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11-10-2002
THE BUD_LOG
Monday 4 November 2002 TV viewers may have hoped that due to the age factor one day we might no longer have to listen to Ernie Bock inviting us to his car lot with "come on down". Well a young Ernie Bock, Jr., is now doing the commercials with similar mannerisms inviting us to come on down to the Auto Mile on Route 1 in Norwood. Junior does not use llamas as actors so far. Tuesday 5 Your editor was voter #359 in The Hall in early afternoon. Backing into the slot interfered-with by the Downtown Beautification Project's protuberance (once described by Mr. Bigwood using a vernacular term) the auto ended up two feet from the curb. The gentleman on sidewalk handing out flyers to deter the proposed transfer station stated that the chief of police had just left who parked five feet from the curb (and his neck works well). Fortunately the Buds were not passing by with digital camera. Pops was not on duty this year at the polls. HJC's realty sign is still up, for the record. This has proven not to be a reliable indicator of snowfall altho it seemed accurate for a few years. K-mart was out of stock of Bounty Towels on sale (not surprising) so a rain check was submitted. Even the potting soil is a Martha Stewart product now. The cashier was a purported young man about 5.5 feet in height wearing earrings and pants large enough for Gordon Wickman. Brooks Drug DID have Gillette Foamy in stock on sale at 99 cents however it was learned that Bic lighters are now behind the counter so possibly hazmat. It looks like voting hanky panky in Boston with two sets of feet visible in voting booths. When told that the second set belonged to an interpreter of Spanish the young female reporter asked why this is necessary when Spanish ballots are available. The "boss" attempted to throw her out of his domain. He was advised not to touch her camera. The Secretary of State later pooh-poohed the matter. Wednesday 6 3/4" of rainfall is seen in the gauge this morning as result of a nor'easter. (See CARVILLE.ART) The talking head on the left, James Carville, was sporting the trash basket on head. Seen on C-Span U.S. Senator Max Cleland of GA during his concession speech spoke only of how fortunate he is to have survived the battlefields of Vietnam (with loss of an arm and both legs) and to have attained his dream of serving in the U.S. Senate. Not a discouraging word was heard from that brave man. Not only was Jeb Bush returned to office in FL but Mrs. Harris of "chad" fame was elected to the House. After the smoke has cleared we see that Dubya has control of both houses of Congress. Mitt Romney will be our new governor. We'll see if his skills in managing the corrupt Olympics into an upstanding event will make a dent in the Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which remains an entrenched super-majority of (D). Your editor would have liked to see Mr. Grabauskas elected as treasurer, the former Registrar of Motor Vehicles who civilized that department. On Cable Ch.13 his public management speech at Nichols College is being rerun at 7PM daily. Jordan Levy has added one hour to his daily WTAG radio program. Where does that man get the energy? It has come to the attention of the Bud_Log that our Head_Bud once spoke with Mr. Levy on the telephone regarding the matter of interest in veterans. Your editor's optician once stated, "Jordan Levy just left two minutes ago". For the record the business typcoon/ politician/talk-show host wears those titanium frames which can be tied into a knot. Head_Bud's commuting trip from IPG was 30 seconds = 25% longer timewise due to wet leaves on roads. Bud has been experimenting today (your editor suspects that they are working on Sputniks down there). Thursday 7 At the Shaw's Market today the ice cream selection was mighty sparse equaling the Price Chopper's bad days. The only dignitary met was Donald the bagger who is always most pleasant and not apt to be drug-induced at his age.. The temp was 40° with stiff wind blowing leaves and of such force that the Olney Girls' trash bucket was on its side. Neither the green nor red light was ON at the Webster Five ATM; the screen was very dim; it buzzed after a while and rejected the card (otw could have selected a foreign language). An eyewitness bingo hall report follows: To: "H. Worthington" <k1otw@arrl.net>................ In three similar towns Mr. Grabauskas handily defeated overall victor Mr. Cahill by a total margin of 1766 votes in Worcester County. Those rural Charlton voters being 2:1 for Romney seem especially astute; the Great Prevaricator never could have been elected if Oxford's neighbors to the west were typical. Governor/Lt. Governor Romney and Healey O'Brien and Gabrieli ----------------- -------------------- Charlton 2444 1175 Dudley 1907 1186 Oxford 2518 1601 Treasurer Timothy Cahill Daniel Grabauskas -------------- ----------------- Charlton 1484 1892 Dudley 1395 1550 Oxford 1748 1944 Friday 8 Temperature today is 61° with mild breeze; Indian Summer has arrived. The ATM worked today altho both traffic lights are out. It looks like we customers have to run it in dim mode suitable for night transactions. Saturday 9 While ordering breakfast at McDonalds (speaking into a box) Lee informed the Bud_Log that he has been under the weather for 1-1/2 days with fever of 101.4° as measured by Budette's digital thermometer which beeps; Lee is feeling better. A day of work was missed for the first time in otw memory. A reason is that Bud_Electrician will be soon going on a cruise and is not to be contaminated. The OTW answering machine was checked and not only had Mitt Romney submitted a message but also Rudi Giuliani altho it did not seem real personal.. In pleasant termperature in the 60's leaves were mowed again at OTW with the ol' Allis-Chalmers tractor "running like a Zeke" as HJC used to say. Down in Quakertown KEY reported collecting 9 trailerfuls of shredded leaves of a season's average of 44. ABC Television ran "Saving Private Ryan" with full salty language this evening. This is certainly pace setting for an over-the-air network. In the film 'FUBAR' is used a few times (men not likely to use an acronym in combat) while the F-word is spouted right out there many times. Isn't that special? Sunday 10 A warm and breezy day was enjoyed at 70° here in Oxford. In Kingston, Cow Hampshire sister Carol reported birds bathing. The fine WPX chicken dinner included what are believed to be Mr. Ray's parsnips, an OTW favorite. Dessert was an apple crisp. Today's dinner guest daughter Lenore has purchased a new Saturn sedan; the entire sales staff cheered when the deal was consummated. In a Saturn service department waiting room computers are provided for customers, according to the Web page. (We knew Lenore when she was dispatcher at BFI ordering Jose to get the dumpster at a fish market.) (See LEMAY9.JPG) ................. Only two responses came in to the colored-words test: To: k1otw@att.net...................... To: "H. Rumsfeld Worthington" <k1otw@att.net> -------------------------- FOR SALE -------------------------- 35-foot self-supporting tower, belonged to K1YLH (SK), is now in "outside storage" in Webster Dennis, K1VSG, 508-987-5827 K1VSG@arrl.net 1988 Chevrolet Caprice Classic 4-door sedan Low mileage $1,600 Bob St. George (OTW neighbor) Phone 508 987-3318 --------------------------- WANTED --------------------------- Halliscratchers SX-115, not modified Lee Cahill WB3CUU MickeyM311@aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Use fixed-pitch font to align columns.) Bud_Repeater = 443.200MHz input, 448.200 output, 131.8Hz PL Remote link in Woonsocket, RI = 146.435, 131.8Hz PL Callsign = WB3CUU/R Hardware = Motorola R100 Secret Freq. = 147.435 Bud_Net = 7.240 +/- QRM @ 1300 Eastern Time Sundays Bud_Web_site = http://members.cox.net/k1keg/kegstation.html --- The BUD_ROSTER --- Official Bud_aliases in order of appointment: Head_Bud (ex KMG4435) Budette Bud_Light http://members.aol.com/ronfisher1 Bud_Heavy (ex 1W5718) http://home.att.net/~k1otw/otw.html Bud_Ice (resigned) Bud_Keg (ex KAYF8482) http://hometown.aol.com/n1qdw/index.html Bud_Oscar Bud_Classic http://www.wa3key.com/top.html Bud_Bark Bud_Buffalo Bud_Trician (field commissioned) Bud_Not (field commissioned) Unofficial Bud aliases (wannabes) pending meeting of "The Board": Budette_Keg http://members.cox.net/dtroi57/JanaranFalls.htm Budette_Oscar Bud_On_The_Side (Silent Key Marty, Sr. ever in memoriam) Bud_No_Show (pending appeal) Bud_Houston Bud_Selectman (Ret.) Bud_associates: G0EIR (DX subscriber in Alsager) KB1CLP (relative of Jim) KB1EUU " " " K1ACA K1AOI (ex 1W3439) http://www.ox43m.com K1BEL K1GIS K1JWL K1LCO K1ODW K1TUU (Tech License lapsed) K1VSC K1VSG K1WGA (World's Greatest Amateur) N1BEU (ex 1Q3628) N1EDF http://www.n1edf.no-ip.com N1FCJ N1GKI http://www.selfdefense.8m.com/ N1ROZ N1YUL N1ZSW N3CRP WA1DNZ WA1VVS WA1WPX W1COU (Marty, Jr.) W1HJC (Happy Junk Collector) (Moved without e-mail forwarding) KA3EHP W3SON --- The BUD_RESTAURANT_RATING_SYSTEM --- Perfection: ***** Billy's Burg-o-Rama, Carl's Diner, Scales Seafood & Ice Cream, Colonial Restaurant, Twin Oaks, Wright's Chicken Farm, Ronnie's Clam Shack, O'Connors Restaurant Very Good: **** P&D Pizza, Chowder Bowl, East Main Street Cafe, The Whistle Stop Good: *** Periwinkle's, Friendly's Below Par: ** Serious Flaws: * New England Pizza |