Argument against high gas prices

"Ken Finney" wrote in message
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I'm not very familiar with larger FBOs, but smaller FBOs have pretty much
been a disaster zone since 1947. What was that line from "The Grapes of
Wrath"? "People shouldn't have to live like that." "Them aren't people,
them's Okies." Just substitute "FBOs" for "Okies".

Ah.

So basically you're suggesting that FBO owners aren't people. Interesting
forum to make such an observation.


-c
(But, I think everybody getting used to those sorts of comments when you
challenge big oil and their pricing schemes.)

"gatt" wrote in message
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"Ken Finney" wrote in message
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I'm not very familiar with larger FBOs, but smaller FBOs have pretty much
been a disaster zone since 1947. What was that line from "The Grapes of
Wrath"? "People shouldn't have to live like that." "Them aren't people,
them's Okies." Just substitute "FBOs" for "Okies".

Ah.

So basically you're suggesting that FBO owners aren't people.
Interesting forum to make such an observation.



Sorry, it wasn't intended that way. There does seem to be a genetic thing;
those that have the aviation gene don't seem to be very good at business.
There are exceptions, but most of the people that I've met that run small
FBOs do it for the love of aviation, not because they make a good living at
it. That was my connection to the Okies, not that the Okies were "bad", but
that the deck was stacked against them. From everything I've seen, the deck
is stacked against small FBOs as well. Pretty sad, really. I honesty think
if I won the lottery, I'd buy/start an FBO. But I'd only be able to keep it
until the money ran out. ;^)

"Ken Finney" wrote in message
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So basically you're suggesting that FBO owners aren't people. Interesting
forum to make such an observation.

Sorry, it wasn't intended that way.

*nod* Thanks for the clarification.

There are exceptions, but most of the people that I've met that run small
FBOs do it for the love of aviation, not because they make a good living
at it.

I'm not sure how that gene works. The really fancy FBO across the airport
with the newer, larger fleet -seems- to be getting its ass kicked by the FBO
I fly out of, which has an older fleet that doesn't bear the company name or
anything. The FBO I use has been there a long time, acquiring better
airport location, more aircraft, a new $250,000 TruFlight sim and...
hmmm... the fuel operation for the airport.

I honesty think if I won the lottery, I'd buy/start an FBO. But I'd only
be able to keep it until the money ran out. ;^)

A commuter airline just started down in Salem. Hasn't been commuter service
there for many years. Best of luck to 'em, but I don't see they're gonna
make it.

-c

On Jun 8, 3:27 pm, "gatt" wrote:
"Ken Finney" wrote in message

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I'm not very familiar with larger FBOs, but smaller FBOs have pretty much
been a disaster zone since 1947. What was that line from "The Grapes of
Wrath"? "People shouldn't have to live like that." "Them aren't people,
them's Okies." Just substitute "FBOs" for "Okies".

Ah.

So basically you're suggesting that FBO owners aren't people. Interesting
forum to make such an observation.

-c
(But, I think everybody getting used to those sorts of comments when you
challenge big oil and their pricing schemes.)

PHOOOM! I think his point went flying right over your head. Please
re-read.