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On Tue, 20 May 2008 05:41:58 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: Having attended Oshkosh for the last 35 years without fail, Jim Weir's recent message that he'd have to miss this one due to rising fuel costs, was an item of conversation last Sunday at our Irregularly Scheduled, Often Delayed, Homebuilder Koffee Klatch here in northern Sandy Eggo county. (Jim usta hang out around here.) I made it to Rockford a couple of times but being in the Navy (back then) Oshkosh never matched my schedule. By the time I retired O$hko $h had become too expensive for a retired Chief. So I took a by as the conversation bounced around the table. Of the eight of us hiding out in the back room at the Picket Fence, two are double-dippers, one is a Tooth Doctor and another runs an RV factory. Membership in the ISODHFK is about a dozen and in any given year at least three or four of them will perform the annual pilgrimage. But not this year. Oh, there were some dandy excuses. Along with some guilty glances, since the Goers often save the Right Seat for the Stayers. Well, being as I no longer have a valid medical I have a valid excuse, but I won't use that as I haven't made it to Oshkosh in at least 5 years. It finally got to the point where I couldn't handle the heat on the hot days. I enjoyed it and IF I don't have to use the excuse of not being able to find 100LL next year I just might finally make it back, although number one on my priority list is P-ville even if it does take 3 to 4 times as much gas to get there as it does Oshkosh. :-)) Other than computers and Ham Radio, flying is the only thing I spend time and money on...well that and keeping the house, shop, yard equipment, trees trimmed, and cars running .Other than that I have little to do. Oh, I forgot the programming and web pages...and working out three times a week trying to get full strength and movement back. Up to 300# on the leg press, 60 reps on lat pull downs, and can stand on an inverted Bosu Ball on one foot doing knee bends etc, etc, etc... But not this year. Money was mentioned but Rich Folk (meaning just about everyone but me) don't like to talk about it. Age and medical problems was the hand's down favorite for Not Going and we plowed that common ground until the free re-fills ran out and we moseyed off to our Sunday afternoon pursuits. It'll be interesting to see how this story plays-out. -R.S.Hoover Roger (K8RI) ARRL Life Member N833R (World's oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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![]() wrote and can stand on an inverted Bosu Ball on one foot doing knee bends etc, etc, etc... I can't even begin to understand what that must look like, being done. I have a feeling I don't want to know...do I? ggg -- Jim in NC |
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