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Aluckyguess writes:
I had to drive to Oregon a couple of months ago. I hated every minute of it. 12 hours to get there and 13 to get back. I flew the Bonaza a few weeks earlier 3.5 there and 5 to get back. I had some stong winds and we stopped to eat..I wont drive again. Even in thunderstorms or driving snow? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
God almighty, I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage... Just thank your God there isn't, or you'd be more likely to be able to pose your query in person, sooner. ----- - gpsman |
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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news In article , Jose wrote: God almighty, I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage... Would you really want Joe Sixpack on approach doing his lipstick with a cellphone in his ear? Jose Darwin would take care of that! Once upon a time that was true. Lately the "Guvmint" won't let Darwin do his thing so well anymore. Jay B |
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Jay Honeck wrote: God almighty, I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage... -- Jay Honeck Jay, I agree with you 100% on the convenience and utility of, and the love of owning, my own airplane. However, to state "I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage" is not only a disgusting comment, but one that suggests that you are totally out of touch with the condition of this country. Sounds like a person who once commented..."Let them eat cake." Are the proletariat welcome at your motel, or only the AIRPLANE OWNERS? |
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"skym" wrote in message ups.com... Jay Honeck wrote: God almighty, I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage... -- Jay Honeck Jay, I agree with you 100% on the convenience and utility of, and the love of owning, my own airplane. However, to state "I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage" is not only a disgusting comment, but one that suggests that you are totally out of touch with the condition of this country. Sounds like a person who once commented..."Let them eat cake." Are the proletariat welcome at your motel, or only the AIRPLANE OWNERS? Speaking of "being out of touch..." As one who is also self-employed, I find it entirely impossible for your accusation to hold up when you consider what Jay and Mary do for a living. I think you'd better Google Jay Honeck's participation here and his views on GA before you go casting aspersions. There is nothing "cake" related about having a desire to see GA grow and prosper anymore than should participating in GA be viewed as some form of royalty. To agree with Jay in one sentence (especially in light of your own aircraft ownership status) and then damn him in the next (for expressing the desire that everyone be able to enjoy similar access to personal transportation..which you yourself enjoy) is, IMNSHO, hypocritical in the extreme. Jay Beckman PP-ASEL Chandler, AZ |
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Jay Honeck schrieb:
11 hours of mind-numbing driving through aggravating Chicago-area traffic. God almighty, I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage... Now imagine all this aggravating Chicago-area traffic in the air around you. |
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"Jay Beckman" wrote in message ... "Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news In article , Jose wrote: God almighty, I can't understand for the life of me why there isn't an airplane in every American garage... Would you really want Joe Sixpack on approach doing his lipstick with a cellphone in his ear? Jose Darwin would take care of that! Once upon a time that was true. Lately the "Guvmint" won't let Darwin do his thing so well anymore. Jay B The "Guvmint" let's it happen all the time. This link http://www.nsc.org/issues/driving/me...05fatality.htm at the National Safety Council was a look at traffic death during Memorial Day weekend 2005. They estimated there would be 25,400 disabling non-fatal auto accidents and 3,747 fatalities. That's in one long weekend. But you are right, given the risk aversion that has swept and IMHO weakened this country I really surprised that driving hasn't become as regulated as flying. |
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We usually do, and we did on the way home. 1:20 over the lake vs 2.5-3 hrs
going around. Jim "Montblack" wrote in message ... ("Jim Burns" wrote) Couldn't agree with you more Jay. 4 hours in the Aztec not only saved us 19 hours of driving, but made our holiday travel possible. If it had been better flying weather, would you have crossed Lake Michigan in your Aztec? What's that flight, in hours? Montblack |
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But you are right, given the risk aversion that has swept and IMHO weakened
this country I really surprised that driving hasn't become as regulated as flying. It's less regulated in the sense that just about anybody can get a license and drive. It's more regulated (there's a better phrase but I can't think of it) in the sense that minima are much higher. In aviation, it is legal to do things that require skill, and prudent not to if you don't have the skill. In driving, if it requires skill, it is illegal. For example, it's illegal to go seventy miles an hour, but it is perfectly legal to fly 210 feet above the ground while in clouds. Jose -- He who laughs, lasts. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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The only downside of the trip is that it was in fact to RACINE, not exactly
the most scenic world attraction. Actually, Racine's harbor is now as beautiful as any I've visited. They've spent millions of dollars obliterating any trace of their industrial past -- at least along the lakeshore. With the man-made peninsula, and a now-thriving downtown, it's not at all the pit it was when I was a kid. (Think coal piles and green water...) Now, drive ten blocks inland, and you'd better have your body armor on -- but that's true of every formerly-industrial city in America. And thanks for the offer! We'll be back to see you next summer, I'll bet, assuming Milwaukee throws another airshow? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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