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Jay, let me add my congratulations, too.
As to the cost involved: don't sweat the small stuff, even if it ain't small. My wife and I just got back from a 2,500 mile trip to Alaska and back, in a 20-year-old, 37' Victory Tug--a slow, full displacement, diesel powered boat. If we calculated the cost per mile, or per hour, it would blow our socks off. We know that. The experience, a lifetime adventure, simply cannot be evaluated in dollars. Literally priceless. So must it be with flying. Press on, cyberspace friend. Dick Behan W.P. (Wannabe pilot, age 72) "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:vwQjf.373264$084.4954@attbi_s22... Anyways, Big congrats on the 1000hr mark. Truely a great achievement (although some would say "been there, done that", they didn't do it while raising kids, keeping the mrs happy, running your own business and keeping household obligations intact). Congrats again my friend. Thanks. I know 1000 hours ain't nuthin' to pilots who have ten (or more) times the hours I have -- but most of them are commercial pilots. While they were racking up their bazillion hours on someone else's nickel, I was having the singular "joy" of paying for each and every one of those thousand hours myself. I try not to think about it too much. If you start to factor in what flying costs per hour, plus the acquisition costs of two planes, plus what we *could* have done with that money... Thank goodness Mary likes to fly as much as I do! :-) I'm just kidding. There is *nothing* in this world like flying, and it's been worth every penny, times ten. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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![]() "R.W. Behan" wrote My wife and I just got back from a 2,500 mile trip to Alaska and back, in a 20-year-old, 37' Victory Tug--a slow, full displacement, diesel powered boat. If we calculated the cost per mile, or per hour, it would blow our socks off. We know that. The experience, a lifetime adventure, simply cannot be evaluated in dollars. Literally priceless. Is this your boat? I wouldn't think there are many of them around. Cool! -- Jim in NC |
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![]() "Morgans" wrote Is this your boat? I wouldn't think there are many of them around. OH NO !!! Don't anyone tell BoB, but I am posting into the future, again. I posted the above post at 8:54, but it showed up with a 9:54 time stamp on it. -- Jim in NC |
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Jim,
If you'll email me, I'll forward an email I sent Jay, with a picture. (I tried emailing you, but you must have a spam killer in your address.) Cheers, Dick "Morgans" wrote in message ... "R.W. Behan" wrote My wife and I just got back from a 2,500 mile trip to Alaska and back, in a 20-year-old, 37' Victory Tug--a slow, full displacement, diesel powered boat. If we calculated the cost per mile, or per hour, it would blow our socks off. We know that. The experience, a lifetime adventure, simply cannot be evaluated in dollars. Literally priceless. Is this your boat? I wouldn't think there are many of them around. Cool! -- Jim in NC |
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![]() "R.W. Behan" wrote in message om... Jim, If you'll email me, I'll forward an email I sent Jay, with a picture. (I tried emailing you, but you must have a spam killer in your address.) Yep, spamkillers forever! Wilco. Out. -- Jim in NC |
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Morgans wrote:
"R.W. Behan" wrote My wife and I just got back from a 2,500 mile trip to Alaska and back, in a 20-year-old, 37' Victory Tug--a slow, full displacement, diesel powered boat. If we calculated the cost per mile, or per hour, it would blow our socks off. We know that. The experience, a lifetime adventure, simply cannot be evaluated in dollars. Literally priceless. Is this your boat? I wouldn't think there are many of them around. Cool! http://www.maplebay.com/page100.htm |
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Darrel, yes, that is now our boat. Maple Bay was the broker.
Cheers, Dick B. "Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message ... Morgans wrote: "R.W. Behan" wrote My wife and I just got back from a 2,500 mile trip to Alaska and back, in a 20-year-old, 37' Victory Tug--a slow, full displacement, diesel powered boat. If we calculated the cost per mile, or per hour, it would blow our socks off. We know that. The experience, a lifetime adventure, simply cannot be evaluated in dollars. Literally priceless. Is this your boat? I wouldn't think there are many of them around. Cool! http://www.maplebay.com/page100.htm |
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The experience, a lifetime adventure, simply cannot be evaluated in
dollars. Literally priceless. So must it be with flying. Precisely, Dick. You nailed it right on the head! Your trip sounds incredible. What, exactly, is a "Victory Tug"? Does your boat look like this?: http://makeashorterlink.com/?P2F72144C -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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