Little bears make lousy wannabe's :)

Juan Jimenez wrote:

More like the middle of it. But that's besides the point. What made you flee
California?


Straight answer: it wasn't the gangs, the Big Brother Helicopters
overhead at all hours of the night, the smog, the stifling heat wave
this past year...in the Spring!

I hated ~ absolutely hated ~ spending hours, days, even years of my
life, in crowded, L.A. Traffic, including at least one instance of
complete gridlock following a series of accidents about ten years ago.
One to two hours to travel at best, 35 miles in the Los Angeles area.

The time you spend on an L.A. freeway adds up. Here, in Manitou
Springs, I'm ten minutes from downtown Colorado Springs, or I'm five
minutes from the road to Pikes Peak, or an hour from Cripple Creek, or
45 minutes from Denver, and so on and so fourth.

I'm roughly eight hours from the Balloon Festival in New Mexico. I'm
pretty darned close to Las Cruces, White Sands and a few other choice
places. I can fly anywhere in the World from Denver and back again.

I'll be expanding news coverage over a four state region and California
remains covered, north and south, by the two reporters there. Then
expanding across the United States, east and west, north and south, and
we're even closer to being positioned overseas, starting with
Australia. We have a reporter there now who is encouraging us to take
on more. And we will...

We're revamping all the websites, getting the archives built up ~ what
we've written so far, plus the image galleries yet to be seen ~ and
then we're charging forward in 2007 and we're going to start filling
the new designs with new stories from a multitude of sources.

And the future is being determined by the number of url's/domains that
I've already acquired, and more are on the way. Thus we go from the
five year plan to the 25 year plan, and all those unfinished websites
or semi-operational websites and even the non-operational websites,
will be operational once again soon.

Thus, the second reason as to why I moved he to be more centrally
located for the expansion plans I have, to travel, and increase the
area of our coverage beyond California, Nevada and Arizona.

And I'm kicking back, enjoying the Elk, enjoying the Mule Deer, loving
the fact I had to hit the brakes for a Red Fox two blocks from my new
home, and taking my time getting reorganized and unpacked after the
first part of the move; with much more of my photo archives and story
work waiting for me in California, to be delivered in February.

Third reason: enjoying having the Seasons again. Snow tonight. They
can't say that in Los Angeles, California.

And Air Shows, Air Races and Rocketry (sans the RRL, which is a
fraudulent joke), all around me. Four air museums within 45 minutes of
me in all directions.

Mountain Goats, Big Horn Sheep, sunrises and sunsets that are to die
for, rivers, lakes, streams, springs (one runs right past my door), and
the history of the old west mixed with a college town that includes the
U.S. Air Force Academy, Peterson and Schreiver AFBs, along with Ft.
Carson, all within ten minutes of me, not to mention Colorado Springs
Airport.

And that's it..."Found Paradise" ~ 'nother reason to leave L.A.

"DABEAR" wrote in message
ps.com...

I hated ~ absolutely hated ~ spending hours, days, even years of my
life, in crowded, L.A. Traffic, including at least one instance of
complete gridlock following a series of accidents about ten years ago.
One to two hours to travel at best, 35 miles in the Los Angeles area.

I wouldn't know about that. Last time I was in an LA traffic jam was 1983.

The time you spend on an L.A. freeway adds up. Here, in Manitou
Springs, I'm ten minutes from downtown Colorado Springs, or I'm five
minutes from the road to Pikes Peak, or an hour from Cripple Creek, or
45 minutes from Denver, and so on and so fourth.

I'm roughly eight hours from the Balloon Festival in New Mexico. I'm
pretty darned close to Las Cruces, White Sands and a few other choice
places. I can fly anywhere in the World from Denver and back again.

I'll be expanding news coverage over a four state region and California
remains covered, north and south, by the two reporters there. Then
expanding across the United States, east and west, north and south, and
we're even closer to being positioned overseas, starting with
Australia. We have a reporter there now who is encouraging us to take
on more. And we will...

We're revamping all the websites, getting the archives built up ~ what
we've written so far, plus the image galleries yet to be seen ~ and
then we're charging forward in 2007 and we're going to start filling
the new designs with new stories from a multitude of sources.

And the future is being determined by the number of url's/domains that
I've already acquired, and more are on the way. Thus we go from the
five year plan to the 25 year plan, and all those unfinished websites
or semi-operational websites and even the non-operational websites,
will be operational once again soon.

Thus, the second reason as to why I moved he to be more centrally
located for the expansion plans I have, to travel, and increase the
area of our coverage beyond California, Nevada and Arizona.

And I'm kicking back, enjoying the Elk, enjoying the Mule Deer, loving
the fact I had to hit the brakes for a Red Fox two blocks from my new
home, and taking my time getting reorganized and unpacked after the
first part of the move; with much more of my photo archives and story
work waiting for me in California, to be delivered in February.

Third reason: enjoying having the Seasons again. Snow tonight. They
can't say that in Los Angeles, California.

And Air Shows, Air Races and Rocketry (sans the RRL, which is a
fraudulent joke), all around me. Four air museums within 45 minutes of
me in all directions.

Mountain Goats, Big Horn Sheep, sunrises and sunsets that are to die
for, rivers, lakes, streams, springs (one runs right past my door), and
the history of the old west mixed with a college town that includes the
U.S. Air Force Academy, Peterson and Schreiver AFBs, along with Ft.
Carson, all within ten minutes of me, not to mention Colorado Springs
Airport.

And that's it..."Found Paradise" ~ 'nother reason to leave L.A.

And 19 inches of snow, 630 cancelled flights and not a snow shoveling truck
for miles around. I knew there was a reason to stick to the Caribbean.



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"DABEAR" wrote in message
ps.com...

I hated ~ absolutely hated ~ spending hours, days, even years of my
life, in crowded, L.A. Traffic, including at least one instance of
complete gridlock following a series of accidents about ten years ago.
One to two hours to travel at best, 35 miles in the Los Angeles area.
The time you spend on an L.A. freeway adds up. Here, in Manitou
Springs, I'm ten minutes from downtown Colorado Springs, or I'm five
minutes from the road to Pikes Peak, or an hour from Cripple Creek, or
45 minutes from Denver, and so on and so fourth.

I'm roughly eight hours from the Balloon Festival in New Mexico. I'm
pretty darned close to Las Cruces, White Sands and a few other choice
places. I can fly anywhere in the World from Denver and back again.

I'll be expanding news coverage over a four state region and California
remains covered, north and south, by the two reporters there. Then
expanding across the United States, east and west, north and south, and
we're even closer to being positioned overseas, starting with
Australia. We have a reporter there now who is encouraging us to take
on more. And we will...

We're revamping all the websites, getting the archives built up ~ what
we've written so far, plus the image galleries yet to be seen ~ and
then we're charging forward in 2007 and we're going to start filling
the new designs with new stories from a multitude of sources.

And the future is being determined by the number of url's/domains that
I've already acquired, and more are on the way. Thus we go from the
five year plan to the 25 year plan, and all those unfinished websites
or semi-operational websites and even the non-operational websites,
will be operational once again soon.

Thus, the second reason as to why I moved he to be more centrally
located for the expansion plans I have, to travel, and increase the
area of our coverage beyond California, Nevada and Arizona.

And I'm kicking back, enjoying the Elk, enjoying the Mule Deer, loving
the fact I had to hit the brakes for a Red Fox two blocks from my new
home, and taking my time getting reorganized and unpacked after the
first part of the move; with much more of my photo archives and story
work waiting for me in California, to be delivered in February.

Third reason: enjoying having the Seasons again. Snow tonight. They
can't say that in Los Angeles, California.

And Air Shows, Air Races and Rocketry (sans the RRL, which is a
fraudulent joke), all around me. Four air museums within 45 minutes of
me in all directions.

Mountain Goats, Big Horn Sheep, sunrises and sunsets that are to die
for, rivers, lakes, streams, springs (one runs right past my door), and
the history of the old west mixed with a college town that includes the
U.S. Air Force Academy, Peterson and Schreiver AFBs, along with Ft.
Carson, all within ten minutes of me, not to mention Colorado Springs
Airport.

And that's it..."Found Paradise" ~ 'nother reason to leave L.A.

You forgot to mention that VFR around here means 120 mile visibility (every
direction except west :-). IFR for me is when I can't see Mt Evans (65
miles N) from Centennial Airport (KAPA) :-D... And how about the aircraft
firms? Nexaer, Adams, ATG...

You forgot to mention that VFR around here means 120 mile visibility (every
direction except west :-). IFR for me is when I can't see Mt Evans (65
miles N) from Centennial Airport (KAPA) :-D... And how about the aircraft
firms? Nexaer, Adams, ATG...

heh...heh...still researching! As for visibility, however, not
tonight! They shut down Denver and the winds are squirrelly here in
the Canyons/ We haven't had much snow...how much have you had in your
area?

Otherwise, you're right on! A great place for News and Aviation News
Sites! G

"DABEAR" wrote in message
oups.com...

You forgot to mention that VFR around here means 120 mile visibility
(every
direction except west :-). IFR for me is when I can't see Mt Evans (65
miles N) from Centennial Airport (KAPA) :-D... And how about the
aircraft
firms? Nexaer, Adams, ATG...

heh...heh...still researching! As for visibility, however, not
tonight! They shut down Denver and the winds are squirrelly here in
the Canyons/ We haven't had much snow...how much have you had in your
area?

Otherwise, you're right on! A great place for News and Aviation News
Sites! G


Shoveled 3 feet off the walks, dug out the truck and drove to the airport to
brush snow off the wings. But just now, the sun broke out and I can see Mt
Evans glowing gold in the light. If I could get on the roof, I could
probably see Pikes Peak. Now THAT's VFR! DA's only 5300!! Just wish we
could get off the ground!

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:40:34 -0700, "Robert Barker"
wrote:

"DABEAR" wrote in message
ups.com...

I hated ~ absolutely hated ~ spending hours, days, even years of my
life, in crowded, L.A. Traffic, including at least one instance of
complete gridlock following a series of accidents about ten years ago.
One to two hours to travel at best, 35 miles in the Los Angeles area.
The time you spend on an L.A. freeway adds up. Here, in Manitou
Springs, I'm ten minutes from downtown Colorado Springs, or I'm five
minutes from the road to Pikes Peak, or an hour from Cripple Creek, or
45 minutes from Denver, and so on and so fourth.

Hmmm...watching the news today it sounded like it takes days to get
between those places.:-))

I'm roughly eight hours from the Balloon Festival in New Mexico. I'm
pretty darned close to Las Cruces, White Sands and a few other choice
places. I can fly anywhere in the World from Denver and back again.

snip

Third reason: enjoying having the Seasons again. Snow tonight. They
can't say that in Los Angeles, California.

How many feet?

My daughter lives on the second range. Their last big storm dropped 12
feet in ought three I think. It was part way up on their sliding glass
door to the second story deck. They only received three feet out of
this one. OTOH they are in Cabo San Lucas with a Frontier flight to
arrive in Denver around 5:00. I figure they may be home by Christmas
if they're lucky:-))

But you are right, it's beautiful country. I typically fly into Jefco
(BJC) or I did. I haven't flown out there in a few years


And Air Shows, Air Races and Rocketry (sans the RRL, which is a
fraudulent joke), all around me. Four air museums within 45 minutes of
me in all directions.

Mountain Goats, Big Horn Sheep, sunrises and sunsets that are to die
for, rivers, lakes, streams, springs (one runs right past my door), and
the history of the old west mixed with a college town that includes the
U.S. Air Force Academy, Peterson and Schreiver AFBs, along with Ft.
Carson, all within ten minutes of me, not to mention Colorado Springs
Airport.

And that's it..."Found Paradise" ~ 'nother reason to leave L.A.

I can't imagine living in CA even for money.


You forgot to mention that VFR around here means 120 mile visibility (every
direction except west :-). IFR for me is when I can't see Mt Evans (65
miles N) from Centennial Airport (KAPA) :-D... And how about the aircraft
firms? Nexaer, Adams, ATG...

Hmmm... last time I left BJC it was around 5 miles. They thought I was
crazy for taking off in such poor weather. I told them it was a lot
better than what I'd left back here. OTOH by the time we were 5
minutes South of BJC you could see of 75 miles plus. Looking back
North it looked like a gray wall just North of the airport.


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
.. .

And 19 inches of snow, 630 cancelled flights and not a snow shoveling
truck for miles around. I knew there was a reason to stick to the
Caribbean.

I was given a vacation in the carribean one year, the wife liked it but
after a few days I would have paid to bail out. I hated it! I love the land
of four seasons, and the cold dry winter is the most wonderful and beautiful
season of all. Winter camping!

BTW when is P.R. going to stump up enough steam to qualify as a real state,
and not just a group of welfare bums!

"A.D" wrote in message
...

"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
.. .

And 19 inches of snow, 630 cancelled flights and not a snow shoveling
truck for miles around. I knew there was a reason to stick to the
Caribbean.

I was given a vacation in the carribean one year, the wife liked it but
after a few days I would have paid to bail out. I hated it! I love the
land of four seasons, and the cold dry winter is the most wonderful and
beautiful season of all. Winter camping!

BTW when is P.R. going to stump up enough steam to qualify as a real
state, and not just a group of welfare bums!

Ask the white trash states, they still have all sorts of welfare bums.



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