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ABELL'S ANECDOTES
By Pike Abell W4EPU
This is a subject which may be of interest to those of you who are looking forward to retirement.
When you retire, everything goes back to square one. You lose your seniority, you lose your authority and those of you who have prestigious positions, you even lose your prestige to some extent.
A classic example is a group with whom I play golf at Royal Oak Country Club. The scheduled starting time is 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. "Why so early? One may ask, "After all, you are retired."
"I still wake up at 5:30 every morning anyway." Would probably be the answer.
All one has to do to be a member of the group is to just show up prior to tee time on any of those days, put your name in the hat and draw a number to determine who are your playing partners and tee times.
Over the years just about every profession at every level of government and private industry have been, or are represented in this group. We have, or have had, senior commercial managers; electrical supervisors; structural engineer; plant engineer; FBI and CIA agents; educators, including high school principals, an athletic coach, correctional institution teacher; members of the clergy; retail business owner and district sales manager.
Of course, there are retired military folks ranging from Army Sergeant to Major General. . What we have in common is that we all enjoy the game of golf and we are all equal; each member maintains individual autonomy.
We had a loose-knit organization with a President and a Treasurer. The annual dues were $5.00 to partially cover the cost of tournament prizes and purchasing get well cards for members who are getting heart by-pass surgery or who are otherwise on the sick list. That all changed recently when the time came for the semi-annual tourna
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ment and the election of new officers. Nobody volunteered to run for president. It was decided that the winner of the next tournament would be the next president. The tournament had to be cancelled when nobody signed up.
That is indicative of the point being made here, that on the golf course, we are all on the same social level. No one wants to be senior or junior to another.
Some years ago, a newly retired Army colonel showed up on the scene one morning and asked if he could join the group. Of course, he was most welcome. As he introduced himself around he gave his name but then said, "Just call me Colonel."
As he introduced himself to one member of the group and said "Just call me colonel," that member, being a retired Major General, said, "My name is George. You may call me General--Sir."
From then on, the colonel was addressed simply by his first name.
73s es 88s
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TITUSVILLE HAMFEST
The North Brevard Amateur Radio Club is proud to announce its very first HAMFEST! The event will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2003, at the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 109 located at 435 Singleton Avenue in Titusville, Florida. Set - Up will be from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Eastern. The doors will open to the public at 7:00 a.m. Eastern time. The event will last until 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. All items must be removed from the building and parking area by 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. A Tail Gate area will be set - up in the parking lot. Food and beverages will be provided by the North Brevard Amateur Radio Club. Tables are available for $5.00 each. The Tail - Gate spots are FREE! Talk - in will be provided on the 145.490 repeater (144.890 input). For more information, or to get a table or spot, contact Bob Jones, N6USP, at 321 - 264 - 2622 or n6usp@gnc.net.
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