I have an auntie-in-law who grew up with my mother and reminds me of my mom in some ways, mainly her enjoyment with playing practical jokes and snooping in peoples' business, and enjoying life in general. Years ago I was riding in the car with her and we passed a little golf course. She said: "That's a driving range over there, but I never see any cars on it." I didn't say anything, just let it slide.

Then, I got to thinking that I didn't want her son-in-law, whom she refers to as Satan, and when I finally met him, I totally agreed, to have this bit of ammunition to make fun of her. Actually, he is so satanic he wouldn't bother with such a mundane topic. But I didn't know that at the time, so after I had been home for awhile, it was still nagging at me, and I wrote her a letter to tell her it was for practicing golf, not driving in cars. Next time I saw her we had a good laugh about it.

The other day we were driving home, and I once again saw the Valley Ham Shack on the west side of Loveland. For the umpteenth time I wondered if their hams are any good, where their smoker is, and why they never seem to have any business.



"It's a good thing they also do amateur radio so there's something to do between customers," I was thinking. And then the penny dropped. They don't sell hams AND spend time on the radio while they wait for ham customers, it's just the radio business.



Dang! I am very glad I didn't walk in there looking for some cured meat.

Anyhow, if you need ham radio supplies, Valley Ham Shack is Northern Colorado's Only Amateur Radio Store and Exclusive U.S. distributor of DZKit Products.

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