I think this falls under the category of "you are nuts." Here is AZ it is 59 today far too cold to go out and fly. Might take in a movie though.
It is nice to be able to fly almost all of the 365. Some once asked me, "when is your building season?" I said that is also 365, it is called night time!!!!" Just got a call from a neighbor who is in Minneapolis for Christmas. He said said he is freezing his arse off!!! Darwin N. Barrie Stoking the fire in Chandler AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Rakozy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jack Iafret'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <Soaring@airage.com> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions > > Hey Team! > > Here in Minneapolis, we missed "The Big One". Unlike Muncie, the ground is > "barely covered" with white stuff. However, the temps are minus -10 to -15 > below zero. Hi (daytime) temp may hit +2. > > Just thought I would mention a tradition which our club conducts each > January. We schedule a "Freeze Fly" on New Years Day. A dozen hardy souls > head out on the surface of a frozen lake; launch a few sailplanes with a > hi-starts, hand launch and electric park flyers, just to say we did it; > drink hot chocolate (I think it's "hot chocolate" in those thermos > bottles!); and head back to where it's warm and welcoming. > > Any other interesting winter "Soaring Club Traditions" to share? > > Merry Christmas to all! > > Pastor Bill > Minnesota RC Soaring Society > "We Fly All Year" > www.mrcss.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Iafret [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 1:09 PM > To: Soaring@airage.com > Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re: Ornery Jack > > Just finished the driveway for the second time. Not as much in my area of > Michigan, maybe 6 to 8 but a lot a wind and two foot drifts in the drive. > > Kids are coming, grandkids are coming, wife is going nuts with cooking so I > came up to my office to hide. > > It will be a busy and fun filled couple of d[Bill Rakozy] ays in Mich. > > Jack Iafret > "Keeper of the Nostalgia Rules" > > > > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <Soaring@airage.com> > >Subject: [RCSE] Re: Ornery Jack > >Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:59:16 -0500 > > > >10"? Ha! Try 15-20! At least Muncie got snow. Cincinnati got freezing > >rain and sleet -- 10" of it. Can you say SUCKS! Rudy > > > >Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:47:06 -0600 > >From: Steve Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "James V. Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: soaring@airage.com > >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Ornery Jack > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I bet there is about 10" of snow on that runway right now. > > > >Sorry to harsh your mellow. :-) > > > > > > > >At 09:31 PM 12/22/2004, James V. Bacus wrote: > > >I just got another good laugh out of this... > > >http://www.jimbacus.net/blog/video/OrneryJack.mov > > > > > >(broadband connection suggested) > > > > > >Jim > > >Downers Grove, IL > > >Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level IV > > >ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net > > > > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > > >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > > >that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > > >with MIME turned off. > > > > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > > >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > >subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with > >MIME turned off. > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with > MIME turned off. > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
