OSH ...who's going this year?

We're suppose to wash them ...??

Only if my wife is in the equation.

Funny you should say that. I've got an old Tilly-style hat (an old
Oshkosh hat, actually) that I use at the hotel when I mow the lawn.
(3 hours on a riding lawn mower, in Iowa summer sun.)

After 4 summers Mary insisted on washing it. I, of course, hadn't
noticed anything, but she just rolled her eyes and said it was gross
beyond belief.

It shrank, of course, but one good lawn mowing session produced enough
sweat to let it stretch back out.

And I've now got my 16-year-old son mowing the lawn, so no more
troubles!

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

Jay Honeck wrote:
We're suppose to wash them ...??
Only if my wife is in the equation.

Funny you should say that. I've got an old Tilly-style hat (an old
Oshkosh hat, actually) that I use at the hotel when I mow the lawn.
(3 hours on a riding lawn mower, in Iowa summer sun.)

After 4 summers Mary insisted on washing it. I, of course, hadn't
noticed anything, but she just rolled her eyes and said it was gross
beyond belief.

It shrank, of course, but one good lawn mowing session produced enough
sweat to let it stretch back out.

And I've now got my 16-year-old son mowing the lawn, so no more
troubles!

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

I've got to ask Hoover one of these days who made that hat of his. It's
going to end up in the Smithsonian I believe. He's been sitting on,
standing on, walking on, and farting on that hat for as long as I can
remember. That hat has more flying time between his butt and the seat of
his 51 than most of us have total time :-)
I wonder if he ever washed it :-)
DH

Jay Honeck wrote:
We may need to find new wing dancers!

I hear Paul in a grass skirt is an...um...interesting sight!

- Shorts, and no sunscreen
- Insufficient water
- Bad shoes
- Dark-colored hats
- Baseball caps
- Drinking beer you could see through...

The horrorl...

Ah, that explains a lot Jay. So...if we don't want to wind up like you,
we should *not* do any of the above things, eh? :-)

On Jul 14, 8:48 pm, Jay Honeck wrote:
A black hat would be my last choice, anyway. Too dang HOT ! ! ! g

Actually, a baseball cap is the worst possible choice for OSH. Your
ears will be little stubs of charcoal after three days, if you don't
protect 'em.

Don't ask me how I learned this...

My first few years at OSH I made ALL the mistakes, including:

- Shorts, and no sunscreen
- Insufficient water
- Bad shoes
- Dark-colored hats
- Baseball caps
- Drinking beer you could see through...

The horrorl...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I don't burn.. Anywhere. (Ok maybe my nose sometimes (hence the
baseball cap). But I understand you thin haired folks. To be honest,
my biggest problem with hats (of any kind) is that I sweat under them
and get hot altogether. That reminds me, time to schedule a haircut
right before departure. Make it nice and short... :-)

Brian

We may need to find new wing dancers!

I hear Paul in a grass skirt is an...um...interesting sight!

Oooooo...there's a mental image I didn't need...!

Now that he's single, we're gonna have to keep a close eye on him with
that Hard Lemonade of yours...

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

I don't burn.. Anywhere. (Ok maybe my nose sometimes (hence the
baseball cap).

Man, that would be nice. Us fair-skinned lads of German descent
aren't accustomed to tropical sunshine, so we must shield ourselves as
best we can.

The development of sun screens that actually WORK has been a real
Godsend for me. After burning to a crisp my first year, I wore long,
loose khaki pants for the next 15 years at OSH, sweating
accordingly.

It's really only been in the last ten years that I've been able to
stay out in the sun all day, bare-legged, thanks to the development of
modern "lead-shield" sunscreens.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
Just remember....no dancing on Atlas' wing with more than 10 beers in
the dancers :-))


Dunno if Margie is going to be there this year. (Margie? You and Ron
gonna make it?)

Attending OSHKOSH in 2007? ....Of course

Mode of transport? .....NAVION

Days? ..........leaving Wed after work, probably arrive Thurs (scattered
T-storms for days, but the XM helps!, depart the next Sun or Mon. 10 -
12 days.

Lodging, or location on the field? .......Sallie's Alley (the woods
behind Hangar Cafe)

Wednesday evening's N40 H.O.P.S. Party? ...YES. 3 glasses of wine and
I'll dance on the wing. That homemade moonshine, I'll need less.

rec.aviation - Homebuilt / Owning / Piloting / Student (H.O.P.S.)

Distance traveled (one way)? ....582 on a flight planner, but we go
around the lake!

From? ...Herndon, VA

Years attending OSH? ....14th straight

Working the event? ....Vintage Flight Line Ops, probably a few hours of
real work (Smithsonian)

Big floppy Tilly Hat? ...YES.

The other girl in that (in)famous pic, Christine, is volunteering at
one of the EAA booths again this year, so dunno is she'll be able to
make it.

We may need to find new wing dancers!

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

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Montblack"
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 2:54 AM
Subject: OSH ...who's going this year?


PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM ...THANK YOU


Attending OSHKOSH in 2007? Y E S ! ! !



Mode of transport? ...boo hoo.. car




Days? Arive the 21st. Leave on the 30th...




Lodging, or location on the field? (Pauls Park within Camp Scholler) Flight
Line Safety's camp (Lindberg)




Wednesday evening's N40 H.O.P.S. Party? I will try if I can get off



rec.aviation - Homebuilt / Owning / Piloting / Student (H.O.P.S.)



From? Naperville


Years attending OSH? about 25 years


Working the event? Yep, Co-Chair Safety / flight line, Oversee safety at
the throat of main taxiway




Big floppy Tilly Hat? used to...not I have to wear Chairman's hat





Paul-Mont

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:54:49 -0500, "Montblack"
wrote:

PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM ...THANK YOU


Attending OSHKOSH in 2007? ....YES

Mode of transport? '54 C-180

Days? ..........Wednesday 7/18 (morning) - Wednesday or Thursday (???) 7-8 days

Lodging, or location on the field? .......VAC

Wednesday evening's N40 H.O.P.S. Party? ...??? Look for MargarittaVille in the VAC area, that's where we'll be at!

rec.aviation - Homebuilt / Owning / Piloting / Student (H.O.P.S.)

Distance traveled (one way)? ....1600+ statute miles.

From? ...Kent, WA

Years attending OSH? ....2ndt

Working the event? ....No

Big floppy Tilly Hat? ...No


Paul-Mont