR>> Sat, it went back to the US. It looked tidy alright

 DS>   They may not have the satellite deal elsewhere, or no data was
 DS> available. I look more at the radar, plus the watches and warnings.

I watch the Shannon radar direct as it is the closest one to me. Knock airport
has a radar but it seems to be down more than up. Which reminds me to run a
script to do different forecasts that I upload

 SR>> I like that, will remember the middle one 

 DS>   Even back in the 1950's, rig prices were ludicrous. In preparing the
 DS> audio transcript for the monthly Journal of the Quarter Century
 DS> Wireless Association, sometimes there are articles on vintage gear. In
 DS> reading that, I thought "and we complain about prices now!!".

Since Brexit, prices in Ireland for most stuff has sky rocketed. Even rigs are
stupid money. There are ways around it, but usually means travelling to Northern
Ireland to have it shipped there. Even postage from the EU is stupid. I looked
at a 2m dipole and it was costing me more than the antenna to ship it


 SR>> I am booked in provisionally for the May exam, so if I get the
 SR>> ticket then that will be cancelled. I may try the UK online
 SR>> exam which gives me the HAREC exam ticket so can get my irish
 SR>> that way.

 DS>   Whatever works to get you on the air.

oh, this winter, one way or another, I will get the ticket. Even if I get the
full ticket in England, I can only transfer it for a semi full ticket here as
they require you to do morse here to get the full full.

 SR>> I have met a couple of doctors that I swear must have been the
 SR>> bottom of their class 

 DS>   Or like the 2 memes regarding the male prostate check, which can be
 DS> a real PITA (and I don't mean the salad) <G>:

 DS> 1) This man is sitting on the exam table in the clinic, and he had a
 DS> pair of C-Clamps holding his butt cheeks together. The doctor notes
 DS> "Patient is rather reluctant to have his prostate checked".

 DS>   One time, the nurse forgot to trim her fingernails. 

ROTFL, I will ask my district nurse about this. I have made her blush a few time



 DS> 2) A frail old man is on the exam table, and the doctor walks in with
 DS> his finger swollen to the size of his index, middle, and the finger
 DS> next to his pinkie together".  He tells the patient "I'm sorry I'm
 DS> late for your prostate check...but I slammed my hand in the car door
 DS> this morning".

 DS>   I think I want to reschedule, or just have blood work done for the
 DS> PSA!!

LOL

Sean


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