During SKN 2014 Old Jim had some good stories to share

But it was becoming all too obvious that he didn't dare

Signals that at a QSO's start which had been a nice 579

In just a few minutes could easily turn into  poor 329

It seems the Ether God's radio frequency propagation

Was now often turning into a rather stinking situation

At times QSB was rather severe, slow and deep

Taking several minutes for the signals to make that leap

Fades were taking minutes to recover to even hear a dit

At times some of the operators were thinking "Oh quit"