OSH Disappointments

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Jay,

Sorry, but, as I said, there's no point in this. If that's your view of
the US, it is IMHO quite narrow indeed. It makes me very sad and angry
to read postings like yours. But to each his own.

Let's just agree to disagree and quarrel about headsets instead.


You don't understand. You're saying things that many Americans have seen
and experienced don't happen. You're just flat out wrong about this.
Declaring yourself to be correct does not make it so.

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Jay Honeck wrote:

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I saw a couple of jets parked in the North 40 (was that where this took
place?), and marveled at the stupidity of parking them there. I, too,
assumed they would get a tow, at least into the open row between the tents,
before starting.

Yes, it was not far from the Hilton:
http://www.geocities.com/xtjm/OSH2004_Camp.jpg

The other jet that I saw stayed longer than his neighbors so I don't
think he was a problem for anyone. By Monday that whole area had just
about emptied out.

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Martin X. Moleski, SJ wrote:
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You oughta write them directly. I doubt that anyone in the
hierarchy is following this group.

You're right. It's not impossible that someone will listen to my
complaint and keep this from happening to someone else. I did make an
effort to do it at the show but no joy. I will make one more effort
to contact them via email but after that I just want my membership
canceled.

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Thomas Borchert wrote:
Tom,

You probably should have run up in front of the jet and threatened to
throw one of the tent stakes into the turbine inlet. That would have
made the pilot pay attention. In all seriousness: Did you get the tail
number? Make him pay for the damage! Report him to the EAA. Those
pilots, prop or jet, deserve the worst.

OK, you and I should probably agree never to go out in public together
unless arrangements for bail have been made. g At the time, a
grenade through the door wouldn't have seemed out of line but the
grenades were locked in the baggage compartment. gggg Honestly,
yeah, I got his tail number. But I'm wondering if the cost of a rain
fly would really sting someone with a Citation? My half-assed repairs
even kept us reasonably dry during the storm that followed - I
wouldn't even award me damages. What really amazes me is that someone
with that kind of money wouldn't be more careful about getting himself
sued. I still don't know much about jets but that blast sure felt
dangerous. Never again......

Tom

"My point of view" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:

German-American work ethic,

Name one time in your life when you were ever put down, held back,
spat upon, physically threatened, passed over, ignored, or dragged
by a pickup truck till dead, just because of the colour of your skin.

Your German anscestors probably came to your great country to avoid
religious persecution in Germany and to better themselves because of
the opportunities afforded white people from Europe.

Your black friends anscestors came to your great country in chains
being whipped into submission as slaves and you sir would be very hard
pressed to equate the opportunities that you and your white generation
have enjoyed with those of the average black person.

Here is an interesting website Jay......

http://www.musarium.com/withoutsanctuary/main.html

Shows lots of pictures of your fellow black Americans being lynched
by your fellow white Americans.

Please show me a similar website where I can go to see pictures of
German Americans being lynched because of the colour of their skin.

Just one will do.

Get over it and get on with life. Every ethnic and religious group has been
through the same thing some time in the past. Most of us get over it and
move on. Some wallow in the past and play "woe is me" for centuries and
expect special treatment and reparations. The self pity is getting very
annoying.

Jay Honeck wrote:

If that's your view of
the US, it is IMHO quite narrow indeed. It makes me very sad and angry
to read postings like yours.


Your position is strangely illogical, in the face of overwhelming evidence
to the contrary.

But this is Usenet; believe what you will.

This is a perfect example of political correctness. Sorry sir the right
answer is this. Anything further on this topic is not allowed.

My point of view wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:


German-American work ethic,


Name one time in your life when you were ever put down, held back,
spat upon, physically threatened, passed over, ignored, or dragged
by a pickup truck till dead, just because of the colour of your skin.


Jews
Irish
American Indians
Catholics
Protestants
etc

wouldn't even award me damages. What really amazes me is that someone
with that kind of money wouldn't be more careful about getting himself
sued.

What really amazes me is that dolts like this jet-jockey park out in the
North 40 at all -- but not because of his jet blast. I'm just stunned that
a guy who can afford to own a biz-jet would be trying to "slum it" with the
rest of us out in the North 40, which is an area reserved for grass-roots
aviation.

Say what you want, but a biz-jet ain't "grass-roots" nuthin'. To park a
Citation out there next to a Skyhawk in some lame attempt to "get back to
his roots" is pathetic and laughable. IMHO, if you want to fly a jet into
OSH, park it at Baslers.

I'm sure there are plenty of multi-millionaires in the North 40 who are
smart enough to "get" this concept, and they leave their Lears home, opting
instead to arrive in their Saratogas and Commanders. These guys intuitively
know that a biz-jet is as out of place in the North 40 as a tuxedo is at a
cookout.

Last year we made endless fun of a guy who was silly enough to park a King
Air 200 out there -- I can't imagine the abuse the guy in the jet must have
taken! And then to blow down a couple of tents? What a maroon!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Here is an interesting website Jay......

http://www.musarium.com/withoutsanctuary/main.html

Please show me a similar website where I can go to see pictures of
German Americans being lynched because of the colour of their skin.

You obviously didn't look at this website, or you would know that it also
shows graphic photos of WHITE people being lynched, too. (For example,
number 58 in the collection.)

Aside from that inconvenient little fact, the era depicted was three
generations ago. In the the America of today, people of all races can
succeed through education and hard work -- and do.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck"

wrote: And then to blow down a couple of tents? What a maroon!
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MAROON!!!??..........What does color have to do with smartz? (I'm sure you
meant moron.)
VL

"MLenoch" wrote in message
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wrote: And then to blow down a couple of tents? What a maroon!
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MAROON!!!??..........What does color have to do with smartz? (I'm sure
you
meant moron.)

Oh, come on. If you were just out of your teen years, I could understand.
But someone your age (which I don't actually know, but I'm sure it's
advanced enough to qualify here) should be familiar with ALL the great Bugs
Bunny quotes.



Especially since you got snagged by this once already, a couple of years
ago. Or are you just yanking our collective chain?

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...902%40visi.com

By the way, it's spelled "smarts".

"Peter Duniho"

wrote:By the way, it's spelled "smarts".


Are you sure? ;-)