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There is free internet access at the EAA Member Village. I was not really planning on doing any email at OSH, but it was right there at Aeroshell square and there was no lineups. "Jim Burns" wrote in : Plan for next year.... Jay could call me or another group member on Sunday when he gets his camping spot, and we can post the spot number and directions for the other group members that arrive Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Many people had suggested to get to the North 40 Info building because it would close prior to the airshow ending, but I also heard many people complain that the building was very crouded also and people were simply unable or unwilling to wait. Jim Burns We were *really* looking forward to you three stopping by. Party was down the road (to the west), just past the red shower building - big banner (and all of us) were in the first campsite - next to the road the buses use. It was good seeing everyone, though more time to chit-chat would have been nice :-) |
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Plan for next year.... Jay could call me or another group member on Sunday
when he gets his camping spot, and we can post the spot number and directions for the other group members that arrive Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. EXCELLENT idea. Let's see, after last year, we learned to have "Iowa City" added to our banner, so 300 people wouldn't stop to ask "Where are you?" throughout the show. (Luckily, Montblack reminded me to do that, so we've got *that* covered now...) This year, we learned that 3/8 inch plywood is too thin for parking airplanes on, motorized scooters are dangerous when they travel in herds, and we learned that we should post the location of our campsite on the group during the week. I've gotta keep notes. Only 51 weeks till OSH '06! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
This year, we learned that 3/8 inch plywood is too thin for parking airplanes on, motorized scooters are dangerous when they travel in herds, and we learned that we should post the location of our campsite on the group during the week. Hey, don't blame me!!! I posted 1". It was that know-it-all Weir who said that was too thick. :-)) He suckered all of us into bringing 3/8" wood. Makes you wonder why none of us could find the BlueOnBlue 182 to check what his airplane was sitting on? |
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Hey... you forgot the gate pass so we don't have to deal with the gate Nazi!
Jim "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:K6BHe.232040$xm3.104496@attbi_s21... Plan for next year.... Jay could call me or another group member on Sunday when he gets his camping spot, and we can post the spot number and directions for the other group members that arrive Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. EXCELLENT idea. Let's see, after last year, we learned to have "Iowa City" added to our banner, so 300 people wouldn't stop to ask "Where are you?" throughout the show. (Luckily, Montblack reminded me to do that, so we've got *that* covered now...) This year, we learned that 3/8 inch plywood is too thin for parking airplanes on, motorized scooters are dangerous when they travel in herds, and we learned that we should post the location of our campsite on the group during the week. I've gotta keep notes. Only 51 weeks till OSH '06! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Well, Jay, I sure wish that you'd given out a cell phone number. Brothers
Ed, Dave and I walked (actually, Dave drove his electric wheelchair) over from the other side of Aeroshell Square to come to the party. Augh! Man, that sucks. Sorry, Bob. I was only able to leave my cell phone on in dribs and drabs, cuz the battery wouldn't last the week. (Although, in one of the strangest things ever, I *did* receive a phone call from Jer/ Eberhard, while I was sitting at Rwy 27, watching departures. Incredibly, Jer/ was sitting two chairs down from me when he called -- it's a small world!) We were lucky enough to have the most visible campsite ever, this year, facing south on the inner loop road, right along the fence line. This site (and our banner) was visible not only from the North 40, but also from the exit road heading west from the Warbird area parking. With our banner flying high each day, we had literally dozens (hundreds?) of people stop, wave, beep, and/or share a beer with us. It never dawned on me that we couldn't be found, dang it. Heck, we had people waiting for us to get up, some mornings, just so they could say "hi"! I wish it had worked out. I've got a slew of pictures from both the pool party and the campsite party to post, as soon as I get caught up at the office... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Bob Chilcoat" wrote Well, Jay, I sure wish that you'd given out a cell phone number. Brothers Ed, Dave and I walked (actually, Dave drove his electric wheelchair) over from the other side of Aeroshell Square to come to the party. We had your tail number, but the North Forty locator shed was closed. We asked around to see if anyone knew how we might find you but no one could help. Betcha you didn't look on the side of the garbage can next to the north shack. I left a coded message for RAH scum, thinking the side of a garbage can would be the first place scum looks to find a home! Actually, they wouldn't let me put it on the building, itself. g -- Jim in NC |
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No, I never even thought that some secret message might have been left.
Actually, since we were leaving later that evening, we wouldn't have been able to stay very long, or drink much beer. However, it would have been nice (best adjective?) to have met some of you folks face to face. ...And not have have had to cook, which was the main reason we wanted to find the party. The Chilcoat boys have never been shy about eating someone else's grub (see photo at http://www.geocities.net/viewptmd/3BrotherswP40.jpg ;-) -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) "Morgans" wrote in message ... "Bob Chilcoat" wrote Well, Jay, I sure wish that you'd given out a cell phone number. Brothers Ed, Dave and I walked (actually, Dave drove his electric wheelchair) over from the other side of Aeroshell Square to come to the party. We had your tail number, but the North Forty locator shed was closed. We asked around to see if anyone knew how we might find you but no one could help. Betcha you didn't look on the side of the garbage can next to the north shack. I left a coded message for RAH scum, thinking the side of a garbage can would be the first place scum looks to find a home! Actually, they wouldn't let me put it on the building, itself. g -- Jim in NC |
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Oops, pic url is http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/3BrotherswP40.jpg not
that anyone would want to see it... -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) "Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message ... No, I never even thought that some secret message might have been left. Actually, since we were leaving later that evening, we wouldn't have been able to stay very long, or drink much beer. However, it would have been nice (best adjective?) to have met some of you folks face to face. ...And not have have had to cook, which was the main reason we wanted to find the party. The Chilcoat boys have never been shy about eating someone else's grub (see photo at http://www.geocities.net/viewptmd/3BrotherswP40.jpg ;-) -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) "Morgans" wrote in message ... "Bob Chilcoat" wrote Well, Jay, I sure wish that you'd given out a cell phone number. Brothers Ed, Dave and I walked (actually, Dave drove his electric wheelchair) over from the other side of Aeroshell Square to come to the party. We had your tail number, but the North Forty locator shed was closed. We asked around to see if anyone knew how we might find you but no one could help. Betcha you didn't look on the side of the garbage can next to the north shack. I left a coded message for RAH scum, thinking the side of a garbage can would be the first place scum looks to find a home! Actually, they wouldn't let me put it on the building, itself. g -- Jim in NC |
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Oops, pic url is http://www.geocities.com/viewptmd/3BrotherswP40.jpg not
that anyone would want to see it... So which one of those guys is you, Bob? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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We got there and building was closed. Decided to jump on the bus and
just look for the banner. As bus pulled out of the circle, there it was on the side of the garbage can ... RAH. Jumped off at first stop, walked back, read location, waited for bus, got back on, short ride and BAM there it was at the end of the row. Couldn't miss it. Thanks for the note ... warm fuzzy that we wouldn't be riding around the camp all night looking for a banner we'd never seen before. Jeff Morgans wrote: "Bob Chilcoat" wrote Well, Jay, I sure wish that you'd given out a cell phone number. Brothers Ed, Dave and I walked (actually, Dave drove his electric wheelchair) over from the other side of Aeroshell Square to come to the party. We had your tail number, but the North Forty locator shed was closed. We asked around to see if anyone knew how we might find you but no one could help. Betcha you didn't look on the side of the garbage can next to the north shack. I left a coded message for RAH scum, thinking the side of a garbage can would be the first place scum looks to find a home! Actually, they wouldn't let me put it on the building, itself. g -- Jim in NC |
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