Looks like we're in for it...

Sort of reminds me of the old story about the 6-story building with the sign
out in front: "Woman Pleasing Building". Of course, a gaggle of women went
in the door and were met with the sign: "You can enter any floor you wish,
but once the door closes behind you, you cannot return to the floor below."

The first floor also had the sign, "The men on this floor are poor, ugly,
and are hung short and thin."

Well, thinks the women, the next floor up must be better than this.

Floor 2: "The men on this floor are rich, ugly, and are hung short and
thin."

Floor 3: "The men on this floor are rich, handsome, and are hung short and
thin."

Floor 4: "The men on this floor are rich, handsome, and are hung long and
thin."

Floor 5: "The men on this floor are rich, handsome, and are hung long and
thick." "Wow", say the women, "How much better is floor 6 going to be?"

Floor 6: "This floor is empty and is only here to prove that there is no
pleasing a woman."


Jim

(We also have named the hallways now, believe it or not. Our newest --
the "Hall of Heroes" -- is decorated with photos and paintings of famous
pilots. And the second floor of the Airport Building, outside the Amelia
Earhart Suite, is the "Women's Floor" -- with all women pilots of note...)

Yeah, it took an extra hour this morning to get the hot tub up to where it
was bearable. It got all the way down to 29F last night. {;-)

Jim



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:_tskf.600111$_o.484231@attbi_s71...
-19C, Holy Cow!

That's not even cold.

For sure.

Jay Honeck wrote:
Since we moved to Iowa in '97, getting a "White Christmas" has always been a
dicey affair. Regular warm(ish) weather fronts and little snow has pretty
much been the rule, and we often had a "brown Christmas" -- much to the
dismay of my kids.

This year is looking dramatically different. We've already had temperatures
below zero throughout the Midwest, we've already had two significant
snowfalls -- with more predicted for today -- and it's not even technically
"winter" yet...
Meteorological winter starts December 1.

Snowmobilers, skiers, and kids are ecstatic -- and that ski-plane conversion
kit isn't looking so silly, either!

:-)

Jay Honeck wrote:
-19C, Holy Cow!

That's not even cold.


For sure.

I'll bet 'monk was thinking that was -19 F...?
-19 C is cold
0 C is cold
10 C is cold
25 C is about right

Margy

no snow here Jay.. but a "Dry" cold front did pass through.. was shirt
sleeve weather working outside on the plane in the morning (Saturday).. and
then about 1pm the north breeze picked up...

today is chilly with a northerly breeze.. computer says outside air is 49F
with bright sunshine. supposed to get down to 31F tonight.. they have a
"freeze warning" posted.

BT

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
Not sure where it states that it technically needs to be winter for snow
accumulation. :-)

Here's what the place looks like -- and there's more snow on the way!

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/2005_december_snow.htm
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay, Jay, you are getting old. A little red-headed dynamo that can melt
the snow off the roof and you don't know what else to do in the winter?

Sheesh.

Sorry, man. I don't know what I was thinking.

Guess I lost my, er, head...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Flyingmonk wrote:
Yeah I meant brakes. I thought they just throw the angkor(spell?) out
the window when they're ready to stop. :)

You mean anchor?

There are other places to see this sort of thing, but check out the movie "The
Edge." There's a scene where the pilot brings a Beaver in to a dock perfectly.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

George Patterson wrote:
You mean anchor?

Yeah I meant anchor. Gues I was thinking of Cambodia's Angkor Wat :)


There are other places to see this sort of thing, but check out the movie "The
Edge." There's a scene where the pilot brings a Beaver in to a dock perfectly.

That was a great movie w/ what's his name(Hopkins?) and what's his
name(Baldwin?) where the black dude with the dreadlocks got eatten by a
bear?

Flyingmonk wrote:

That was a great movie w/ what's his name(Hopkins?) and what's his
name(Baldwin?) where the black dude with the dreadlocks got eatten by a
bear?

Yeah. Before the crash scene, they stop off to talk to somebody at this cabin by
a lake. The Beaver pilot lands on the lake, heads for the dock, and shuts the
engine off at just the right time to coast up to the dock.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

George wrote:
Yeah. Before the crash scene, they stop off to talk to somebody at this cabin by a lake. The Beaver pilot lands on the lake, heads for the dock, and shuts the engine off at just the right time to coast up to the dock.

I'll keep a lookout for that the next time I see that movie, which
shouldn't be too long. We rent often enough.