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This is exactly why I prefer lightweight mountaineering gear. I can
throw it in the plane and not worry about weight and balance, hump it in over the mountains, or haul it in the back of my truck. Oh, and mountaineering gear is designed for even worse weather... Yes, you pay a bit more (but not much more than the Cabela's heavy stuff), but I get more use out of it than once a year. |
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Bullpuckey. I live within rock-throwing distance of Reno. I've been
counting Blackjack for thirty years, ever since "Beat The Dealer" (a legitimate mathematical treatise by UCSB math prof Edwin Thorpe) hit the streets. I limit my wins to a hundred dollars or two, and I suck on diet coke or orange juice to keep my head straight. I lose one out of ten times. That happens. I either win two hundred or lose two hundred at table minimum bets. Sure, it takes me three hours to win/lose the money, but making a hundred bucks an hour having fun ain't all that bad a deal. I'm a HAPPY winner. I make funny and jokes when I hit 21. I'm a vocal happy camper when the dealer busts and I'm holding 12. That makes the house pleased to have a vocal happy winner -- it makes the suckers bet more. I'm not out to make my fortune, just pay for my gas money over the hill and back plus a few bucks for momma's new shoes. There ain't no black list any more. Anybody who says there is happens to be living in the ancient past. Jim "S Herman" wrote in message ... On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:45:09 -0500, John T wrote: Actually, Blackjack is about the only game where a player can have the advantage. Catch is, they need to know basic stragety and counting. The advantage is pretty small though. John And if they suspect you are counting you will be detained & asked to leave, and your name & picture wil end up on a black list. |
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"George Patterson" wrote in message news:sLdIe.2680$va1.2677@trndny09... Matt Barrow wrote: The picture made it look as big as a garage! :~) The picture is almost certainly their 12x12 model. Now I take the sissy way out and bought a Coleman pop-up. Sort of hard to tow that behind an aircraft. Yes, but it's worth it. The bitch was getting a trailer hitch for the rudder. |
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Matt Barrow wrote:
"George Patterson" wrote in message news:sLdIe.2680$va1.2677@trndny09... Matt Barrow wrote: The picture made it look as big as a garage! :~) The picture is almost certainly their 12x12 model. Now I take the sissy way out and bought a Coleman pop-up. Sort of hard to tow that behind an aircraft. Yes, but it's worth it. The bitch was getting a trailer hitch for the rudder. If you shop for an airplane hitch businesses might get scared off selling you one (liability concerns), so you have to say, "It's for an off-road vehicle..." Then you make a nice write up of how you adapted it to your rudder, take pictures, and submit it to the EAA magazine |
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Aaron Coolidge wrote:
I had a department store tent as well. 'K-Mart' house brand. I didn't set it up, but Mike my tent-sharer did. I commented that his tent pegs were a little short, but he said that it would be OK. Well, it was OK until the Bonanza behind us fired up at 6AM Wednesday and used full power to pull out of his spot (wet ground, ya know, the tires sink in). That little debacle had us scrambling for folding chairs, laundry, etc. for a while. That's another problem to deal with. We need to educate the ignorant that it is VERY impolite to power you way out of your parking spot. The correct method is to ask your neighbors for assistance in pulling the aircraft into the aisle by hand (such as we did with the Baron behind Jay at the party Wednesday evening). Someone is going to get very badly injured when one of the power-users doesn't get the power off and slides on the wet grass and overruns a tent or two ahead of them. |
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On 8/4/2005 14:28, john smith wrote:
Aaron Coolidge wrote: I had a department store tent as well. 'K-Mart' house brand. I didn't set it up, but Mike my tent-sharer did. I commented that his tent pegs were a little short, but he said that it would be OK. Well, it was OK until the Bonanza behind us fired up at 6AM Wednesday and used full power to pull out of his spot (wet ground, ya know, the tires sink in). That little debacle had us scrambling for folding chairs, laundry, etc. for a while. That's another problem to deal with. We need to educate the ignorant that it is VERY impolite to power you way out of your parking spot. The correct method is to ask your neighbors for assistance in pulling the aircraft into the aisle by hand (such as we did with the Baron behind Jay at the party Wednesday evening). Someone is going to get very badly injured when one of the power-users doesn't get the power off and slides on the wet grass and overruns a tent or two ahead of them. .... not to mention getting injured by the flying debris. -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Student Sacramento, CA |
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Plywood, PLYwood, PLYWOOD.
Jim "Aaron Coolidge" wrote in message ... Well, it was OK until the Bonanza behind us fired up at 6AM Wednesday and used full power to pull out of his spot (wet ground, ya know, the tires sink in). |
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Its already happened in years past out in the North 40. (serious
injuries from a plane over-running a tent that is). I'm just amazed that it doesn't happen more. (knock on wood)... Ryan Wubben |
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Tom McQuinn wrote:
When I was at Fond du Loc and we couldn't get my Archer up the tiny incline in front of me I called the FBO and they cheerfully towed me to the taxiway. But I suspect the sheer quantity of planes at OSH would quickly overwhelm any FBO who tried to be so generous. Someone mentioned at the Wednesday night party that there were 12,600 registered aircraft on the field. Add to that the GA Parking folks and there were probably close to 12,800. |
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