I cut my own hair-- it is passable at "social distancing" distances.
Whatever it looks like it feels a lot better nice and short.
I suppose the K4 will be more of a finished product when it finally
ships, and fewer firmware updates will be necessary. I always enjoyed
installing the updates on the K3 so I hope there will still be some to
do when I finally get a K4 kit.
73,
Drew
AF2Z
On 05/15/20 20:02, Wes wrote:
I got a much needed haircut today. Usually I take the dog to grooming
and I get a haircut on the same day. He got groomed two weeks ago.
For the last couple of days I've been battling the annual infestation of
killer bees in my fireplace. Two days ago I set a small newspaper fire
to drive them out. I was rewarded with a big chunk of honeycomb falling
down the flue into the firebox. It was full of angry bees, fortunately
all behind glass doors. (Note I was stung a couple of years ago by one
and had an acute reaction. My hand swelled to about twice normal size
and I had hives (not bee hives) under my arms and in my groin. It took
a steroid injection to give me relief.) After dark when they settled
down I gave them a good dusting with Sevin.
But they were still entrenched high up in the flue, so yesterday, I set
a bigger fire. It burned for an hour or so and died out. I went
outside and the chimney was smoking like crazy. It looked like I had a
chimney fire so discretion being the better par of valor, I called the
fire department. However, three deputy sheriff deputies showed up
first. None of them had on masks or gloves. They left when the firemen
arrived. The firemen/paramedics weren't in masks or gloves either.
After a review of the situation they said let it burn, but given my
sensitivity stay away from the bees and call a bee removal expert. Then
we stood around in my living room for a few minutes and we queried them
about the virus. They reported that in all the calls they've answered,
they have yet to encounter a COVID victim. So we shook hands and they
left. So much for social distancing.
Wes N7WS
ps. I'm one of those 78 year olds that might not live long enough to
get a K4 but I'm ready for the country to get back to work.
On 5/15/2020 3:54 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
We here in North Carolina will be beginning to open after next Friday,
but very carefully. We do not want to see a resurgence of this virus.
I need a haircut, and an appointment with my chiropractor, but those
will have to wait because those are close physical contact situations.
Since many of us are in the high risk category due to age, we must
remain careful and vigilant even as things reopen. Facemasks and
gloves are the order of the day for all outings as well as handwashing
when we return home and hand sanitizer when not at home.
It would be nice if all of this just went away, but that is wishful
thinking during a major worldwide pandemic.
The K4 will be ready when Elecraft can get the parts and start
shipping. In the meantime, firmware updates and some Field Testing is
all they can do.
73 and stay safe,
Don W3FPR
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