Old Man Ranting

I went to the station yesterday and saw that it was good. Finally got to meet one of the 'bosses' (a right decent chap) , got my tech schedule (weds & thurs) and learned some New Things. I loves to learn me some New Things, tell ya what, so enraptured am I that perhaps eye will share:

1) We broadcast in mono. FM mono ,by choice. Why? Because FM transmitters split the signal into two channels, decreasing the net output, hence, the receiving range. Run them channels as one and you get a wider broadcast output/receiving range.

2) The 'Hum' is gone. The 60 cycle hum that lives in Mackie boards was cured by tossing out the Mackie. Kudos to Rasul. He didn't say it, but Mackie boards really and truly suck when used for broadcast and production-they're great for home use though. Oh geez, I tried a new one.Well, they just suck. Sorry. They used to be good. Never buy a mixing board that has DSP (FX) built into it.
You will regret it.

"How exciting", you exclaim with the zeal of a Valium-charged cheerleader. Too bad you passed out before I got around to making fun of people.

Under normal circumstances I'd have considered the kid with the broken socks just another hallucination but everyone saw him. Hell, they knew him. By name.
I'm gonna call him Timberland Spraypaint. He seemed to think that those are the two most important things in life. Life as expressed by a twenty-something that can't be trusted to dress himself before leaving the house, covered in corporate logos and the aerosol fumes of quiescent rebellion.

"One of my feet is cold. I've only got one sock."

"How do you only have ONE sock?"

"Well, one of 'em is broken ." He hoists a puddle of baggy denim and exposes his feet. Guess what? He's wearing Timberlands, and one of his socks is of the ballerina slipper variety.

"Dude, yer wearing a girl sock with yer Tims."

"Oh, yeah. That sucks."

So Tim whips out a cellphone and calls his 'girlfriend' to come pick him up. It's kinda cold outside (65 Fahrenheit) , so can she call him when she arrives, and he'll come downstairs to meet her?
This kid is wearing a small fortune in Timberland 'gear' and can't handle the mild weather long enough for some woman to rescue him?

I'm thinking it's probably his social worker, 'business associate' or NA sponsor on the other end of that call.