Jay,

And Happy Christmas to you.

You going to be there on Saturday?

Looks as if I'll be making the drive to DSM in one day, that day, so
may be able to make a quick stop to at least say hello.

BTW, if you happen to have a copy of _The Shepherd_ by Frederick
Forsyth, tonight is the night to read it aloud with family and
friends.

Warmest regards,
Rick

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:fEjGb.648266$Fm2.575902@attbi_s04...
As I sit here, fat, dumb and happy, with a house (and hotel) full of family
from all over the country, it dawned on me that I would be remiss in not
wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Many of us here have become good friends over the years, both "in-person"
and on-line, and this "cyber-family" of pilots and aviation enthusiasts has
provided me with many hours of entertainment and education. You have all
been generous in sharing your knowledge of flying and aviation in general,
and I have learned more here than in 10 years of hanging around FBOs and
airports.

Thanks for giving me a place to "hang out" with like-minded (and sometimes
NOT so "like-minded"!) folks who live, breathe, eat, walk, talk and think
about that most wondrous of addictions, AVIATION!

Happy Holidays!