As a ham radio operator. I'm scared to do it. Won't people look at me funny? I've only told two very close friends. Well unless you count my mom, she always knew.
I even make up excuses when I go to buy solder and RF connectors, but I think they are starting to see through my lies
We're here for you. At first, i used to laugh it off and tell them it was a weird cell phone, but it was eating me up at night. I couldnt stop the thoughts that i was missing a long path to africa, or that a dxpedition was slipping through my fingers.
Trust me, it may be tough, but be who you are and know you are not alone in this.
The louder the monkey, the smaller its balls.
Just tell them that the stuff you're buying is to build a kinky sex toy, and that you're gay and into BDSM.
^that will shut them up good ;)
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
yeah, I'd rather be known as a gay BDSM enthusiast than a ham.. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I'm kidding.
Time was when alternative-lifestyle folk were in the closet and the radio enthusiast/engineer was mainstream America-esque. My, how things (and perceptions) change...
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
No...i think it would be better received to be a raging leather man with assless chaps and a huge moustache than to be a simple ham.
The louder the monkey, the smaller its balls.
Wow, you should maybe think about a KA-REAR in alternative western wear design. Perhaps you could debut the line in a little back room on Brokeback Mountain?Originally Posted by N7YA
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory
RIP ALBI-W3MIV RIP RUSS-W5RB RIP BOB-VK3ZL
Better to come out as a ham than to continue to live a lie. Despite their deviant behavior--huddling over electronic equipment in dimly-lit rooms talking to strangers hundreds or thousands of miles away--many hams are otherwise well-balanced, productive individuals who are an asset to their community.
Then, of course, there are those of us who frequent The Island.
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