Arizona Ranks Highly Too!!

Montblack wrote:

I'll try keeping Jim Burns (and a host of others) off you as long as I
can, but you've [basically] got a pork chop around your neck - and them
dogs is hungry. :-)

ROTFL...sic 'em Jim!




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Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Arrow N2104T

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5. Being surrounded by unsophisticated farmers


Define sophistication please. Seriously.

I'll try keeping Jim Burns (and a host of others) off you as long as I can,
but you've [basically] got a pork chop around your neck - and them dogs is
hungry. :-)

Ah, don't worry. Jim kill-filed Larry long ago...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Please explain how owning an airplane mitigates the following:

1. Tornados

As I already said, they are like meteors, hitting this house, skipping
that one. I've lived with them all my life, and I'll take them over
wildfires, hurricanes, or earthquakes, any day.

2. Harsh winter weather

Well, duh: I'm six hours away from Flori-duh, if need be. It's a
wonderful thing!

3. Mumps epidemic

I don't think that had much to do with our location. It just
happened...and it could hit your area at any time.

4. Provincial mentality of the local populous

Ha! That's pretty funny. You obviously don't live in a city with a
major university. The mentality of Iowa City's population is (sadly,
in most cases) far too cosmopolitan.

5. Being surrounded by unsophisticated farmers

The most honest, hard working people on the planet? Yeah, that's tough
to take. A lot of 'em fly, too.

6. The lack of topography

At this time of year, Iowa is the prettiest place to be. But, with the
plane, I'm just hours away from water, mountains, vast forests -- you
name it.

An airplane in the hangar is a fantastic thing. It truly is a magic
carpet, ready to take my family anywhere in North America, any time!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article .com,
says...


1. Tornados

As I already said, they are like meteors, hitting this house, skipping
that one. I've lived with them all my life, and I'll take them over
wildfires, hurricanes, or earthquakes, any day.


Do they affect your insurance?
Are they specifically mentioned in the policy, or do you see rates go up
after events like your recent ones?

I realize that hurricanes do much more damage to airplanes than tornados,
but I wondered about insurance because if one does strike, your hangar is
not going to protect your plane much, while in hurricanes it's mostly the
planes outdoors that get trashed.

GF

1. Tornados
Do they affect your insurance?
Are they specifically mentioned in the policy, or do you see rates go up
after events like your recent ones?

No, not specifically. Even though tornado warnings are issued with
alarming regularity -- thanks to the NWS doppler radar -- they rarely
do any damage.

A case in point: Prior to this year, Iowa City had NEVER been hit by a
tornado, in 180 years of recorded weather data. And even when it was
hit, it only damaged a relative hand full of homes and businesses.

In short, if you or your property is ever hit by a tornado, you have
beaten odds that probably surpass your odds of winning the lottery.
Insurance companies like that...a lot.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Larry Dighera wrote:

5. Being surrounded by unsophisticated farmers


Who would want that when you can live in the big city surrounded by
"sophisticated" people who wonder why farmers even exist, when you can
just go to the grocery store and get all the food you want.

--
Chris W
KE5GIX

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