[SBE16-Board] Party

[Michael Brooks]

No idea who the author was.  Jon?

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Mike

I have a copy and will post ASAP.

Any idea where it originated or who to credit?

Jim





The Engineer's Night Before Christmas



Twas the night before Christmas and I had finally gotten home

When my Wife met me at the door and handed me the phone.

"It's that darn remote control thing" she said in great dismay

And the Burk doesn't call simply to say Happy Holiday.



So while my children were hanging the stockings by the chimney with care

I'm preoccupied trying to get the transmitter back on the air.

"ON filaments, ON plate, NO output? You stupid ____""

Recycle, RESET, Overload? I'm fixen ----!!"



Regaining my composure to notice my Daughter's staring face

Asking "Daddy - do you HAVE to go to that transmitter place??"

"Yes Honey", I said "But it won't be for long"

Hoping deep down inside that I wasn't wrong.



So out I trudged into the cold winter's night

To the world's most remote tower site.

Driving past all the houses, lit up with holiday glee

Feeling sorry for myself -- and asking why me ??



But as I got closer my heart was feeling some lighter

When all of a sudden -- I started hearing the EXCITER!

"Powr Supply"! I thought ... "surely it's not the final"

My heart's racing now, anticipating my arrival.



With schematic after schematic dancing in my head

"what if the plate transformer's shorted dead"??

Throwing open the gate and running into the shack

I start to tackle the problem and race around the back



Where much to my amazement what did I see ??

A half open back door door --- apparently not shut good --- BY ME !!

So as I return to my cottage after a night so tiring,

I'm wondering if perhaps McDonald's is hiring !



Then I think "What a profession --- I could never leave"

After all, I've got maintenance scheduled for NEW YEARS'S EVE !!



MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!!

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Subject: [SBE16-Board] Party





Great team work by all pulling tonight's party. Gifts, guests, Santa, slide show. All great stuff!



Jon and Jim, any chance we could get a copy of The Broadcast Engineer Night Before Christmas posted on our Chapter 16 website front page? I bet it would draw some hits/shares!



I'll do the numbers in next few days. I'm on vacation starting tomorrow.



Thanks Jon for the kind recognition.



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