Comments on: HAM’n it up! https://thelocust.org/blog/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up ben wilson's blog Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:26:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Holly https://thelocust.org/blog/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/comment-page-1#comment-383 Wed, 14 Apr 2004 04:57:19 +0000 https://thelocust.org/wp/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/#comment-383 It’s really not “girl repellant”. Personally, I much perfer the “nerds” to the jocks, etc. The nerd factor only becomes a problem when guys expect us all to be Lara Croft. While this is probably not a problem from which either you or Geoff suffer, you can trust me that there are many who do. As long as a guy doesn’t expect me to take up all *his* hobbies, I can handle just about anything, except perhaps (as I often say) heroin.

And congratulations on your new adventure! Use your powers for good, not evil. ;)

]]> By: Patience https://thelocust.org/blog/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/comment-page-1#comment-382 Wed, 14 Apr 2004 03:50:11 +0000 https://thelocust.org/wp/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/#comment-382 …that I’m diggin’ this blog’s new look.

Next, far be it from me to comment on the potential nerdiness or repellent nature of your hobbies, considering that some of my own interests (theatre, children’s literature, books in general) could very well be categorized as “man repellent.”

And finally, yeah, I’ve been to the Marconi Station. On a date, as it happens. I didn’t go inside, but I can say that the parking lot affords a lovely ocean view. :)

]]> By: ben https://thelocust.org/blog/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/comment-page-1#comment-381 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:57:24 +0000 https://thelocust.org/wp/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/#comment-381 but didn’t you forget to add “ly nerdy” onto the end of “awesome”?

Geoff and I collectively call our hobbies “girl repellent” :)

On a side note — the United States’ first amateur radio station was set up on Cape Cod.

]]> By: Patience https://thelocust.org/blog/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/comment-page-1#comment-380 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 03:03:22 +0000 https://thelocust.org/wp/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/#comment-380 Congratulations, and good luck on the rest of your tests!

]]> By: Geoff https://thelocust.org/blog/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/comment-page-1#comment-379 Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:36:15 +0000 https://thelocust.org/wp/2004/04/12/hamn-it-up/#comment-379 Congrats, Ben. Though cheap cell phones with free long distance and the Inter-web have conspired to steal some of the thunder away from Ham Radio, it is still fun to talk to nice people on the other side of the world with a piece of wire in your back yard as an antenna. Your talent at building things will serve you well. Have fun…

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