Technology: Friend or Foe?
Technology is indeed my friend– when it works. Unfortunately my friend is not available. Some time late Wednesday July 13th or Thursday the phone line at my home went out. That means my DSL also went on vacation. My neighbor was told there is a wide spread outage in Parma. My report to ATT (to a disinterested automated man) indicated that the service would be back in operation on Saturday July 16th. Well, that hasn’t happened yet, so this post is being written from the local McD’s where I just had a brief panic when I overheard that their order taking computer is down.
We like to think we could do without all the technology and that it might be better to just get back to the “simple life.” I’m not so sure that would be a good idea. Since the internet outage I’ve seen neighbors I never knew I had. Some are even talking to each other and some teenagers discovered they had a back yard. Life is changing.
Everybody loves a picnic.
Thank you all who participated in the July picnic. It’s always enjoyable. And what a wonderful day we had. It was so good to see Laurie and Robin Schurdell!
Our next meeting will be July 18th. We’ll have a full report of Field Day 2016 to discuss. As is customary, we’ll take a moment to discuss some ideas that could make next year’s Field Day even better.
Take a Powder
Everyone’s invited to a demonstration of powder coating by Mark Huber, NO8J. Mark has shown samples of the powder coating work at the PRC, but an actual demonstration needs to be done outdoors. Powder coating is a heat based process that results in a durable protective coating on metal. Powder coating is an inexpensive way to give your project an impressive, professional look.
The presentation will be Saturday July 23rd, 10am at the home of Rich Balata, KD8KBO:
11694 State Road, Parma. As Rich likes to say he’s the “4th fireplug south of Wallings on State Road.”
Look for a sign on the west side of State for the Woodchuck Radio Club meetng.
Hal Rogers, K8CMD
President, Communications Director