....
Yeah. I'm still bummed that commercial truck drivers are no longer required to
show proficiency driving a team of horses. I'm surprised horses haven't become
extinct as a result.
....

I was involved in a situation where a boat with a broken HF radio was
able to make contact with a maritime net using code. For us cruisers,
knowing Morse is a good thing. Still, I'm okay with dropping the
requirement since I think most of us lose our code proficiency pretty
fast after passing the test (well I did anyway).

-- Tom.