Liberals Ignore The Wright Brothers

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 00:47:08 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

An adjunct to this theory: Today, while Christmas shopping for my kids,
nephews & nieces, I was amazed and saddened to find not a SINGLE toy
airplane for sale in K-Mart's expanded toy section.


Walmart has lots of stuff, if its not sold out. Huge P-47 and Cobra
helicopter, very accurate. Lots of little aircraft. Kaybee has little
wright flyers as well. The hard stuff to find are Cessna and Piper
toys

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 00:47:08 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

An adjunct to this theory: Today, while Christmas shopping for my kids,
nephews & nieces, I was amazed and saddened to find not a SINGLE toy
airplane for sale in K-Mart's expanded toy section.


Walmart has lots of stuff, if its not sold out. Huge P-47 and Cobra
helicopter, very accurate. Lots of little aircraft. Kaybee has little
wright flyers as well. The hard stuff to find are Cessna and Piper
toys

I had no trouble finding a *very* realistic model of my Beech
Musketeer. Exact in every detail. It sat on the lowet shelf, because
it couldn't climb any higher, and it took 7 hours to get from the
shelf to the checkout register.

Cap

Jay Honeck wrote:

Well, they DID have a single, lonely (but nifty) radio-controlled plane
for
sale, but that was *it*. No World War II fighters, no modern jets, not
even an airport play-set for toddlers! Given that the importance of this
year, I would have expected at least one or two "Wright Brothers" toys.

It's not the stores; it's you. You're too late grin.

We got for our son a "Little People" airport set recently. The store (Toys
R Us, I think) had a rich selection of aviation-related tools from which to
choose.

But the cool stuff always goes first, Jay.

Or, maybe it's KMart. Perhaps they can no longer afford to stock the
popular stuff.

Whatever it was...the store we visited was tough only for the breadth of
choice. Ah...and the fact that I have to share laugh.

- Andrew

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Not that K-Mart is indicative of the entire marketplace, but IMHO this
doesn't bode well for the future of general aviation. When kids stop
playing with airplanes, they stop dreaming about flying... :-(
--

Actually, its when kids stop reading they stop dreaming about flying. Toys
R Irrelvant.

Earl G.

Earl Grieda wrote:

Actually, its when kids stop reading they stop dreaming about flying.
Toys R Irrelvant.

Reading is certainly important. But my 15-month-old son doesn't read yet.
He does, though, play with numerous aviation-related toys, and does look up
and (sometimes) say "zoom" when airplanes fly overhead.

It's never too early.

- Andrew

"Earl Grieda" wrote...
Actually, its when kids stop reading they stop dreaming about flying. Toys
R Irrelvant.

That's certainly part of the problem.

Also consider this "How To Enjoy Flying" guide,
as demonstrated by the average person on an airline
flight:

1. There's nothing interesting to see outside. The
Sierra Nevadas are boring (you even feel this way
driving by car and visiting "approved" tourist
destinations). Close the windowshades!

2. When presented with the option of an aerial view
of New York City at night or a magazine, choose the
magazine. Close the windowshade so you don't get
distracted by the dazzling light.

3. When Corky Romano or Dumb & Dumber is shown on
the viewscreen, always pay attention to the film.

4. During dull parts of the flight, listen to your
portable CD or MP3 player. Not because it helps
pass time, but because you're unaware that it's
a dull part of the flight.

5. When the cockpit door is wide open and you're
boarding or debarking, avoid peering inside. There's
nothing relevant in there, and you wouldn't
understand it anyway. It's ok to look and make
sure there's no beer cans, however.

6. When asked what kind of airplane you flew on, make
sure you can't remember. For bonus points, be sure
that you don't even remember the airline.

Mark

6. When asked what kind of airplane you flew on, make
sure you can't remember. For bonus points, be sure
that you don't even remember the airline.

Wait a minute now -- no bonus points should be awarded for *that*!

Heck, I can tell you every type of airliner I've ever flown in -- but
certainly not every airline I've ever used.

To me, the only thing cool about airline travel nowadays is the equipment
they use. Otherwise, they're all in a race to the bottom, to see who can
provide the least service with the worst attitude.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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Heck, I can tell you every type of airliner I've ever flown in -- but
certainly not every airline I've ever used.
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Jay Honeck
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Hah! My obsessed son-in-law can tell you the tail number of most =
aircraft he's flown on.
---JRC---

I started taking my daughter to the airport before she was one. (It was
on the way to mom's work, sort of.) She went for her first ride at 3,
and now, at 6, gets mad if she can't go with me when I go flying. (She
was quite perturbed that I didn't take her to Oshkosh this year.) She
has already requested that I teach her to fly when she's eight. In
addition, she has read many books on airplanes and space, and can tell
you way more about the subjects than I could have imagined at that age.
Of course, she has the benefit of having a dad that flies. But, as
the EAA passes it's 1,000,000 young eagle, I wonder how many of those
kids have now got the yearning to explore flying and airplanes.

Dan (a happily flying dad!)

Earl Grieda wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Not that K-Mart is indicative of the entire marketplace, but IMHO this
doesn't bode well for the future of general aviation. When kids stop
playing with airplanes, they stop dreaming about flying... :-(
--


Actually, its when kids stop reading they stop dreaming about flying. Toys
R Irrelvant.

Earl G.




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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:g8PBb.494967$HS4.3807870@attbi_s01...
An adjunct to this theory: Today, while Christmas shopping for my kids,
nephews & nieces, I was amazed and saddened to find not a SINGLE toy
airplane for sale in K-Mart's expanded toy section.

Well, what can I say?

We've done well w/ toy planes other places -- Walmart, Target,
Walgreens and hey -- I found some neat little glueless-assembly
model planes for $1 apiece at Deals. My daughter promptly painted
hers pink and purple but hey -- pink and purple planes still fly!

And here's my annual plug, continuing a tradition started by
Kelly Rhodes.

If you donate to Toys for Tots or a similar organization (and
if you don't, why not?) consider buying some airplane toys to
donate.

Best,
Sydney