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![]() "BERNIE THE BUNION" wrote in message ... John Ammeter wrote: The room was standing room only... There were tears and a few laughs at the stories told. Did any women stand up and while looking his wife in the eye recount stories about how they had been publicly called ****s by this fine man. Any members of this group show up and tell how much they enjoyed being publicly denigrated by being called galactically stupid. Any on the Pinkneyville hit list show up to express their appreciation for the repeated attacks on their yearly fly in by this pompous asshole. Anybody else here want to add some of their personal recollections of what Bill was really like. What I remember most about Bill is the way he held himself in much higher regard than all the second class citizens with less possessions than himself. Back in the days when everyone here was more focused on which participants here were actual pilots, and then actual aircraft owners, Bill was very rude to those less fortunate than himself. He was vocal in his opinion that anyone as smart or hard working as himself, could have, should have, been just as successful as himself, and that someone else's lack of success was a clear indication of laziness, ignorance or poor decision making. He would never admit for one minute, how much luck had always contributed to his success. Much less consider how many times bad luck was the only think that separated him from his less fortunate peers. Kind of ironic actually. Bills last flight might have been his very first experience with real bad luck. I wonder if he would feel the same way today? |
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Maxwell wrote:
Kind of ironic actually. Bills last flight might have been his very first experience with real bad luck. I wonder if he would feel the same way today? Sonny always says, "In aviation, you can't make the same mistake - once". |
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![]() On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:33:37 -0500, "Maxwell" wrote: Anybody else here want to add some of their personal recollections of what Bill was really like. What I remember most about Bill is the way he held himself in much higher regard than all the second class citizens with less possessions than himself. Back in the days when everyone here was more focused on which participants here were actual pilots, and then actual aircraft owners, Bill was very rude to those less fortunate than himself. He was vocal in his opinion that anyone as smart or hard working as himself, could have, should have, been just as successful as himself, and that someone else's lack of success was a clear indication of laziness, ignorance or poor decision making. He would never admit for one minute, how much luck had always contributed to his success. Much less consider how many times bad luck was the only think that separated him from his less fortunate peers. Kind of ironic actually. Bills last flight might have been his very first experience with real bad luck. I wonder if he would feel the same way today? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WoW!!!! MAXWELL... Have we ever met? :-) Barnyard BOb |
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![]() "Barnyard BOb" wrote in message ... WoW!!!! MAXWELL... Have we ever met? :-) Only here, I've been around for a while, just change handles from time to time. |
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![]() On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:57:36 -0500, "Maxwell" wrote: "Barnyard BOb" wrote WoW!!!! MAXWELL... Have we ever met? :-) Only here, I've been around for a while, just change handles from time to time. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- There is a "Maxwell" that traces back via Cox.net to: Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:14:01 Must have been a slow New Year's Eve for you! :-) - Barnyard BOb - |
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Hi John,
Could you send me a email so I can get in touch with you? Thanks John Jerry |
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Jerry Springer wrote: Hi John, Could you send me a email so I can get in touch with you? Thanks John Jerry |
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