Bumper,

I have had the same good experience as you, here in Washington, both at
Arlington and in Ephrata. Very friendly people and quite helpful.
And........most have reeeeaaaaaly nice sailplanes, some with engines in
them!

Brad

PS........a friend of mine has a brother that plays bass.........he
himself is a wicked guitar player, might that be you? same name and
same nickname!


bumper wrote:
Willie,

I was thinking the same (g).

You and I must be dealing with the same group. All the "ramp folks" I've met
at Minden, NV are right nice people!

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bumper ZZ (reverse all after @)
"Dare to be different . . . circle in sink."
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"Willie" wrote in message
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I never did find the soaring community
to be very friendly especially if you weren't
a competition pilot and just flew around the
flagpole like I used to do.

The soaring community and
environment are just too unpleasant and
there are much better ways for
me to spend my precious weekends.

Lucky Lindy
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Wow, I just had a Lennie flashback.

That isn't you, is it Lennie?

I can't speak for anyone else, but I'll
say "sorry" if you had an unpleasant
experience at a contest or in a club.

I've met many more nice/friendly people
involved in soaring than in many other
pursuits I've tried. Sure, there are a few
arrogant SOB's in every aspect of life
but for the most part glider pilots are a
decent group.

I hope you find a way to give the sport
another chance in the future.

Willie Geiselmann