"BMacLean" wrote in
news:uUsYb.17230$Zt4.9203@okepread01:

A few years ago I was participating in our club ASA contest series.
The first day I landed out about 50 miles away at a private
residential airstrip. Of course, the inhabitants were extremely
welcoming. The met me with a golf cart, pushed my glider off the
runway, immediately got me my cold drink of choice (Diet Coke), drove
me all around the area showing me each resident's personal aircraft.
At each stop we made, we picked up a new friend so by the time the
towplane arrived and I was taking off I had about 20 wing runners and
quite a send-off of waving hands.

The next day, also a contest day, I landed (yes) at the same airport
and was immediately met with "we were hoping to see you again but we
didn't think it would be this soon...you like Diet Coke, right?" It
was kind of embarassing but I had another nice afternoon waiting for
the towplane.

I would like to add that being a female I pay particular attention to
where I might have to land. I know that because of that I am not as
bold as some of my male friends in pushing out a flight. I am more
conscious of staying in gliding range of a hospitable landing place
than say a dilapidated farm out in the middle of nowhere. I just am
more aware that there still may be problems to face after I land. And
if I do have to land out in a field somewhere I tend to land away from
buildings because I really don't want anyone to see me, I just don't
know who or what I'll run into. I'm not overly paranoid, just
cautious. (I also don't walk through dark parking lots at night.)
But I do absolutely love flying cross-country, the farther, the
faster, the better.

Barb



My wife and I kind of joke about this.... Elaine Boosler had a bit about
why women have to be more carefull then men... "Oh I'm not going jogging
in the park I have a ****** (insert part of female anatomy that begins
with a "v") with me; If Id'a known, I would have left it at home"

....guess you had to have heard it.. reading it seems kind of lame :-(

oh well.

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