Thanks, America!

Hope all of you across America (and overseas) are having a wonderful Fourth
of July. Mary and I are soon to be off to the annual parade, where we will
once again be representing our Inn by posing as "Amelia Earhart" and "Fred
Noonan"...

Our kids will carry our banner, and toss thousands of pieces of candy to the
kids in the crowd. (Each with a little coupon attached, good for $25 off
for their parents next stay!)

Horses (hopefully not in front of us!), floats, bands, and clowns will
complete the picture, all marching to the appreciation of thousands,
fulfilling a tradition that goes back generations.

Hopefully someone has remembered to contact the Air National Guard early, so
we can have a few F-16s fly over... If not, we'll get the C-130s again...
:-)

On this day, especially, it's important to remember that -- despite our
differences, both internal and external -- America is still free and strong,
and has allowed goofy guys like me to fly, prosper, and succeed, simply with
hard work and a stubborn faith in the future.

Thanks, America!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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On this day, especially, it's important to remember that -- despite our
differences, both internal and external -- America is still free and
strong, and has allowed goofy guys like me to fly, prosper, and succeed,
simply with hard work and a stubborn faith in the future.

Hard work, stubborn faith, *and* a large yearly government handout to prop
up the airport that feeds your business and your recreation; market forces,
if allowed to operate, would dictate a very different course. (Not that I
object to the socialism involved here--I just think it should be
acknowledged as such, and not begrudged in other walks of life either.)

But in any case, I do wish you a happy parade today.

--Gary

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:GAaye.120502$_o.74941@attbi_s71...
Hope all of you across America (and overseas) are having a wonderful
Fourth
of July. Mary and I are soon to be off to the annual parade, where we
will
once again be representing our Inn by posing as "Amelia Earhart" and "Fred
Noonan"...

Our kids will carry our banner, and toss thousands of pieces of candy to
the
kids in the crowd. (Each with a little coupon attached, good for $25 off
for their parents next stay!)

Horses (hopefully not in front of us!), floats, bands, and clowns will
complete the picture, all marching to the appreciation of thousands,
fulfilling a tradition that goes back generations.

Hopefully someone has remembered to contact the Air National Guard early,
so
we can have a few F-16s fly over... If not, we'll get the C-130s
again...
:-)

On this day, especially, it's important to remember that -- despite our
differences, both internal and external -- America is still free and
strong,
and has allowed goofy guys like me to fly, prosper, and succeed, simply
with
hard work and a stubborn faith in the future.

Thanks, America!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Have a happy fourth Mr. Honeck, I am confused as to why, after railing
against pilots who have become lost and inadvertantly stumbled into the
ADIZ, even declaring them "my enemy" you would choose to portray Mr. Noonan
and Mrs. Earhart, obvious victims of navigational error.

Jay Honeck wrote:

Hope all of you across America (and overseas) are having a wonderful Fourth
of July. Mary and I are soon to be off to the annual parade, where we will
once again be representing our Inn by posing as "Amelia Earhart" and "Fred
Noonan"...

Couldn't you find a more successful couple? :-)


Our kids will carry our banner, and toss thousands of pieces of candy to the
kids in the crowd. (Each with a little coupon attached, good for $25 off
for their parents next stay!)

Horses (hopefully not in front of us!), floats, bands, and clowns will
complete the picture, all marching to the appreciation of thousands,
fulfilling a tradition that goes back generations.

Hopefully someone has remembered to contact the Air National Guard early, so
we can have a few F-16s fly over... If not, we'll get the C-130s again...
:-)

One advantage of the 130s is that you have more time to admire them!
Happy 4th!


Matt

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Hope all of you across America (and overseas) are having a wonderful
Fourth
of July.



Why can't people call it by it's proper name. which is "Independence Day".

Is being independent so bad anymore?

BTW:

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence? They signed and they pledged their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were
farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they
signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty
would be death if they were captured.

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before
they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons
serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. Nine of
the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships
swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to
pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his
family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his
family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty
was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton,
Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British
General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He
quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was
destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his
wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13
children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to
waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home
to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died
from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar
fates.

Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were
not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means
and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing
tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged:
"For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the
protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other,
our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."

They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books
never told you a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War.
We didn't just fight the British. We were British subjects at that time and
we fought our own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for
granted...we shouldn't.

Source Unknown

The reason God gave politicians two more brain cells than a horse is so that
they wouldn't poop on the streets in a parade. I hope you don't have any
horses or retarded politicians in front of you either.

{;-)


Jim



"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:


Horses (hopefully not in front of us!),

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
The reason God gave politicians two more brain cells than a horse is so
that
they wouldn't poop on the streets in a parade. I hope you don't have any
horses or retarded politicians in front of you either.

{;-)


Well that finally explains Teddy Kennedy!!

And W.


"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
The reason God gave politicians two more brain cells than a horse is so
that
they wouldn't poop on the streets in a parade. I hope you don't have any
horses or retarded politicians in front of you either.

{;-)


Well that finally explains Teddy Kennedy!!

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Hope all of you across America (and overseas) are having a wonderful
Fourth of July. Mary and I are soon to be off to the annual parade,
where we will once again be representing our Inn by posing as "Amelia
Earhart" and "Fred Noonan"...

Sounds a *lot* of fun Jay !

Very Happy Birthday America, from an admiring Limey (no hard feelings!
:-) ), who's hoping soon to join the Anglo American Academy in San Diego to
"go all the way".

Cheers!


Steve.

Thanks, Jay. In the nonsense of the current administration and atmosphere
in the country, it's nice to be reminded of the good things about America.

Shawn

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:GAaye.120502$_o.74941@attbi_s71...
Hope all of you across America (and overseas) are having a wonderful
Fourth of July. Mary and I are soon to be off to the annual parade,
where we will once again be representing our Inn by posing as "Amelia
Earhart" and "Fred Noonan"...

Our kids will carry our banner, and toss thousands of pieces of candy to
the kids in the crowd. (Each with a little coupon attached, good for $25
off for their parents next stay!)

Horses (hopefully not in front of us!), floats, bands, and clowns will
complete the picture, all marching to the appreciation of thousands,
fulfilling a tradition that goes back generations.

Hopefully someone has remembered to contact the Air National Guard early,
so we can have a few F-16s fly over... If not, we'll get the C-130s
again... :-)

On this day, especially, it's important to remember that -- despite our
differences, both internal and external -- America is still free and
strong, and has allowed goofy guys like me to fly, prosper, and succeed,
simply with hard work and a stubborn faith in the future.

Thanks, America!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"