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Old April 2nd 14, 12:14 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Tuesday, April 1, 2014 7:43:01 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Doris and I have purchased a very desirable piece of land at the base of the ridge just south of Bluefield W.Virginia. This is almost exactly 500 kilometers from Ridge Soaring Gliderport, making it possible for pilots to declare a 500 km goal flight in even a low performance glider like a Schweizer 1-26. The ridge here is very much higher and steeper than those in Pennsylvania. Frequent strong Easterly winds create great wave conditions. Choosing weather wisely, so another ridge day follows, a pilot can spend the night dining on Southern Grits, B-BQ'd Pork, and cheap home-made whisky straight from the many secret country stills in the hills nearby. The property is perfectly laid out with a long, flat runway. Twenty acres along the northern edge is cultivated and planted in an imported Italian spaghetti plant, which thrives in the area. Profits from the sale of the special kind of spaghetti means there is a large profit each year from farming, so it will not be necessary to charge for tows, or tie downs. Tom Knauff


You have, after all these years, finally realized there is more money in spaghetti farming than there is in being in the soaring business.
A hearty well done for your insight.
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Old April 2nd 14, 05:08 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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You have to be careful with those sorts of pranks... you almost got hit by my wallet coming through the computer at you...
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Old April 2nd 14, 04:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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For future reference (April 1, 2015). I quote from the longstanding 'International Treaty on April Fool's Jokes' (Ratified by the United Nations September 1907)

"To maximize impact of the jokester's effort, signatories agree to let the joke stand uncommented (and/or build on it) until April 2."

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Old April 2nd 14, 06:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Amazing response to this April 1 posting. Of course there is no truth to it.

I was surprised when someone noted the oval shaped mountains, south of Bluefield.

There is an airport located there called "Burkes Garden."

This oval shape was caused by the collapse of a giant subterranean limestone cavern system.

Geologist say the local mountains were as high as 39,000 feet high eons ago, and have eroded to their present size.

When they erode down to nothing, and Ridge Soaring Gliderport is located on beach front property, the property will be very valuable.

Until next year,
Tom Knauff

 




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