Brad,

I too am appalled by some of the personal attacks and trash talk on ras. I
usually don't respond and wouldn't go out of my way to associate with those
who engage in such behavior.

However, I don't think it fair to characterize people with expensive toys as
all having big egos. I have a number wealthy friends in soaring. Without
exception they are as nice a people as one could hope to meet. Sure, I know
of a few "egos" out there too, but they truly are the exception.

It is fair to say that most of the expensive glider owners are or where
successful in their careers and have above average intelligence . . . but
that's probably also true of glider owners, as a whole. Some tend towards
being assertive, self confident, maybe even a bit eccentric (I've been
accused of that). Altogether an interesting group and a pleasure to
associate with.

bumper
ASH26E
Minden, NV

"Brad" wrote in message
ups.com...
Imagine what it might be like thermaling with some of these folks.
Could you count on them to team fly on a long cross country? Bet most
of them have sailplanes that cost close to what my house costs. The
hang glider guys might be on to something; the more expensive your
flying toy is, the bigger the ego is.

BTW...........the only reason I belong to the SSA is because my club
requires it for insurance purposes.

Brad
199AK


wrote:
Ok, having lurked, read, or mulled over all that is being written I do
need to say this last post is what is bad about RAS and this internet
stuff. Would you in a public meeting, use this kind of language to
persuade others? I know almost no one personally on this group, yet I
know who I would at least listen to if I met them. This is language I
hear at school and have to correct all the time...since most kids have
very limited verbal skills when making emotional comments. A little
skunk one said if ya can't say nothin nice, then don't say nothin at
all. Voice your concerns, leave the poor language to the people that
can think of no other way to express themselves.

Larry Johnson SSA member
Frank Reid wrote:
5-BG wrote:
There are MANY reasons that a poster to this board might nor want
to sign his name.
1. He may be a sitting judge.
2. he may be a local or national politician with an interest in
soaring who does not want this issue to be introduced by his
political opponents.
3. He may be a political staffer or appointee who , by way of his
position, may have some distant possible conflict should his
principal be called upon to enact legislation revelant to the SSA.
4. He may be an ssa member who works for the IRS, the NM tax people
or the NM ag.. who wants to send an unofficial message to the
membership of the ssa that the **** is about to hit the fan.
5. he may be a pilot who is seeking a berth on the national team who
does not want to risk offending the powers that be.
6. He may have a commercial interest in soaring and does not want to
risk his business base, but has personal feelings.
7. He may be a director of the ssa who is seeking to go against the
flow and to affect change, but is running into the establishment.
8. he may just be a member who is genuinely ****ed off at the way
things have gone and who has reached the point of speaking out and
"tipping at windmills" a la Don Quixote.


THE TEN TOP REASONS WHY 5BG WILL NOT SIGN HIS NAME TO HIS POSTS

10. HE IS REALLY JUDGE JUDY

9. HE IS A US REPRESENTATIVE, RECENTLY IN THE NEWS, AND WOULD LIKE TO
WORK WITH THE YOUTH IN SOARING

8. HE IS REALLY A PAGE WHO WORKED FOR THE ABOVE REFERRED TO
CONGRESSMAN.

7. HE IS DOUG JACOBS

6. HE OWNS THREE MAJOR SORING OPERATIONS IN THE US AND DOES NOT WANT
TO JEOPARDIZE THE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS HE IS MAKING

5. HE IS REALLY A SHE - NAMELY DIANNE BLACK-NIXON

4. HE IS DENNIS WRIGHT

3. HE IS A RAG HEAD FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TRYING TO CAUSE TROUBLE IN
THE US

2. HE IS CHAIRMAN OF THE SSA FOUNDATION AND WANTS TO KEEP THAT MONEY
FOR HIMSELF

AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY 5BG WILL NOT SIGN HIS POSTS IS:

1. HE IS JUST AN OBNOXIOUS, LOUD MOUTHED MEMBER OFTHE SSA WHO REALLY
IS A CHICKEN**** GUTLESS
COWARD WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE CONVICTION NOR COURAGE NOR BALLS TO
SIGN HIS POSTS!!

Warmest Regards to All,

Frank Reid