Ok, so what did people get for Christmas?

[Bob Noel]

<subject says it all>

--
Bob Noel
New NHL? what a joke

[Kyle Boatright]

"Bob Noel" > wrote in message
...
>
> <subject says it all>
>
> --
> Bob Noel
> New NHL? what a joke

Among other things, I was gifted with a nice pair of sunglasses spec'd out
for aviation use, several aviation books, a few pair of pants (sorely
needed), and a real disaster of a workbench that Home Depot pushed off on a
family member as an inducement to open a credit account.

The folks at the Depot should be ashamed. Apparently they were giving these
benches away as an inducement because they had suffered "minor" water damage
at some point. To me, "minor" water damage on a wooden workbench is that the
wood is discolored. Discolored, cracked, and warped isn't minor. If the top
isn't flat, a workbench simply isn't fit for use. Even worse, the *$!!@!
thing weighs at least a hundred pounds, and won't fit in the back of the 'ol
Honda, so getting it back to the store should have me in a *really* good
mood by the time I get it to the return counter.

Apologies, but I had to get it off my chest...

KB

[[email protected]]

A very much needed new chart case and a wall clock mounted on a faux wooden
propeller that clearly never propelled a Cub or T-craft, but is very pretty
all the same.

--
-Elliott Drucker

[Jack Allison]

Bob Noel wrote:
> <subject says it all>
>
....except for what you got (or didn't get, perhaps?) Bob :-)

Best gift: Hand made lap quilt for the airplane, made by my daughter.

What I didn't get: One Six Right DVD. Speaking of which, it's "Merry
Christmas to me" time. Need to head over to the website and order it.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Kobra]

My wife bought me the new Lightspeed Mach 1 Light-flight headset which I had
expressed that I'd love to try out sometime. She wanted me to open this
present before Christmas so we would know if this is indeed something I
wanted. I obliged and we flew with the new headset on Christmas-eve.

PIREP: They were light and they were comfortable, BUT the engine noise was
not attenuated enough for my tastes and therefore it was very noisy and
distracting. The radio sound was low and I had to struggle to hear all
communications. The music quality was tinny and missing all the low end
tones. After you finish flying and remove the plugs you realize you have a
fist full of fine wires and ear plugs that you don't know what to do with.
If you just put it down the wires get all tangled and require extra time and
care to untangle and organize. With a headset you simply remove it and
drape it on the yoke or throttle. Also, it is NOT a robust looking unit and
it appears to be VERY delicate and easily broken. The battery compartment
door is especially difficult to open, the battery requires a small tool to
remove, the clips that hold the battery in looks like they will break the
first time you change the battery. It would have been just a matter of
weeks, not months, before I broke some part of this thing. I couldn't
return it fast enough. I'm sure Lightspeed will stand behind this product
as they do all their wares, but the benefits of this unit did not out weigh
(no pun intended) it's shortcomings. YMMV.

Kobra

[Montblack]

("Bob Noel" wrote)
> <subject says it all>


We got another cow ...donated in our name. That's two cows in two years. Is
that a herd yet? I'm calling it a herd!

We also got trees saplings planted in our name - lots of trees. It's a hold
back the desert project.

http://www.heifer.org/


Montblack

[g n p]

"Kobra" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> My wife bought me the new Lightspeed Mach 1 Light-flight headset which I
> had expressed that I'd love to try out sometime. She wanted me to open
> this present before Christmas so we would know if this is indeed something
> I wanted. I obliged and we flew with the new headset on Christmas-eve.
>
> PIREP: They were light and they were comfortable, BUT the engine noise
> was not attenuated enough for my tastes and therefore it was very noisy
> and distracting. The radio sound was low and I had to struggle to hear
> all communications. The music quality was tinny and missing all the low
> end tones. After you finish flying and remove the plugs you realize you
> have a fist full of fine wires and ear plugs that you don't know what to
> do with. If you just put it down the wires get all tangled and require
> extra time and care to untangle and organize. With a headset you simply
> remove it and drape it on the yoke or throttle. Also, it is NOT a robust
> looking unit and it appears to be VERY delicate and easily broken. The
> battery compartment door is especially difficult to open, the battery
> requires a small tool to remove, the clips that hold the battery in looks
> like they will break the first time you change the battery. It would have
> been just a matter of weeks, not months, before I broke some part of this
> thing. I couldn't return it fast enough. I'm sure Lightspeed will stand
> behind this product as they do all their wares, but the benefits of this
> unit did not out weigh (no pun intended) it's shortcomings. YMMV.
>
> Kobra


Many thanks for the pirep.
Season's greetings to all.

[Matt Barrow]

"Bob Noel" > wrote in message
...
>
> <subject says it all>
>

A carved wooden detailed model of the F/A-18 Hornet in Navy colors from my
Navy son. It's about 16'' long and weights about three pounds.

Looks awesome on a desk or fireplace mantle.


Matt
---------------------
Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

[Jay Honeck]

Well, Bob, Santa thought I was a good boy this year, and brought me:

- the DVD recorder I wanted! (Now I can spend 150 hours copying 15 years of
home video -- yippee!)
- the heavy-duty 18 volt cordless drill I wanted -- with TWO batteries!
- an electric "snow broom" for doing snow removal from the 560 feet of
balconies at the inn!
- various Craftsmen tools

Nothing aviation-ish this year, for perhaps the first time in 10 years.
Well, my sister DID give me an airplane Xmas ornament... ;-)

Now if only Santa would bring us some nice flying weather, so I can go do
Christmas #2 in Wisconsin tomorrow without driving 5 hours each way...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[[email protected]]

3.7 Hours of absolutely gorgeous flying on Christmas Day. For the
first time, I just went where the spirit moved me - if something looked
interesting, I flew towards it. I think I saw every resevoir in SW OK.

Don

[Jack Cunniff]

My right seater and I got nice matching hats
(http://world.std.com/~jmac/arrow_hat.jpg). And there was an emergency
glass-breaking device under the tree, and some dividers for my approach
plates... and a chart subscription, and a CH yoke. I'd been wanting to buy
myself one for a while, so that was a nice treat.

But the most important part was to know that my family and dearest friends
want to share another year of flying with me.

-Jack

[john smith]

In article >,
Jack Allison > wrote:
> What I didn't get: One Six Right DVD.

You have to be born into Montblanc's family to receive one as a gift
from him. I tried to convince him that I was part of his aviation
family, but he didn't buy it (in more ways than one).

[john smith]

> We got another cow ...donated in our name. That's two cows in two years. Is
> that a herd yet? I'm calling it a herd!

Sorry, you have to have one bull and one cow to start a herd.

[[email protected]]

A gorgeous day in Northern Colorado for flying...
55 degrees F, no wind, few clouds,
completed a flight review for a pilot who has been weathered out since
mid November!

Colorado is GRAND!

Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction/mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

--
Jer/ (Slash) Eberhard, Mountain Flying Aviation, LTD, Ft Collins, CO
CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer<at>frii.com http://users.frii.com/jer/
C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor
CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot BM218 HAM N0FZD 235 Young Eagles!

[Jim Burns]

Craftsman adjustable creeper
One Six Right DVD
Power pac battery jumper w/aircompressor
more tools

Best gift..... wasn't even mine... my son got a set of laser tag guns and
headsets... what a blast!

Best gift for flying: Actually gifts my wife and I gave our kids...
portable DVD players.... I'm sure we'll be as happy that they got them as
they are! :)

What I didn't get, and I "Merry Christmas'ed to Me" yesterday, a SacSkyRanch
Oil Filter Can Cutter and Filter Holder. I did get a nice extendable
magnet for playing third hand and checking filters for iron and steel.

Jim


"Bob Noel" > wrote in message
...
>
> <subject says it all>
>
> --
> Bob Noel
> New NHL? what a joke
>

[Robet Coffey]

Bob Noel wrote:
> <subject says it all>
>
A BRAND NEW PIPER MALIBU!!!!!!! then I woke up....

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
Jack Allison > wrote:

> Bob Noel wrote:
> > <subject says it all>
> >
> ...except for what you got (or didn't get, perhaps?) Bob :-)

Christmas isn't quite over yet... but I didn't get anything aviation
specific. I was hoping others had more luck. :-)

--
Bob Noel
New NHL? what a joke

[Aaron Coolidge]

Bob Noel > wrote:
Bad news from several of my customers, which has had the effect of
forcing me to sell my airplane & my car :(. Anyone want a 1968 PA-28-180
or a 1999 BMW M3?
--
Aaron C.

[RST Engineering]

Maybe you could convince Rutan to put them into orbit next year...then you'd
have the herd shot 'round the world.

{;-)

Jim


"Montblack" > wrote in message
...
> ("Bob Noel" wrote)
>> <subject says it all>
>
>
> We got another cow ...donated in our name. That's two cows in two years.
> Is that a herd yet? I'm calling it a herd!

[RST Engineering]

You're gonna like that cutter. Pirep, please.

Jim


"Jim Burns" > wrote in message
...
>
> What I didn't get, and I "Merry Christmas'ed to Me" yesterday, a
> SacSkyRanch
> Oil Filter Can Cutter and Filter Holder. I did get a nice extendable
> magnet for playing third hand and checking filters for iron and steel.

[Darrel Toepfer]

Aaron Coolidge wrote:
> Bob Noel > wrote:
> Bad news from several of my customers, which has had the effect of
> forcing me to sell my airplane & my car :(. Anyone want a 1968 PA-28-180
> or a 1999 BMW M3?

I'm expanding my business and planning on buying a plane, that reads
like more than I want to spend though. 1 seat and room for tools, or 2
seats and some tools is about it...

Link to details and pricing and I'll pass it along though...

[[email protected]]

On 27-Dec-2005, "Jay Honeck" > wrote:

> Now if only Santa would bring us some nice flying weather, so I can go do
> Christmas #2 in Wisconsin tomorrow without driving 5 hours each way...


Sounds like what you really need from Santa is an instrument ticket :-)

--
-Elliott Drucker

[Jim Burns]

Pirep: Absolutely. I often pull stuff from their site and between their
dedication and spot on info, your recommendation convinced me that their
cutter was the cutter I wanted.

Should be here in a few days.

Thanks
Jim

"RST Engineering" > wrote in message
.. .
> You're gonna like that cutter. Pirep, please.
>
> Jim
>
>
> "Jim Burns" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > What I didn't get, and I "Merry Christmas'ed to Me" yesterday, a
> > SacSkyRanch
> > Oil Filter Can Cutter and Filter Holder. I did get a nice extendable
> > magnet for playing third hand and checking filters for iron and steel.
>
>

[Eduardo K.]

In article >,
Bob Noel > wrote:
>
><subject says it all>
>

I got to see my daugter open presents for the first time. (1.3 years old,
loves mickey mouse puppets)

The rest of the family got one or two presents each. We filled the trunk
of the car with Rocio's presents. She's the first grandchild on Sonia's
side and the first one in 12 years from my side. Oh so spoiled by her
grandparents she'll be...


--
Eduardo K. |
http://www.carfun.cl | Freedom's just another word
http://e.nn.cl | for nothing left to lose.
|

[Jon Kraus]

or the "shot herd 'round the world" :-)

Jon Kraus
'79 Mooney 201
4443H @ TYQ

RST Engineering wrote:
> Maybe you could convince Rutan to put them into orbit next year...then you'd
> have the herd shot 'round the world.
>
> {;-)
>
> Jim
>
>
> "Montblack" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>("Bob Noel" wrote)
>>
>>><subject says it all>
>>
>>
>>We got another cow ...donated in our name. That's two cows in two years.
>>Is that a herd yet? I'm calling it a herd!
>
>
>

[RST Engineering]

Reminds me of the billionaire's kids. Oldest son wanted a car, so he got a
Ferrari Testarossa. Oldest daughter wanted some jewelry so she got several
carats of diamonds and rubies.

Youngest daughter had just visited Disneyland and asked for a Mickey Mouse
outfit. She got a Piper Pathfinder.

{;-)


Jim


"Eduardo K." > wrote in message
...


>
> I got to see my daugter open presents for the first time. (1.3 years old,
> loves mickey mouse puppets)

[Darrel Toepfer]

RST Engineering wrote:
> Reminds me of the billionaire's kids. Oldest son wanted a car, so he got a
> Ferrari Testarossa. Oldest daughter wanted some jewelry so she got several
> carats of diamonds and rubies.
>
> Youngest daughter had just visited Disneyland and asked for a Mickey Mouse
> outfit. She got a Piper Pathfinder.
>
> {;-)

Do you actually eat what they bring you on a platter?

[Newps]

RST Engineering wrote:
> Reminds me of the billionaire's kids. Oldest son wanted a car, so he got a
> Ferrari Testarossa. Oldest daughter wanted some jewelry so she got several
> carats of diamonds and rubies.
>
> Youngest daughter had just visited Disneyland and asked for a Mickey Mouse
> outfit. She got a Piper Pathfinder.

I'm suprised she didn't get the whole company.

[Jack Allison]

john smith wrote:

> You have to be born into Montblanc's family to receive one as a gift
> from him. I tried to convince him that I was part of his aviation
> family, but he didn't buy it (in more ways than one).
Ya, Paul stiffed me on that gift too...and after all we do flying to OSH
to visit. :-)

Good call clarifying "Aviation family" from biological family when it
involves a certain acquaintance from the twin cities area.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jack Allison]

Jim Burns wrote:
> Pirep: Absolutely. I often pull stuff from their site and between their
> dedication and spot on info, your recommendation convinced me that their
> cutter was the cutter I wanted.
>
> Should be here in a few days.

Nah...divert the shipment to me. Better yet, let me head over to
Skyranch (could go via the Arrow or Nissan pickup), pick up the cutter
and make sure it works for you Jim. I've got an oil change due soon.
Would be happy to try out the cutter for ya. Heck, I'd even post the
pirep :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jim Burns]

Mighty generous of you Jack, but mine's already on the way. ;)
I appreciate the offer, you're such a willing guy. Maybe you'd want to head
over there anyway and pick one up for yourself. We could compare Pireps.

That reminds me, I need to order some oil and filters.

Jim

"Jack Allison" > wrote in message
...
> Jim Burns wrote:
> > Pirep: Absolutely. I often pull stuff from their site and between their
> > dedication and spot on info, your recommendation convinced me that their
> > cutter was the cutter I wanted.
> >
> > Should be here in a few days.
>
> Nah...divert the shipment to me. Better yet, let me head over to
> Skyranch (could go via the Arrow or Nissan pickup), pick up the cutter
> and make sure it works for you Jim. I've got an oil change due soon.
> Would be happy to try out the cutter for ya. Heck, I'd even post the
> pirep :-)
>
>
> --
> Jack Allison
> PP-ASEL-IA Student
> Arrow N2104T
>
> "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
> with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
> you will always long to return"
> - Leonardo Da Vinci
>
> (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Michelle P]

Christmas with my Sister, Niece and Nephews. Girl Stuff, nothing
aviation related.
Michelle

Bob Noel wrote:

><subject says it all>
>
>
>

[Darrel Toepfer]

Michelle P wrote:
> Christmas with my Sister, Niece and Nephews. Girl Stuff, nothing
> aviation related.

Your poor nephews... Turned into ewes it appears...

[Matt Whiting]

RST Engineering wrote:
> Reminds me of the billionaire's kids. Oldest son wanted a car, so he got a
> Ferrari Testarossa. Oldest daughter wanted some jewelry so she got several
> carats of diamonds and rubies.
>
> Youngest daughter had just visited Disneyland and asked for a Mickey Mouse
> outfit. She got a Piper Pathfinder.

Jay, if you need someone to hold'im while you hit'im... :-)

Matt

[Montblack]

>> We got another cow ...donated in our name. That's two cows in two years.
>> Is that a herd yet? I'm calling it a herd!

("john smith" wrote)
> Sorry, you have to have one bull and one cow to start a herd.


I've got plenty of bull.... :-)


Montblack
Hope the herd's ok tonight.

[Montblack]

("Jack Allison" wrote)
> Good call clarifying "Aviation family" from biological family when it
> involves a certain acquaintance from the twin cities area.


You stiff a guy one time and "boom" ...you're now an acquaintance :-)


Montblack
Aviation family ...it all goes back to the stork.

[Montblack]

>> Youngest daughter had just visited Disneyland and asked for a Mickey
>> Mouse outfit. She got a Piper Pathfinder.

("Matt Whiting" wrote)
> Jay, if you need someone to hold'im while you hit'im... :-)


It's not like he said Goofy was the pilot. :-)

Of course that opens the door for Dumbo being his passenger into Prairie du
Chien, on the shortest day of the year.

....Minnie flew the home leg.


M-o-n-t b-l-a-c-k

[Dave]

Santa sent me a Citizen Skyhawk, Blue Angels Edition..

..............he had some help.. :)

So far, I like it fine..

Thanks to all Santa's helpers on this group!

Dave


On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:11:35 -0500, Bob Noel
> wrote:

>
><subject says it all>

[Jack Allison]

Jim Burns wrote:
> Mighty generous of you Jack, but mine's already on the way. ;)
> I appreciate the offer, you're such a willing guy. Maybe you'd want to head
> over there anyway and pick one up for yourself. We could compare Pireps.

Figures, I missed it by *that* much. I guess the next time I need to
spend 0.075 AMUs on something, the filter cutter should be on the short
list.

>
> That reminds me, I need to order some oil and filters.

Me too. I love the fact that Sams club is on the way to the airport and
they stock Aeroshell. Time to pickup a case and spend some quality time
getting dirty this weekend.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jack Allison]

Montblack wrote:
> You stiff a guy one time and "boom" ...you're now an acquaintance :-)

Ah ha! So you admit to stiffing me. First, it's our good friend Mr.
Smith...now me. I'm sure Jay and Jim B. were stiffed long ago and
probably for different reasons. No wonder you had to find your own camp
site last year at OSH.

All is forgotten with a couple of well placed copies of One Six Right. :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student, latest in the long sting of MontBlack's victims,
still without a copy of One Six Right
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jim Burns]

Not just stiffed, but stood up!!! After I bust my both my butt and my
brains pulling rabbits out of my hat so I can meet him in IOW two weeks ago,
guess who doesn't show??!! :)

I think that if Monblack doesn't get his hands on an Ercoupe soon, and get
back into the flying life, he's headed down a slippery slope. :)

BTW, there's a nice little yellow one sitting in a field just a few miles
down the road from me. Nobody around it Paul. Noooo body at all.... Would
your van pull a trailer? :) hehe

Jim

"Jack Allison" > wrote in message
...
> Montblack wrote:
> > You stiff a guy one time and "boom" ...you're now an acquaintance :-)
>
> Ah ha! So you admit to stiffing me. First, it's our good friend Mr.
> Smith...now me. I'm sure Jay and Jim B. were stiffed long ago and
> probably for different reasons. No wonder you had to find your own camp
> site last year at OSH.
>
> All is forgotten with a couple of well placed copies of One Six Right.
:-)
>
>
> --
> Jack Allison
> PP-ASEL-IA Student, latest in the long sting of MontBlack's victims,
> still without a copy of One Six Right
> Arrow N2104T
>
> "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
> with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
> you will always long to return"
> - Leonardo Da Vinci
>
> (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Paul Tomblin]

I got a card from Sporty's saying that the leather flight bag my wife
ordered me for Christmas won't be in until MARCH 31st!!!

I have to ask - are they growing the calf first?

--
Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"I have a step-ladder. It's a very nice ladder and all, but I wish I had
the chance to get to know my real ladder." - Paul Poundstone

[sfb]

Slow boat from China.

"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
>I got a card from Sporty's saying that the leather flight bag my wife
> ordered me for Christmas won't be in until MARCH 31st!!!
>
> I have to ask - are they growing the calf first?
>
> --
> Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
> "I have a step-ladder. It's a very nice ladder and all, but I wish I
> had
> the chance to get to know my real ladder." - Paul Poundstone

[Gig 601XL Builder]

"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
>I got a card from Sporty's saying that the leather flight bag my wife
> ordered me for Christmas won't be in until MARCH 31st!!!
>
> I have to ask - are they growing the calf first?
>
> --

No, but they are running low on little Indonesian children to put them
together.

[Dave Stadt]

"Montblack" > wrote in message
...
> >> We got another cow ...donated in our name. That's two cows in two
years.
> >> Is that a herd yet? I'm calling it a herd!
>
> ("john smith" wrote)
> > Sorry, you have to have one bull and one cow to start a herd.
>
>
> I've got plenty of bull.... :-)
>
>
> Montblack
> Hope the herd's ok tonight.


Nowadays you just get the bull in a bottle. Cuts way down on the overhead.

[Dave Stadt]

"Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net> wrote in message
...
>
> "Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I got a card from Sporty's saying that the leather flight bag my wife
> > ordered me for Christmas won't be in until MARCH 31st!!!
> >
> > I have to ask - are they growing the calf first?
> >
> > --
>
> No, but they are running low on little Indonesian children to put them
> together.

My flight bag says cowhide made in India. Wonder if they told the workers
it was some crazy American synthetic.

[Montblack]

("Dave Stadt" wrote)
> Nowadays you just get the bull in a bottle. Cuts way down on the
> overhead.


Hope that idea doesn't jump species.


Montblack

[Montblack]

("Jim Burns wrote")
> Not just stiffed, but stood up!!! After I bust my both my butt and my
> brains pulling rabbits out of my hat so I can meet him in IOW two weeks
> ago, guess who doesn't show??!! :)


Yeah, that one was a tough call on my end. 10 pm the night before, it's off.
Noon the next day, it's back on. Unfortunately on this end I had committed
to multiple other people & plans by then. Almost got it to work on this end,
though.

The Mpls to Tomah, Wis to Iowa City (Drive & Fly) option would have been a
blast. Drat.


> BTW, there's a nice little yellow one sitting in a field just a few miles
> down the road from me. Nobody around it Paul. Noooo body at all....
> Would your van pull a trailer? :) hehe

If it wasn't 'so big' I could haul it home with the minivan. 1,320!


Montblack

[Jim Burns]

I went through the same On/Off/On/Off, no, yes, pack the bags we're leaving
right NOW! I told the wife everything was off when I went to work in the
morning, then when I went home for lunch I told her to pack her bags and
meet me at the airport.

I'll keep an eye on that 'coupe for ya ;)
Jim

"Montblack" > wrote in message
...
> ("Jim Burns wrote")
> > Not just stiffed, but stood up!!! After I bust my both my butt and my
> > brains pulling rabbits out of my hat so I can meet him in IOW two weeks
> > ago, guess who doesn't show??!! :)
>
>
> Yeah, that one was a tough call on my end. 10 pm the night before, it's
off.
> Noon the next day, it's back on. Unfortunately on this end I had committed
> to multiple other people & plans by then. Almost got it to work on this
end,
> though.
>
> The Mpls to Tomah, Wis to Iowa City (Drive & Fly) option would have been a
> blast. Drat.
>
>
> > BTW, there's a nice little yellow one sitting in a field just a few
miles
> > down the road from me. Nobody around it Paul. Noooo body at all....
> > Would your van pull a trailer? :) hehe
>
> If it wasn't 'so big' I could haul it home with the minivan. 1,320!
>
>
> Montblack
>

[RST Engineering]

Which Sam's Club is that? I've never been able to find it in the Sacramento
store.

Jim



"Jack Allison" > wrote in message
...


> Me too. I love the fact that Sams club is on the way to the airport and
> they stock Aeroshell. Time to pickup a case and spend some quality time
> getting dirty this weekend.

[Montblack]

("Martin Hotze" wrote)
> they can't find Montblack's herd ....


I'm fix'n to shoot any rustlers I catch. Then I'll hang 'em, I reckon.


'MB' Ranch
That's really wonderful. You got him to drink from the bottle.
Yeah, thank God, 'cause my nipples were killing me.
City Slickers (1991)

[George Patterson]

john smith wrote:

> Sorry, you have to have one bull and one cow to start a herd.

I thought it was that you need to be able to hand out a lot of bull to be heard. :-)

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

[Jack Allison]

RST Engineering wrote:
> Which Sam's Club is that? I've never been able to find it in the Sacramento
> store.

It's the one in Roseville Jim, off Pleasant Grove blvd and hwy 65.

I once found Aeroshell in the Folsom Sam's club but they seem to no
longer stock it. There is a nice feature of their website where you can
check available stock at any of their locations.



--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Jack Allison]

Jim Burns wrote:
> Not just stiffed, but stood up!!! After I bust my both my butt and my
> brains pulling rabbits out of my hat so I can meet him in IOW two weeks ago,
> guess who doesn't show??!! :)

Oh the horror... :-)

So long as MontBlack doesn't stiff us with PMC 2.0.

> I think that if Monblack doesn't get his hands on an Ercoupe soon, and get
> back into the flying life, he's headed down a slippery slope. :)

Ya, he seriously needs an upgrade from the Dodge minivan. Something he
doesn't have to sneak into the N-40 at OSH. In a perfect world,
something that can carry PMC 2.0 as well. Hmmm, better consider the
belly pod option for the Ercoupe. Might need a ruling as to whether
that would take it out of LSA parameters.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, "Montblack" > said:
>("Martin Hotze" wrote)
>> they can't find Montblack's herd ....
>I'm fix'n to shoot any rustlers I catch. Then I'll hang 'em, I reckon.

Then you can skin them and make a flight bag out of them.


--
Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
The Write Many, Read Never drive. For those people that don't know
their system has a /dev/null already.
-- Rik Steenwinkel, singing the praises of 8mm Exabytes

[Aaron Coolidge]

Darrel Toepfer > wrote:
:> Aaron Coolidge wrote:
:> Bad news from several of my customers, which has had the effect of
:> forcing me to sell my airplane & my car :(. Anyone want a 1968 PA-28-180
:> or a 1999 BMW M3?

: I'm expanding my business and planning on buying a plane, that reads
: like more than I want to spend though. 1 seat and room for tools, or 2
: seats and some tools is about it...

: Link to details and pricing and I'll pass it along though...

http://www.psinteg.net/n9376j.html
--
Aaron C.

[Darrel Toepfer]

Aaron Coolidge wrote:
> Darrel Toepfer > wrote:
> :> Aaron Coolidge wrote:
> :> Bad news from several of my customers, which has had the effect of
> :> forcing me to sell my airplane & my car :(. Anyone want a 1968 PA-28-180
> :> or a 1999 BMW M3?
>
> : I'm expanding my business and planning on buying a plane, that reads
> : like more than I want to spend though. 1 seat and room for tools, or 2
> : seats and some tools is about it...
>
> : Link to details and pricing and I'll pass it along though...
>
> http://www.psinteg.net/n9376j.html

Nice, these links are broken:
http://66.189.35.34/n9376j/int-2.jpg
http://66.189.35.34/n9376j/mans.jpg

[Don Byrer]

I got a great book "Pilot's Weather" by Brian Cosgrove, that my wife
cunningly picked up on a recent trip to the UK. Loads of great color
pix.

My WIFE got a new headset, a logbook, and a coupon for an intro
flight...hint..hint...

--Don
Don Byrer
Commercial Pilot / CFI Student
Electronics Technician, RADAR/Data/Comm @ CLE
Amateur Radio KJ5KB

"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth; now if I can just land without bending the gear..."
"I know what it sounds like....when doves cry"

[Jay Honeck]

> Bad news from several of my customers, which has had the effect of
> forcing me to sell my airplane & my car :(. Anyone want a 1968 PA-28-180
> or a 1999 BMW M3?

Dang, Aaron -- several customers can hurt business enough to make you sell
your airplane?

These must've been some awesome customers!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jay Honeck]

>> Youngest daughter had just visited Disneyland and asked for a Mickey
>> Mouse outfit. She got a Piper Pathfinder.
>
> Jay, if you need someone to hold'im while you hit'im... :-)

Well, Matt, the Saturday before OSH next year, drop by the inn....

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[David Dyer-Bennet]

"Jay Honeck" > writes:

> > Bad news from several of my customers, which has had the effect of
> > forcing me to sell my airplane & my car :(. Anyone want a 1968 PA-28-180
> > or a 1999 BMW M3?
>
> Dang, Aaron -- several customers can hurt business enough to make you sell
> your airplane?
>
> These must've been some awesome customers!

I've had years where more than 80% of my income came from *1* customer
-- probably around a dozen of them. Low-end retail has *lots* of
customers, high-end retail has fewer, and contract software
development tends to have *very* few -- particularly for a one-person
outfit. Because one person simply can't do that many things at once.
Dunno what Aaron does, but I've known a lot of people dependent on
fairly few customers in various fields.

(And Aaron, best of luck! Hope you find some new customers quick.)
--
David Dyer-Bennet, >, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/>
RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/>
Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/>
Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>

[Aaron Coolidge]

Jay Honeck > wrote:

: Dang, Aaron -- several customers can hurt business enough to make you sell
: your airplane?

: These must've been some awesome customers!

The cycle time for my customers is a minimum of 6 months, sometimes 18 months.
We have one contract we've been trying to get finalized since May 2004.

My company designs & builds esoteric diagnostic, monitoring, and control
equipment for the public utility sector; we also do contract R+D, contract
software development, and contract hardware development, generally for the
same area. Come see us at Distributech 2006 in Tampa!

--
Aaron C.

[Aaron Coolidge]

Darrel Toepfer > wrote:
:> http://www.psinteg.net/n9376j.html

: Nice, these links are broken:
: http://66.189.35.34/n9376j/int-2.jpg
: http://66.189.35.34/n9376j/mans.jpg

Fixed. GoDaddy's @!%&^$# redirects are still not showing www.psinteg.net.
--
Aaron C.

[George Patterson]

Jay Honeck wrote:

> Dang, Aaron -- several customers can hurt business enough to make you sell
> your airplane?
>
> These must've been some awesome customers!

My former employer had a total of 7 customers in 1990. Only 4 of those were
funding new products. Things got worse as time went on.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

[john smith]

> "Montblack" > wrote in message
> > >> We got another cow ...donated in our name. That's two cows in two
> > >> years. Is that a herd yet? I'm calling it a herd!

> > ("john smith" wrote)
> > > Sorry, you have to have one bull and one cow to start a herd.

> > I've got plenty of bull.... :-)
> > Montblack
> > Hope the herd's ok tonight.

> Nowadays you just get the bull in a bottle. Cuts way down on the overhead.

I forgot about that, and one of my fellow scouter's works for a company
that sells the stuff.

[Otis Winslow]

Bob Noel wrote:
> <subject says it all>
>

Laid.

[Montblack]

>> <subject says it all>

("Otis Winslow" wrote)
> Laid.


For weeks you were looking 'under' the bed for your present.

I think Chanukah is just the ticket for you.
http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/


Montblack

[john smith]

Otis Winslow > wrote:

> Laid.

Wow! Must be nice to go to Hawaii for the holidays

[Steven Barnes]

Ah, the gift that keeps on giving (as I try to keep my 14 month old off the
keyboard...)

"Otis Winslow" > wrote in message
...
> Bob Noel wrote:
> > <subject says it all>
> >
>
> Laid.