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August 13th 06, 07:00 PM
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Spouses and new gadgets
When I got home from AirVenture, I described the GPS 496 and its
capabilities to my wife. Her first comment in reply, "Sounds expensive." 
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August 13th 06, 07:33 PM
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John,
When I got home from AirVenture, I described the GPS 496 and its capabilities to my wife. Her first comment in reply, "Sounds expensive." And it does ;-) In a similar thread here someone suggested getting a new spouse. That sounds even more expensive to me. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH)
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August 13th 06, 08:41 PM
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:33:47 +0200, Thomas Borchert
wrote: In a similar thread here someone suggested getting a new spouse. That sounds even more expensive to me. A wise man once said that the most expensive hobby is not aircraft nor is it boating -- it's collecting ex-wives...
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August 13th 06, 09:37 PM
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"john smith" wrote in message ... When I got home from AirVenture, I described the GPS 496 and its capabilities to my wife. Her first comment in reply, "Sounds expensive." My wife was at Airventure with me both this year and last year. Both years, she's said "Why not buy one of the weather/GPS units?"... My answer: $3k up front plus $400/yr is a LOT for something that will only come in handy a few times a year. I'd prefer a GPS slaved wing leveler for $2k. It would be helpful on every cross country and doesn't come with the burden of annual fees. KB
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August 13th 06, 10:00 PM
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Grumman-581 wrote
A wise man once said that the most expensive hobby is not aircraft nor is it boating -- it's collecting ex-wives... A hobby engaged in by a lot of airline pilots. Bob Moore
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August 14th 06, 04:43 AM
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Thomas Borchert wrote:
John, When I got home from AirVenture, I described the GPS 496 and its capabilities to my wife. Her first comment in reply, "Sounds expensive." And it does ;-) In a similar thread here someone suggested getting a new spouse. That sounds even more expensive to me. Or get a wife into flying. Margy and I have the problem is that we don't check each other. The only drawback of this is she wants to fly half the legs.
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August 14th 06, 01:36 PM
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"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message . .. My answer: $3k up front plus $400/yr is a LOT for something that will only come in handy a few times a year. Depends on what kind of flying you do. There's already been more times this year that I have said, wow, I really wish I had a 396 (for both weather and terrain). I would have gladly cut a check on the spot during any of those times.
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August 15th 06, 10:59 AM
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:00:19 GMT, john smith wrote:
When I got home from AirVenture, I described the GPS 496 and its capabilities to my wife. Her first comment in reply, "Sounds expensive." And she was right, of course. Too expensive for me! My wife and I have an unspoken agreement. I don't ask what she spends at Tabot's (Chico's, LLBean, etc etc) and she doesn't ask me what I spend on flying. -- all the best, Dan Ford email: usenet AT danford DOT net Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com
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