Jim, That yourself, family and property are supposed to come first, even in ARES. It is common sense that a volunteer operator is not going to be focused on their activity if they are worrying about all the other issues.
Rud Merriam K5RUD ARES AEC Montgomery County, TX http://TheHamNetwork.net -----Original Message----- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jgorman01 Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:32 PM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Curmudgions and an idea for digital operation Rick, My family comes first, my property second, friends and neighbors third, and ham radio last. If I had a choice of going to my son's practice or a drill, my son would win out. Tough cookies if the emcomm folks don't like my attitude. Jim WA0LYK