[roc-chat] Re: Watch-out Buddy! And fun stuff to bring up on ROCchat
- From: Richard Dierking <richard.dierking@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:30:47 -0800
LOL. Yup, if I haven't been taken off chat, no one should worry about what
they say. Someone warned me on chat that I should be careful saying stuff
because I didn't know who was listening.
Hey, Linda Carter, are you there? Will you PLEASE come to a launch?
Oh well...
Richard "foot in mouth" Dierking
On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Scott Christiansen <scootdawg30@xxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> Can't forget Wonder Woman Richard.
>
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> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:34:07 -0800
> Subject: [roc-chat] Watch-out Buddy! And fun stuff to bring up on ROCchat
> From: richard.dierking@xxxxxxxxx
> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> To educate new people to chat and entertain some of the old folk, I think
> it would be a good idea to list some 'land mine" subjects. I've listed a
> couple below:
>
> Subject: Rocket Recovery, Kevlar vs. Nylon (Tubular), what is best? BTW:
> Everyone knows that Kevlar is best, but we have some old farts that still
> will not admit it.
>
> Subject: Politics and Religion: I once suggested that because ROCtober
> would also be on Sunday, that we should have a Christian service for the
> Scouts on Sunday morning. Yup, I really did post that :-) I think Erik
> Gates called me within 5 seconds of hitting the 'send' button on that one!
>
> Subject: T-Shirts: Really, how important are ROC T-shirts? My favorite
> quote: "I think T-shirts are stupid." He was joking around when he posted
> this, but OMG.
>
> Subject: Rocket size. Model rockets vs. HP rockets. Probably best not to
> call model rockets and their owners "weenies." I was flying a lot of
> model rockets at the time this was mentioned on chat and even I got a
> little pissed.
>
> Subject: Tracking. So what is the best unit? Make sure to start your
> post out with "My BeeLine is the best."
>
> Subject: Launch Procedures. So, why those long lines? I'm sure the
> old-timers get a real chuckle when this one comes up.
>
> Subject: Using the club's equipment. But, I love my aluminum launch
> buttons. And, Wow, those new sparky motors are real fun to use.
>
> Subject: Other people's launches. This is a favorite of mine. Can't wait
> for the next time I see, "Should I go to the SCRA launch this weekend?" or
> something like that. Along the same line, years ago, I got on chat and not
> knowing better, I asked, "so, who's going to Frank's launch on Sunday." I
> still have some emotional scars from that post.
>
> Richard Dierking
>
>
>
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