Open letter to Clark and others involved in the yEnc posts earlier

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:01:44 -0400, "Hub Plott III"
wrote:

I am not a jerk nor do I wish to act like one.

Well, I for one never thought of you as a jerk, Hub. But, you have
"been very grumpy and cantankerous all week."

d;o)

I resemble that remark! 8)
"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:01:44 -0400, "Hub Plott III"
wrote:

I am not a jerk nor do I wish to act like one.

Well, I for one never thought of you as a jerk, Hub. But, you have
"been very grumpy and cantankerous all week."

d;o)

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:01:44 -0400, "Hub Plott III"
wrote:

What started out as a rational discussion and my suggestions on a couple of
ways to deal with yEnc posts depending on which side of the argument you
fall on since as you so rightly stated in a post that since it’s Usenet
people are going to do what they want as it is not moderated and yEnc is not
going to go away, quickly degenerated into a pointless tit for tat ****ing
match between the two of us.

--snip--

To the rest of the board I apologize for eating up a lot of download space,
and I wish Clark an enjoyable and relaxing weekend! And to keep on topic I
have added this picture.

Hub,

I bowed out of the yEnc discussion very quickly, as the one side very
cleary refused to change their favorite utilities, no matter what. The
only reason I waded in was that -rhetorically speaking- the claim that
switching to a yEnc-capable reader added "complexity" is not
objectively supportable.

I'm no yEnc bigot, and I even posted suggestions on how (non-OE) folks
can change their configs to avoid using yEnc for uploads. Despite
that, I got a fair amount of grief about the whole question, so I
skated.

Anyway. Thanks so much for this shot. I've never seen a Corsair in
looks to be British dark green & sea grey before! Not to mention a
shot with a Spit, Corsair, and Hellcat in one shot. Or should I say
Seafire, Corsair, and Gannet?

....And is that a couple of Faireys in the right-middle-ground?

Anyway, that's a great shot, with all the different types, and I'd
love to hear if anyone has any background context. For example: is
that really a base in England? The vegetation seems to indicate that.

Thanks!
Casey

"Casey Tompkins" wrote in message
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Anyway, that's a great shot, with all the different types, and I'd
love to hear if anyone has any background context. For example: is
that really a base in England? The vegetation seems to indicate that.

The landscape and the vegetation suggest that this could well be summer in
the UK but the different types of aircraft together with a lack of squadron
markings is strange. Could this be a museum or even a film set ? If it is
a UK airbase it's the worst kept one that I have ever seen, the grass is a
right mess and everywhere looks very shabby.

It is an WWII FAA repair depot hence the many different aircraft.
"RustY©" wrote in message
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"Casey Tompkins" wrote in message
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Anyway, that's a great shot, with all the different types, and I'd
love to hear if anyone has any background context. For example: is
that really a base in England? The vegetation seems to indicate that.

The landscape and the vegetation suggest that this could well be summer in
the UK but the different types of aircraft together with a lack of
squadron
markings is strange. Could this be a museum or even a film set ? If it
is
a UK airbase it's the worst kept one that I have ever seen, the grass is a
right mess and everywhere looks very shabby.

"RustY©" wrote in message
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"Casey Tompkins" wrote in message
...

Anyway, that's a great shot, with all the different types, and I'd
love to hear if anyone has any background context. For example: is
that really a base in England? The vegetation seems to indicate that.

The landscape and the vegetation suggest that this could well be summer in
the UK but the different types of aircraft together with a lack of
squadron
markings is strange. Could this be a museum or even a film set ? If it
is
a UK airbase it's the worst kept one that I have ever seen, the grass is a
right mess and everywhere looks very shabby.



There's an outside chance it could be Donibristle (HMS Merlin), in Fife,
which at one time was a Naval Aircraft Repair Yard.

Regards

Pat Macguire

What is the plane on the right just in front of the Westland Whirlwind?

Dave

"Dave Speeking" wrote in message
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What is the plane on the right just in front of the Westland Whirlwind?

Dave


My guesses are. starting from foreground, Seafire, Corsair, Martlet
(Wildcat), on the right, a yellow-nosed Barracuda, then a black-nosed one,
then another Martlet half-out of the hangar. Facing at the far end, a
yellow-nosed Sea Hurricane and something peeping out of the hangar at the
left, which I wouldn't even guess at! I think the second Barracuda's tail
might have suggested a Whirlwind?

Regards

Pat Macguire

Pat; Right you are, it lacks the Whirlwind's "bullet".
Thanks.

Dave

(Dave Speeking) wrote in news:bB5wi.1042$4w7.1018
@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net:

What is the plane on the right just in front of the Westland Whirlwind?

Dave



It's a bit late and it's a while since I saw the original post, but looking
at the colours, it looked a bit like it was a coloured-in black/white
picture. Or is it just my (lack of) eyesight.

Would a repost be possible.

It WAS an interesting picture.

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Cheers,

Bert-Jan