Top Ten Things that Suck About Oshkosh

Dan Luke wrote:
11. A spider the size of a stone crab that crawls into your one-man tent.


Spiders? We have been overrun by earwigs every year. Shook a dozen of
them out of our luggage. Went to put air in the tires one year and
found a pile of them inside the hubcap (how the hell did they get in there).

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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Morgans wrote:


As a contractor, I agree that it would not take that much to provide some
storm drains and french drains, and build a few permanent shower building
with real hot and cold water and private dressing areas.

It would take a real water supply and septic system which the field does
not have in most locations.

You are correct, there.

That is the biggest thing the city (and the county) needs to get behind;
sewer and water for the grounds.

Even then, if they put holding tanks in the ground for the gray water, at
twice the size as is used now, they could use low flow real shower heads,
and not use much more water than they use now.

Electricity for all of the sites at Camp Schuler (sp?) would be nice too,
but that is probably asking a bit too much! g
--
Jim in NC

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:
"I'm not really into that NASCAR stuff."

The NASCAR crowd (which is our code for the airshow attendees who
leave a pile of empty beer cans and the ground covered with butts when
they leave) is largely absent from OSH, at least until the weekend.

I call them the lawn chair crowd. They almost always show up toting
lawn chairs. Of late they haven't been too bad (since they did away
with the #*&@!$%$ Jet truck was dropped and most of the Mastubators of
Destruction have died). Most nicely stayed behind the lines although
a few clueless still couldn't figure out why nobody was sitting in
the large cleared off firelane and set up their chairs there.

I still have no freaking clue why people insist on touching propellers.
Of all things on the airplane to touch this has to be the worst yet
the unwashed masses feel compelled to stroke them as they go by.

Ron- I really appreciate what you add to the newsgroup, but I think that
comment was in bad taste. . I really didn't care for the jet truck, but the
rest of the Masters of Disaster show was the best airshow I ever saw. And
all three are gone now. But your comment will have some positive results.
After going to http://www.xteamairshows.com/ I'm going to be making a
contribution. I can't imagine he could have gotten life insurance.

Our Kitchen cost darned near $90K. Of course, you've seen it Jay.

Yes, but you and Margy are the only people I've ever met that would
spend 10 AMUs on a pop dispenser...

Certifiable, for sure...

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

The $19 /day is for CAMPING and cheaper than you can stay anywhere
else in town.

While true, our admission this year (for the first time) topped $400
for the family. $409, to be exact.

That's not chicken feed, when you consider the accomodations...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

So, do I qualify? How do we draw the line?

Of course you do, Jim. You're physically handicapped, not lazy.
(Besides, we need SOMEONE to carry the beer, and some of those
scooters have baskets big enough for a 12-pack...)

Maybe EAA needs to make it so that those things are only rented to
folks with a valid medical reason? I'm sure some doctor would love
to make a buck writing out "scooter prescriptions"...

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

Ah the comb-over Thought they had gone years ago.

Oh, no. It's not THAT bad, yet.

Mary would shoot me before letting me wear a comb-over, like her dad
used to...

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

Ah the comb-over Thought they had gone years ago.

Oh, no. It's not THAT bad, yet.

Mary would shoot me before letting me wear a comb-over, like her dad
used to...

I have vowed to shave my head smooth, if it ever comes to the point that a
comb over is the only option. (humm, how close am I coming? g )

That is a scary thought, if you have ever seen how many bumps *my* head has
on it!
--
Jim in NC

Jay Honeck wrote:
Our Kitchen cost darned near $90K. Of course, you've seen it Jay.

Yes, but you and Margy are the only people I've ever met that would
spend 10 AMUs on a pop dispenser...

It wasn't that expensive (more like 2 amu's) but the coffee machine
and the ez-bake oven ran the price up a bit.

"Ron Natalie" wrote:


Spiders? We have been overrun by earwigs every year.

Next year, I'll send Godzilla the Spider over to your tent.

You just better hope you have enough earwigs to fill him up.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM