OT -- Kill Bill

Ahhh, perfectly good explanation... And while it was none of my damned
business, I really was curious! \

We vacationed in Wildwood twice this summer... Were you based out of
Woodbine? And you were getting paid? I thought I had heard that the guy
at Woodbine had people towing banners for nothing more than the hours...
Maybe that's the guy at Allaire...

I love that shoreline, tho... By air, land, and sea!


(Mike O'Malley) wrote in
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Judah wrote in message
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OK. Now the importan question... Why would a guy hanging out on
Rec.Aviation.Piloting ever drive from Champaign, IL to Cape May, NJ???



Is that supposed to be one 'o them rethorical questions?

You actually brought it back OT, thanks! I had a job towing banners
on the Jersey Shore for the summer, and those of us foolish enough to
try and make a living in aviation right now usually don't have access
to airplanes for extended personal trips.

That and since I was going to be there for 3 1/2 months working, it
would be kind of nice to have a car while there, since I can't rent
one (nobody will touch ya if you're under 25) I had to bring my own.

Now, if I only could have found something that I could put my car in,
and fly out there with it, that would have been perfect!

Mike O'Malley

"Judah" wrote in message
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Ahhh, perfectly good explanation... And while it was none of my damned
business, I really was curious! \

We vacationed in Wildwood twice this summer... Were you based out of
Woodbine? And you were getting paid? I thought I had heard that the guy
at Woodbine had people towing banners for nothing more than the hours...
Maybe that's the guy at Allaire...

I love that shoreline, tho... By air, land, and sea!


Nah, we had our own strip just north of WWD, and yeah, I even got paid for
it (better have, the shore is a nice place to visit, but an expensive place
to live!)

You probibly saw me, some of the more memorable ones I towed were
Tastykakes, Sands Casino or the Miller Lite billboards. Those were just the
more prominant ones.

It IS a fun place though.

--
Mike O'Malley

I'm almost certain I would have seen you... I think I know the Tastykakes
and Miller Lite banners. I don't recall the Sands Casino banner. Frankly, I
spent more time watching the planes than the banners!

Were you flying the little white and red low wing? Or the plane that looked
like a cross between a piper cub and a C152?

Come to think of it, what are those planes? There's a third one that I
can't think of at the moment - but he wasn't always around...



"Mike" wrote in
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Nah, we had our own strip just north of WWD, and yeah, I even got paid
for it (better have, the shore is a nice place to visit, but an
expensive place to live!)

You probibly saw me, some of the more memorable ones I towed were
Tastykakes, Sands Casino or the Miller Lite billboards. Those were
just the more prominant ones.

It IS a fun place though.

--
Mike O'Malley

"Judah" wrote in message
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I'm almost certain I would have seen you... I think I know the Tastykakes
and Miller Lite banners. I don't recall the Sands Casino banner. Frankly,
I
spent more time watching the planes than the banners!


Hey, it works! People DO remember us! The Sands Casino flew only July 4th
weekend. It was a shame, it was one of our best looking ones (and lightest
towing).

Were you flying the little white and red low wing? Or the plane that
looked
like a cross between a piper cub and a C152?


The red and white low wing was a Pawnee from Ocean City. We flew the ugly
duct-tape colored ones with no cowlings. Cubs, Super Cubs, and Super
Cruisers. You're probibly thinking of the one that "looks like a cross
between a Cub and a C152" I flew the PA12 with the red tail.

Come to think of it, what are those planes? There's a third one that I
can't think of at the moment - but he wasn't always around...


The ones that I remember were our Cubs and PA12's, a handfull of Pawnees and
Super Cubs, a couple of Skyhawks and 3 Citabrias. I think thats just about
all of 'em between Cape May and Asbury Park.

--
Mike O'Malley