On Jan 31, 10:24*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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Hey Mark,
I freakin' LOVED your bit about Ely! Can't wait to go! I used Ely
for a turnpoint last JABOG, but I've never landed there.
Seey Ya!