Just checking in...how's everyone been?

Kinda cold here too, only 80 degrees at five in the evening with a SE wind
at 9! ;-)

I know you already know this -- but you suck!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Good to hear from you. Glad the POA forum worked out for you.
Drop me a line back channel if you like. We've formed a small email
loop of selected pilots from the forums who exchange emails once in a
while just to chew the fat and enjoy the no hassle environment.
Dudley

Sounds like what evolved for several of us old-time regulars. We didn't set
out to "create" it -- it just happened in response to the "troll wars", and
kept on going.

I'll email ya!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Still lots of noise here, but the occassional nugget surfaces..

I see that! I poked around a bit last night, and saw that the "usual
suspects" are still stirring the pot.

Too bad.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Fjukkkwit.

Ah, I see the vocabulary-challenged village idiot is still muttering his
signature response, but from a new address that hasn't been killfiled.

Charming.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Nov 21, 7:29*am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
Fjukkkwit.

Ah, I see the vocabulary-challenged village idiot is still muttering his
signature response, but from a new address that hasn't been killfiled.

Charming.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Did you expect anything different, Jay? Some people have a compulsion
to urinate into their own community wells, and Bertie does have
blatter control problems.

On Nov 20, 8:53*pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
So I've been contacted by half a dozen folks, telling me that my absence was
the topic of a rather lively thread here -- so I thought I'd pop in for a
peek at my old stomping ground. *How's everyone been?

No, we're not dead. *On September 4th, after over ten years of daily
postings on these groups, I joined the ranks of "former RAPpers" by
quitting, cold turkey. *Nothing specific precipitated my departure -- it was
just a long, slow, gradual culmination of many things. *The signal to noise
ratio here had deteriorated to such a level that no number of killfiles
could do the job -- and what was left after culling the herd of trolls was
pathetically small. *Pilots of America called to me, warts and all, so I
jumped in with both feet and haven't looked back....

....until now.

It's been a lively few months. *Martin (if you're still out there) we made
it to Munich for Oktoberfest, where I turned 50 years old by partying with 4
million of my closest friends. *We drank beer with Croats, Austrians,
Germans, Brits, Irish, Italians, and (of course) Germans, and had a
wonderful time. *Man, my Bavarian kin certainly lived up to their advanced
billing -- it was the Mother of All Parties.

While we were there, we took a day trip up the autobahn to Salzburg, in your
beloved Austria, and were in awe of the place. *There's something humbling
about eating in a restaurant that has been continuously in business for over
EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS. *It sure puts everything in perspective! *And, of
course, sitting in the church where Mozart was baptized was a magical
experience.

We even hooked up with this group's own Markus (largely a lurker, from
Germany, whom we've met at Sun N Fun and Oshkosh) while we were there. *He
met us in Munich and gave us the chance to go "off-tour" with a native -- a
real treat after being trapped in buses and cabs. *We visited Dachau with
him, both the concentration camp and the city, and marveled at man's
capacity for cruelty -- and beauty.

Since then, Mary and I have been doing lots of flying, both in the Ercoupe
and the Pathfinder, with trips to Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and
Minnesota. *We've also developed a lively email group made up of many former
members of this group. *We email daily, sometimes a dozen or more times -- *
so it's kinda like the way this group used to be, back in "the day"...
It's funny/sad -- none of us would have ever met each other without this
group -- a group that taught us all so much -- yet none of us still visit
here.

Businesswise, things are just like you might expect -- sloooow. *The wheels
came off our local economy the very day that Congress announced the $800
billion bailout plan, and hasn't recovered since. *It's like the entire
business community let out a collective gasp, and all business travel
ceased, virtually overnight. *Scary stuff.

Luckily, this comes after a record-busting year for us, so we are perhaps
better able to absorb a business slow down. *Not so with several of our
business neighbors -- we've lost three nearby restaurants in just the last
month, as they were unable to weather the sudden loss of business.

Our son is first year Army ROTC, doing well, flying when he can. *He's still
jazzed by all the attention he received for flying into Oshkosh this year,
but college is keeping him busier than ever. * Our daughter should start
flight lessons next spring -- so we're keeping the aviation ball rolling!

I hope everyone here is healthy, happy, and well. *I'll hang around long
enough to see if anyone I know responds to this -- but mostly you can catch
me over on Pilots of America, a wonderful, moderated group of aviation
enthusiasts.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Hey Jay! Sounds like you had a blast in Germany. BTW, is Paul over
at POA too? if so, can you PM me his sn there?

See you around,
Monk

Jay Honeck wrote:
So I've been contacted by half a dozen folks, telling me that my absence
snip...

Our son is first year Army ROTC, doing well, flying when he can. He's
still jazzed by all the attention he received for flying into Oshkosh
this year, but college is keeping him busier than ever. Our daughter
should start flight lessons next spring -- so we're keeping the aviation
ball rolling!

I hope everyone here is healthy, happy, and well. I'll hang around long
enough to see if anyone I know responds to this -- but mostly you can
catch me over on Pilots of America, a wonderful, moderated group of
aviation enthusiasts.

Drop in more often. I have looked at POA but the set up is too much to
grasp. I still like the open of the usenet. Dudley is working a scheme.
Some of the noise has dropped, but that may be the filtering I am doing.

05U and I are still flying. Glad 100LL is going back down. Currently
$3.20 at our local airport. The Dallas areas are higher. This morning
we woke to 33*F here in North Texas.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

Ross wrote:
Drop in more often. I have looked at POA but the set up is
too much to grasp. I still like the open of the usenet.

Ditto that here. Maybe "signing up" isn't that big a deal, but I've
grown weary of having to give up personal information for something
that's supposedly "free" -- there's always some kind of "price".

05U and I are still flying. Glad 100LL is going back down. Currently
$3.20 at our local airport. The Dallas areas are higher. This morning
we woke to 33*F here in North Texas.

It was $4.17 last week near Phoenix. It was $3.19 in Casa Grande, but
the wind there was 20G28, so I opted to have the truck bring it to my
hangar! I know, I know ... "20G28? so what?" some of you ask (too windy
for me!).
;-)

On Nov 21, 9:25*am, Shirl wrote:
Ross wrote:
Drop in more often. I have looked at POA but the set up is
too much to grasp. I still like the open of the usenet.

Ditto that here. Maybe "signing up" isn't that big a deal, but I've
grown weary of having to give up personal information for something
that's supposedly "free" -- there's always some kind of "price".

05U and I are still flying. Glad 100LL is going back down. Currently
$3.20 at our local airport. The Dallas areas are higher. *This morning
we woke to 33*F here in North Texas.

It was $4.17 last week near Phoenix. It was $3.19 in Casa Grande, but
the wind there was 20G28, so I opted to have the truck bring it to my
hangar! I know, I know ... "20G28? so what?" some of you ask (too windy
for me!).
;-)

I haven't found this to be true on POA. No need to be concerned that
I've seen. The group is well run and the pilots there are a friendly
bunch. The moderators pretty much give posters a free reign and I
haven't seen anything even remotely approaching the mess the Usenet
forums have become.
I have yet to regret suggesting this forum to anyone.
Dudley Henriques

Jay Honeck schrieb:
It's been a lively few months. Martin (if you're still out there) we made

yes, 'm still here.

it to Munich for Oktoberfest, where I turned 50 years old by partying with 4

oh well, so I wasn't worth a call ...

million of my closest friends. We drank beer with Croats, Austrians,
Germans, Brits, Irish, Italians, and (of course) Germans, and had a
wonderful time. Man, my Bavarian kin certainly lived up to their advanced
billing -- it was the Mother of All Parties.

I've been there this year for my first time: I entered one entrance and
left about 15 minutes later on the other entrance, down to the subway,
headed away for a couple of stations and went to the German museum.

While we were there, we took a day trip up the autobahn to Salzburg, in your
beloved Austria, and were in awe of the place. There's something humbling

:-)
btw, close by is the hometown/house of the "Trapp family singers". :-))

about eating in a restaurant that has been continuously in business for over
EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS. It sure puts everything in perspective! And, of

yes, just lieje these folks:
http://www.grassmayr.at/_e/index.htm
in business since 1599.

course, sitting in the church where Mozart was baptized was a magical
experience.

And what was the (new?) perspective you won or learned?

We even hooked up with this group's own Markus (largely a lurker, from
Germany, whom we've met at Sun N Fun and Oshkosh) while we were there. He
met us in Munich and gave us the chance to go "off-tour" with a native -- a
real treat after being trapped in buses and cabs. We visited Dachau with
him, both the concentration camp and the city, and marveled at man's
capacity for cruelty -- and beauty.

yes, impressing place.

#m