RE: [Philmont]: Shortwave Radio at Philmont

One of the aspects of Philmont I enjoy most is getting away from reality
and not hearing a phone ring or hearing much news from the outside world.

One of our more annoying Philmont experiences took place last summer when
the teenage girl in the next tent was talking to her boyfriend on her cell
phone at midnight.

BTW, wireless Internet connections don't work at Philmont. And neither do
those annoying Nextel cell phone/walkie talkies. If they ever do, I hope
someone will introduce them to the bottom of a backcountry latrine. The
"splat" sound would be excellent music!

YiS,

--
Calvin the Andy Rooney Wannabe
> I throw away my watch at Philmont.  I can not think of any reason to
> stay connected.  Focus on being detached, enjoy the time away.
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> YIS
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> Kirk Barley
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> Virginia Beach
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
> Behalf Of Paul Wascher
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 6:43 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Subject: [Philmont]: Shortwave Radio at Philmont
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> I am a news junkie -- and am thinking about bringing a small/light
> shortwave radio to stay up with what's happening in the world. I
> would think in the mountains you should get good reception. Does
> anybody have a feeling if it's worth the weight?
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> Paul
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