Valentine's Day Flight? Hah, we had a foot of snow in NY. We were
cooped up inside the house most of the day. When the snow finally let
up a bit at around 5pm, we went outside to clear the driveway. It
took both of us almost two hours. Today, we will have to go to the
airport to rescue our poor Cardinal. I have no doubt that it is
sitting on its tail with snow-laden wings. The weather had been so
mild up until this big snow storm that we forgot to put a tire around
the tail tiedown ring. We had thought of putting the wingcovers on
the night before but were concerned of the wintry mix of ice/snow. I
don't see much of a chance to fly this weekend without spending hours
cleaning off ice/snow. Besides, we are scheduled to go to Nanuet on
Saturday (about 1.5hrs from home) to pick up my new car, a little
Honda Fit (its driving reminds me of flying Cessna 150/152, a bit
underpower but very sprighty and lots of fun. The 33/38mpg, 6
airbags, magic seats were the main reasons for its purchase). My 15-
years Accord with 253K miles still runs like a champ but it has a
weeping gas line due to corrosion!

Hai Longworth