On Jan 31, 11:24*pm, " wrote:
*By the way, when were you their last?

The last Tom/Dan camp. *Been too long and I will remedy that this
summer. *I finished the camp by team flying with KimoBear from Ely to
Tehahcapi. *We both made it! *That's not too bad, is it, 711?


Great flight, I was their in Ely when you guys took off, you haven't
been back since then. Heard you leeched the entire flight.............

Nobody that I know. including myself, who goes to Ely, treats anyone
as a ****** wannabee. All are extremely friendly and more than willing
to help anyone. I have been on 3 day retrieves. The nitely BBQ's are
always attended well and the folks that come to Ely are from around
the world and different walks of life.

No one at Ely has ever treated me with anything but kindness, respect,
and *camaraderie of the highest level. *It has been, and I am sure,
will be some of the best times of my life. *Again, my apologies for
insinuating that I was treated shabbily by anyone in Ely. *That is
most definitely not the case.

711, you real should get your sarcasm/humor meter recalibrated.



That's funny, I thought your last rant shows my sarcasm/humor meter is
calibrated just fine.


Well, DUDE, I have never emailed you. Your poem (or rap or rant) didn't provide any information for a new person coming to Ely.


Well, I have never emailed you................


I never said you e-mailed me! * Please read the sentence below C-a-r-e-
f-u-l-ly.

Someone who has also been there, done, that, seen it, and based on your own post would have some smattering of credibility with you
emailed me, stating:.....

*I wrote that someone you know, and respect, *e-mailed me the
following statement:

"LOL for your Ely forecast. You totaled nailed it, in poetic *fashion.
Best thing I’ve seen on soaring in ages, and you’re right, we miss
ElyDan and Tom Stowers. *We’ll arrive right around July 1, looking for
whatever thrills this year will hold."

Of course, this person's e-mail tag-line is "Joy on the Move" . * I
sense that this statement is not exactly "you", 711.


My post was for the person who was asking about Ely.


Their have been many rumors about soaring in Ely since Dan left. Many
are untrue. It's sad the way things turned out, but those that have
been going to Ely over the last several years, seemed to be pleased
the way Lee and James and the staff of the Jet center are taking care
of the soaring group. Tom wants to bring his group camps back, but
because of the size of his groups, the ramp space available, he just
can't put on his normal first class run camp. He doesn't settle for
less.
As TSA is now their, along with the new airport manager, everything
does run very well and we all get along just fine. Considering the
time, effort and money that has been spent to keep the soar going in
Ely, along with a new ramp, I do think its best to give information
out to new folks showing them they are welcome and they to can enjoy
soaring as long as they get some first time mentoring when they
arrive.

You were telling him to "tone it down"??? *Wow, then I must be way out
of line

My response was directed to him as well! *I was trying to convey what
a fantastic place you, and I, and everyone else believe it to be.
Unfortunately, it left you cold. *I deeply apologize *for that and
your responses have taken all the fun and joy out of this. And wasted
an hour writing a response. *I am an idiot.


It didn't leave me cold. But your post was far from being informative.
That part about being you being an idiot.......well, you said it, not
me..........no apologize's again are needed.

Sci Fi might be needed for Soaring *magazine.....

The editor asked me to write some articles for the Safety Column in
Soaring. *No joke. *Call him and ask. *You have inspired me to take
him up on his offer!

Great, he's been emailing many folks looking for articles. Even me.
May I suggest a ****** wantabee article??? Remember the deadline is
the 15th 2 months before the issue come out.

How did you like the latest cover of Soaring? *The centerfold? *How
about this year's OLC top 10?


Yawn, sorry, when's your coming out party....I mean, when you going
to show us your stuff at Regional or National event?

as you never know who's reading these posts............dude.

At last we are to the heart of the matter! *My Mom, in her infinite
wisdom, said that if you worry about who knows what, maybe it is not
such a great idea. Words to Live by. *It is one of the many, many
reasons I love the OLC. *It keeps me honest, even when I do not want
to be, which is often.


The heart of the matter is the FAA drove all the way to Ely last
summer and did ramp checks...........big brother is watching.

Now the other part is confusing, cause how do I know when your being
honest? As you just said, your not honest often...So, I award you
title of SCI FI RAS rumor mill. Get a Happy meal from McD's.......your
prize's inside. When I see you, I'll give ya 3 bucks. That's more
than you got from the OLC.

But since my innuendo is all Fiction and, as you said, *even if those
things (that didn't happen), did occur (and we all know mywriting is
pure fantasy), they don't occur now. *And never did, anyway.

And thanks for the name-calling...dude. *Unbelievably, I can now say
that someone from the Ely circle of friends has been rude and
unkind.


"Dude", in many corner's of the world, was meant as a
complement.........my, you must have a short yaw
string..........Remember, an expert is someone who knows so much about
so little............I never called you an expert.

Be Happy, 711! *I will share a bottle of the "other" Mark's beautiful
wine with you on the ramp at Ely. *But none of his beautiful wife's
cabbage and wild mushroom dish.

Finally, and very seriously, I apologize for "hive-whacking", and for
my too-close-for-comfort "low pass" on reality.

I have know Mark for years, he is always willing to share. But what I
have never seen is an Eagle and rabit duke it out for road kill, you
have any pictures or better yet, left overs.........ka ching.

Thermal tight, Soar high, Fly safe....711.