old hoodoo wrote in message ...
Karen:

Let me guess...you are/were a teacher. :-)

Hello Old Hoodoo:

My career has been in the space program (Shuttle). I did do some
substitute teaching while finishing a graduate degree. My current(NASA
related)job includes, among many other things, educational and public
outreach. I have just always loved airplanes and spaceships. My idea
of a great vacation is to visit an aviation museum or air show, and my
current job has afforded me the opportunity to do a lot of that. Best
- Karen

Yes, I was tired, but that is not an excuse. I think I made the error
when editing. I try to get it right, but now and again these one and
1/2 eyes of mine miss details, especially in the proofing department. Of
course, on newsgroups, grammar is not a top priority, as we have many
people from many different educational levels and languages posting here
with often important and fun things to say. Content is what matters,
not which fork one uses. Wait till you read something written by a Finn
or a Frenchman....please don't criticize their grammar, they write our
language better than we can do theirs and they often have a lot of good
things to say. Don't discourage them....or me..please!

That said, I will try to be a little more careful when I write.

Al ("Old Hoodoo" tbe nickname of the predreadnought USS Texas)

Karen Johnson wrote:

Cub Driver wrote in message . ..

Some bad news. I looked at pics of the outside display aircraft and
they appear to most probably were just have been tied down.

They appear to were just have been tied down?

Try "They appear to have merely been tied down"--that is, no heroic
measures such as being mounted on plyons. The poster could have been
tired, or he could have been educated in an American public school in
the past thirty years.

(Actually, I seem to recall a Hornet? or two being pylon-mounted in a
near-vertical climb at the museum.)

As it does for Al (Old Hoodoo), this news breaks my heart, because
after six years the Finnish Brewster Buffalo safely arrived at
Pensacola barely four weeks ago. I hope it survived the blow and the
rain all right, and I hope that the damage to the museum won't delay
my chances of viewing the airplane into a seventh year!

all the best -- Dan Ford
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Hello Everyone:

This is my very first post to a news group. (Please forgive any
mistakes in posting.) I have been reading this group because I am an
"airplane nut," a Blue Angels fan, and have great respect for the
military. (Thank you to all of you who serve(d) our country.)

I feel compelled to post now to express best wishes for the folks at
NAS Pensacola and the NMNA as they recover from Hurricane Ivan damage.
I first visited both when I attended the Blue Angels homecoming last
November. I fell in love with Pensacola and even joined the museum.
Like all of you, through Google searches, I am searching for
information. I just read that the BA intend to perform at Salinas and
Miramar. I called Miramar last Friday and a lady told me they have
heard nothing about the possibility of the team cancelling. I am
looking forward to attending the Miramar show next month. Also, an
article says the BA are moving their base to New Orleans (I presume
NAS JRB NO at Belle Chasse. I called NAS JRB NO to verify, but it was
after 4:00, so no one answered.)I hope they can fly the New Orleans
show scheduled for Oct. 23-24, because I plan to bring my 3 year old
great nephew, who I am already training to love airplanes and the
Blues. One must raise up these children right!

Best wishes to all--Karen