Beer Served to Pilots in Iowa -- All Survive!

Normally I wouldn't post about our own party, but since no one in attendance
will be able to post until after Oshkosh, I thought I might post a little
round up for those who couldn't make it:

a) Many beers were served. In fact, we had to buy more beer mid-way through
the evening. No injuries were reported.
b) Momentary shame was felt by all in attendance. It passed.
c) A toast to Larry was drunk. (Drank?)
d) Volleyball was played in the pool by scantily clad people.
e) Some of us danced.
f) Much food was consumed.
g) We ran out of chairs, and people were forced to eat on their laps. (I
hate that!)
h) Barnyard Bob and Jim Weir are even more crazy in person than they are on
line!

Despite iffy weather all day long that kept many pilots away (my phone rang
all day long with guys apologizing for being "stuck in Kansas City"), the
weather was PERFECT for a pool party and we are filled to capacity tonight
with folks who drove or flew in unexpectedly. We've got folks here from
California, Arizona, New Zealand (!), and all points in between!

In short, our First Annual Pre-Oshkosh Pool Party was a rousing success.
We're already planning for 2004!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

h) Barnyard Bob and Jim Weir are even more crazy in person than they are on
line!

But did Bob drink beer, or Muzzleloader?

In other words: "Is he dead yet?"

*g*
Sydney

In article t22Va.164229$Ph3.20075@sccrnsc04,
Jay Honeck wrote:
d) Volleyball was played in the pool by scantily clad people.

I sincerely hope these were local ringers you brought in to entertain
the pilots... I don't even want to think what all the people in this
newsgroup look like scantily clad...

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/

Jay Honeck wrote:
c) A toast to Larry was drunk. (Drank?)

What? Larry was drunk? After all that hub-bub in the newsgroup?

In short, our First Annual Pre-Oshkosh Pool Party was a rousing success.
We're already planning for 2004!

I don't even know where Iowa is (damn the poor geography skills taught in
Canadian pubic schools!) but it sounds like so much fun that I'll have to
fly in next year!

- awh

(Drew Hamilton wrote)
snip
I don't even know where Iowa is (damn the poor geography skills taught in
Canadian pubic schools!) but it sounds like so much fun that I'll have to
fly in next year!


Draw a line between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay. South of that line is
Minnesota. Minnesota sits on top of Iowa. Minnesota is between Canada and
Iowa.

Following the Mississippi river (south) out of Minnesota (the river's
headwaters), Iowa is west of the Mississippi river. This river forms the
eastern border for the state of Iowa.

Jay's Inn is near the top of the southeast quadrant of Iowa - near the
Mississippi river. Head east (toward the Mississippi river) from where major
US freeway interstates I-80 and I-35 cross. (They cross right in the middle
of the state)

Take I-80 (east). You'll soon run into Iowa City ...then look for the
airport....then the Inn.

--
Montblack

thanks for the update Jay. I got on this morning for the sole purpose of
seeing how it went. Glad to hear that they were all personally responsible
enough to not need a lawyer to blame someone else for their own actions

Remember...next year...live video....

Jeff

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:t22Va.164229$Ph3.20075@sccrnsc04...
Normally I wouldn't post about our own party, but since no one in
attendance
will be able to post until after Oshkosh, I thought I might post a little
round up for those who couldn't make it:

a) Many beers were served. In fact, we had to buy more beer mid-way
through
the evening. No injuries were reported.
b) Momentary shame was felt by all in attendance. It passed.
c) A toast to Larry was drunk. (Drank?)
d) Volleyball was played in the pool by scantily clad people.
e) Some of us danced.
f) Much food was consumed.
g) We ran out of chairs, and people were forced to eat on their laps. (I
hate that!)
h) Barnyard Bob and Jim Weir are even more crazy in person than they are
on
line!

Despite iffy weather all day long that kept many pilots away (my phone
rang
all day long with guys apologizing for being "stuck in Kansas City"), the
weather was PERFECT for a pool party and we are filled to capacity tonight
with folks who drove or flew in unexpectedly. We've got folks here from
California, Arizona, New Zealand (!), and all points in between!

In short, our First Annual Pre-Oshkosh Pool Party was a rousing success.
We're already planning for 2004!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

No injuries were reported.

Gosh, thank goodness. After Larry's well-reasoned warning, I'd been picturing
the cornfields all around Iowa city littered with high wings (us savvy
low-wingers know better, of course) upside down like June Bugs around the porch
light the next morning. What luck!

Save me a cold beer...due to the demands of unimportant trivia like work, I'll
be straggling into OSH on Sunday.