We're just having a little fun here, Pigmeat. At least I think so, and hope so... and anybody could walk in here and use a common word without realizing exactly what they stepped in. Hopefully that isn't their 'karma'.
That 'Seven Trees Radio' thing rather inspired me (thank you, Unknown Name!)--- I went right outside and roped one of the remaining trees to get a decent receiving antenna up again. I've been using the half-assed remains of what the first pine tree took down, at a low height, wrong length and too close to the house, and it has kind of sucked-- even worse as it was still using the 300-ohm intended for transmitting as the feedline. Think I'll use coax this time, hopefully help my noise situation.