Sun N Fun Pix -- Better Late than Never!

That was the Med-Flight hangar you trashed!!! You didn't see the big
"H" and all of that? They didn't think it was cute at all. You're
lucky you've still got both/any testicles.

I don't think we blasted a Med-Flight hangar. The guy on my wing said it
was the "maintenance hangar" -- and I don't recall any big "H" our front.
But I suppose that would explain why there were there on a Saturday
afternoon.

First of all, our new airport has some of the best markings anywhere.
There is a yellow line and taxiway signs that are new and easily seen.
How in the world did you get over to the maintenance hangar if you
could see our new terminal building (the one in your pictures)?

Yeah, it's kind of funny, but we absolutely could NOT believe that the big,
brand new building was the "real" FBO for little folks like us! At every
other airport of Huntsville's size that we've visited, the big, beautiful,
new building out front is always the terminal for commuter airline
service -- NOT the FBO for Spam Cans.

In the absence of any answers to our inquiries on Unicom, we pulled in front
of what LOOKED like the FBO, trying to find the gas pumps -- which was the
older brick building with the sign out front. (I'll bet that used to be the
FBO, right? It looks like every other FBO in the country.)

When the lady inside the "real" FBO finally answered, we taxied over to the
gorgeous new building -- which is VERY impressive, I must say. At some
point along the way we must've blasted the poor guy inside the open
maintenance hangar -- although, as I said, neither of us thought we were
close enough to have done such a thing.

Still, after over three hours in the air, "road head" can make you goofy.
I apologized profusely, and we moved on.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Fri, 07 May 2004 03:14:25 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:


I don't think we blasted a Med-Flight hangar. The guy on my wing said it
was the "maintenance hangar" -- and I don't recall any big "H" our front.
But I suppose that would explain why there were there on a Saturday
afternoon.


You're right, it wasn't Med-Flight. It was just the maintenance
hangar. No problem. Sorry.

Yeah, it's kind of funny, but we absolutely could NOT believe that the big,
brand new building was the "real" FBO for little folks like us! At every
other airport of Huntsville's size that we've visited, the big, beautiful,
new building out front is always the terminal for commuter airline
service -- NOT the FBO for Spam Cans.


Nice, isn't it. It took a long time, but we're proud of the the whole
place.

In the absence of any answers to our inquiries on Unicom, we pulled in front
of what LOOKED like the FBO, trying to find the gas pumps -- which was the
older brick building with the sign out front. (I'll bet that used to be the
FBO, right? It looks like every other FBO in the country.)


It was, and I guess I can see what you're saying. We have a sort of
"Leave it to Beaver" airport now and it is a little disconcerting to
see the first time.

When the lady inside the "real" FBO finally answered, we taxied over to the
gorgeous new building -- which is VERY impressive, I must say. At some
point along the way we must've blasted the poor guy inside the open
maintenance hangar -- although, as I said, neither of us thought we were
close enough to have done such a thing.

Still, after over three hours in the air, "road head" can make you goofy.
I apologized profusely, and we moved on.

Please come back. I was way too harsh on you with your red-neck
comments. Us red-necks have some pretty thick skin. I think you know
what I mean.

Mike Weller

"Jim Fisher" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I *finally* got a few minutes to post these.

'Sup Jay.

You landed in Huntsville for lunch and didn't call me. It's only about an
hour away. Remind me to smack you next time I see you.

--
Jim Fisher



Hell, it's *zero* away from me!

I'm mortally insulted.

Stan
(low-winger)

Hell, it's *zero* away from me!

I'm mortally insulted.

Sorry, Stan. If I had been thinking ahead, I'd have bought you lunch!

BTW: We ate lunch at a GREAT little diner down the road, whose name escapes
me. It's a cutesy little name, like "Pansies" or something.

(We always ask for the privately owned, non-franchise restaurants -- and
this one was fabulous!)

The waitress was a kick, too. She started every, single, sentence, the
entire time we were there, with "Y'all" -- my kids couldn't stop laughing!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

She started every, single, sentence, the
entire time we were there, with "Y'all" -- my kids couldn't stop laughing!

Boy, you just keep digging that hole deeper, dontcha?

George Patterson
If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said.

She started every, single, sentence, the
entire time we were there, with "Y'all" -- my kids couldn't stop
laughing!

Boy, you just keep digging that hole deeper, dontcha?

What, you don't think starting every sentence with "y'all" is funny?

I mean, we're talking EVERY sentence. As in "Y'all, how is everything?" and
"Y'all, would y'all like some dessert?"

*I* thought it was endearingly funny. She was cute as a button, too.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

OK, I reckon we will forgive y'all this time, Jay, but next time you better
email ahead. Fisher can *drive* over in his low-wheeled auto and we can
find a place to eat. Or maybe we can just fly over there.

Y'all come, now, y' hear?

:-)

Stan


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Hell, it's *zero* away from me!

I'm mortally insulted.

Sorry, Stan. If I had been thinking ahead, I'd have bought you lunch!

BTW: We ate lunch at a GREAT little diner down the road, whose name
escapes
me. It's a cutesy little name, like "Pansies" or something.

(We always ask for the privately owned, non-franchise restaurants -- and
this one was fabulous!)

The waitress was a kick, too. She started every, single, sentence, the
entire time we were there, with "Y'all" -- my kids couldn't stop laughing!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article FaVmc.48613$Ik.3466381@attbi_s53, Jay Honeck
wrote:

The waitress was a kick, too. She started every, single, sentence, the
entire time we were there, with "Y'all" -- my kids couldn't stop laughing!

There were four of you, correct?
She should have used the plural, "All y'all..."
(She must have just been addressing you, Jay.)

Jay Honeck ) wrote:


http://alexisparkinn.com/sun_n_fun_04.htm

Oh, sure. Another shameless plug for the Alexis Park Inn.


--
Peter

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

Geez - you weren't kidding about the terrible condition of the asphalt at
IOW.