Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Fortunately, my wife loves mowing the lawn. On 12 Aug 98 at 8:07, Michael D Cuy wrote:> Tuesday, August 11, 1998: (If I kept a diary.....this would have> been> > the entry) Left work about 4pm and picked up some gasoline for the> > lawn tractor to cut grass this evening at home. Drove past Valley> City> > airport to say hello to the owner Don Helmick and continued home.> > Pulled over to the hangar to put the pitot tube cover on (which I> had> > forgotten to do after the last flight) and looked at the winds. It> was> > sunny, a little windy, and cool. Well, as long as I'm out here I> should> > fly it, right ? I had changed the oil and re-safetied the oil> filter screen> > the previous Saturday so the least I should do is fly it to make> sure it's> > not leaking right ? Three hours later I put the plane> away after buzzing around to a few local grass strips, talking to> some guys flying a Titan Tornado (?) a very fun looking light plane> with a fighter like nose, circling an old neighbor's house until I> drove him nuts enough to come out on> > his deck and wave at me, tried slow flight into the wind over the> airport> > to see how slow I could go over the ground without falling out of> the> > air, turned around to back-taxi two or three times knowing that I> should> > go home and cut grass now, but always took off again. I felt> guilty > > putting the plane away at sunset knowing my grass would only be> taller> > on Wednesday after work, but then I figured I could relish this> evening> > next February when I'm inside the house looking at 6 " of snow> > swirling around my road salt stained car. The grass could wait> today.> > > Mike C. http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right." - Henry Ford (1863-1947) ________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Mowing Grass
Pietenpol-List: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: Ian Holland
Tuesday, August 11, 1998: (If I kept a diary.....this would have beenthe entry) Left work about 4pm and picked up some gasoline for thelawn tractor to cut grass this evening at home. Drove past Valley Cityairport to say hello to the owner Don Helmick and continued home.Pulled over to the hangar to put the pitot tube cover on (which I hadforgotten to do after the last flight) and looked at the winds. It wassunny, a little windy, and cool. Well, as long as I'm out here I shouldfly it, right ? I had changed the oil and re-safetied the oil filterscreenthe previous Saturday so the least I should do is fly it to make sureit'snot leaking right ? Three hours later I put the plane awayafter buzzing around to a few local grass strips, talking to some guysflying a Titan Tornado (?) a very fun looking light plane with a fighterlike nose, circling an old neighbor's house until I drove him nutsenough to come out onhis deck and wave at me, tried slow flight into the wind over theairportto see how slow I could go over the ground without falling out of theair, turned around to back-taxi two or three times knowing that Ishouldgo home and cut grass now, but always took off again. I felt guilty putting the plane away at sunset knowing my grass would only be talleron Wednesday after work, but then I figured I could relish this eveningnext February when I'm inside the house looking at 6 " of snowswirling around my road salt stained car. The grass could wait today.Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday, August 11, 1998: (If I kept a diary.....this would have beenthe entry) Left work about 4pm and picked up some gasoline for thelawn tractor to cut grass this evening at home. Drove past Valley Cityairport to say hello to the owner Don Helmick and continued home.Pulled over to the hangar to put the pitot tube cover on (which I hadforgotten to do after the last flight) and looked at the winds. It wassunny, a little windy, and cool. Well, as long as I'm out here I shouldfly it, right ? I had changed the oil and re-safetied the oil filterscreenthe previous Saturday so the least I should do is fly it to make sureit'snot leaking right ? Three hours later I put the plane awayafter buzzing around to a few local grass strips, talking to some guysflying a Titan Tornado (?) a very fun looking light plane with a fighterlike nose, circling an old neighbor's house until I drove him nutsenough to come out onhis deck and wave at me, tried slow flight into the wind over theairportto see how slow I could go over the ground without falling out of theair, turned around to back-taxi two or three times knowing that Ishouldgo home and cut grass now, but always took off again. I felt guilty putting the plane away at sunset knowing my grass would only be talleron Wednesday after work, but then I figured I could relish this eveningnext February when I'm inside the house looking at 6 " of snowswirling around my road salt stained car. The grass could wait today.Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: rdecosta(at)autoeurope.com (Richard DeCosta)
Desk drool file tab is for this one.It makes me want to build a little faster. (Coincidentally, I was humbled to mowing lawn last night..)David Scott 8/12/98 07:31Michael D Cuy wrote:> Tuesday, August 11, 1998: (If I kept a diary.....this would have been> the entry) Left work about 4pm and picked up some gasoline for the> lawn tractor to cut grass this evening at home. Drove past Valley City> airport to say hello to the owner Don Helmick and continued home.> Pulled over to the hangar to put the pitot tube cover on (which I had> forgotten to do after the last flight) and looked at the winds. It was> sunny, a little windy, and cool. Well, as long as I'm out here I should> fly it, right ? I had changed the oil and re-safetied the oil filter screen> the previous Saturday so the least I should do is fly it to make sure it's> not leaking right ? Three hours later I put the plane away after buzzing aroundto a few local grass strips, talking to some guys flying a Titan Tornado (?)a very fun looking light plane with a fighter like nose, circling an old neighbor'shouse until I drove him nuts enough to come out on> his deck and wave at me, tried slow flight into the wind over the airport> to see how slow I could go over the ground without falling out of the> air, turned around to back-taxi two or three times knowing that I should> go home and cut grass now, but always took off again. I felt guilty> putting the plane away at sunset knowing my grass would only be taller> on Wednesday after work, but then I figured I could relish this evening> next February when I'm inside the house looking at 6 " of snow> swirling around my road salt stained car. The grass could wait today.>> Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________
Desk drool file tab is for this one.It makes me want to build a little faster. (Coincidentally, I was humbled to mowing lawn last night..)David Scott 8/12/98 07:31Michael D Cuy wrote:> Tuesday, August 11, 1998: (If I kept a diary.....this would have been> the entry) Left work about 4pm and picked up some gasoline for the> lawn tractor to cut grass this evening at home. Drove past Valley City> airport to say hello to the owner Don Helmick and continued home.> Pulled over to the hangar to put the pitot tube cover on (which I had> forgotten to do after the last flight) and looked at the winds. It was> sunny, a little windy, and cool. Well, as long as I'm out here I should> fly it, right ? I had changed the oil and re-safetied the oil filter screen> the previous Saturday so the least I should do is fly it to make sure it's> not leaking right ? Three hours later I put the plane away after buzzing aroundto a few local grass strips, talking to some guys flying a Titan Tornado (?)a very fun looking light plane with a fighter like nose, circling an old neighbor'shouse until I drove him nuts enough to come out on> his deck and wave at me, tried slow flight into the wind over the airport> to see how slow I could go over the ground without falling out of the> air, turned around to back-taxi two or three times knowing that I should> go home and cut grass now, but always took off again. I felt guilty> putting the plane away at sunset knowing my grass would only be taller> on Wednesday after work, but then I figured I could relish this evening> next February when I'm inside the house looking at 6 " of snow> swirling around my road salt stained car. The grass could wait today.>> Mike C.________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: Greg Yotz
>Fortunately, my wife loves mowing the lawn. 8080,8080,8080Ahh, now that one is a keeper!________________________________________________________________________________
>Fortunately, my wife loves mowing the lawn. 8080,8080,8080Ahh, now that one is a keeper!________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By:> Michael D Cuy
Mowing, what grass? I told my wife that in another 23 million years we aregoing to be hit by an astorid so it is not worth fixing up the yard. ;)Bob B.
Mowing, what grass? I told my wife that in another 23 million years we aregoing to be hit by an astorid so it is not worth fixing up the yard. ;)Bob B.
Pietenpol-List: Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: David Scott
Facinating story! You really know how to hurt a guy! Obviously, I am asenvious as hell! If you keep the philosophy up, no one will see the 16inches of grass any way if the snow flattens it out. By spring, thoughtscould go towards green concrete, then the problem is really solved.Seriously, it's stories like this that encourage me to keep on gluing.Have a good day. (another one)-=Ian=-________________________________________________________________________________
Facinating story! You really know how to hurt a guy! Obviously, I am asenvious as hell! If you keep the philosophy up, no one will see the 16inches of grass any way if the snow flattens it out. By spring, thoughtscould go towards green concrete, then the problem is really solved.Seriously, it's stories like this that encourage me to keep on gluing.Have a good day. (another one)-=Ian=-________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: RE: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
=A0Mike[Steve Eldredge] ,Sure wish I had the grass fields around here!=A0 My plane is stuck in= Idahoright now.=A0 I flew it to Burley for the weekend,=A0 (somehow I conv=inced mywife to drive the 4=A0 kids in the van) and decided against flying ba=ck afterlooking at the weather.=A0 Seems like a made a good choice to drive h=ome.=A0 Thenext morning (Sunday)=A0 my flying partner Duane called to make surethat Iwasn't the one who crashed on the way back from Idaho.=A0 Turns out t=hat acouple of Texans piled a warrior into the mountain side 60 miles nort=h ofSLC that same night.=A0 Remarkably they both survived, albiet with tw=o brokenlegs each, claiming weather forced them down.=A0 I'll be headed backto ID onFriday for to retrieve said Air Camper, but not without giving a bunc=h ofrides and landing out agian on my uncles wheat field....=A0=A0 What a= blast!!!=A0=A0BTW=A0 these old airplanes are people magnets.=A0 Even at hard surfac=edairports!=A0Steve E=A0________________________________________________________________________________
=A0Mike[Steve Eldredge] ,Sure wish I had the grass fields around here!=A0 My plane is stuck in= Idahoright now.=A0 I flew it to Burley for the weekend,=A0 (somehow I conv=inced mywife to drive the 4=A0 kids in the van) and decided against flying ba=ck afterlooking at the weather.=A0 Seems like a made a good choice to drive h=ome.=A0 Thenext morning (Sunday)=A0 my flying partner Duane called to make surethat Iwasn't the one who crashed on the way back from Idaho.=A0 Turns out t=hat acouple of Texans piled a warrior into the mountain side 60 miles nort=h ofSLC that same night.=A0 Remarkably they both survived, albiet with tw=o brokenlegs each, claiming weather forced them down.=A0 I'll be headed backto ID onFriday for to retrieve said Air Camper, but not without giving a bunc=h ofrides and landing out agian on my uncles wheat field....=A0=A0 What a= blast!!!=A0=A0BTW=A0 these old airplanes are people magnets.=A0 Even at hard surfac=edairports!=A0Steve E=A0________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: Ed0248(at)aol.com
Mike --Loved your "Mowing Grass" piece and may put it in the BPAN-- for all those without email.-=Grant=-________________________________________________________________________________
Mike --Loved your "Mowing Grass" piece and may put it in the BPAN-- for all those without email.-=Grant=-________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: pilot00(at)earthlink.net
mumble, mumble, jealous, mumbleEd________________________________________________________________________________
mumble, mumble, jealous, mumbleEd________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: John Greenlee
Sounds wonderful fun ..........Longing to start my building project!(What is a son for... if not to mow the grass?????)Keep Building and Flying!Dom________________________________________________________________________________
Sounds wonderful fun ..........Longing to start my building project!(What is a son for... if not to mow the grass?????)Keep Building and Flying!Dom________________________________________________________________________________
> Re: Mowing Grass
Original Posted By: Jim Sury
> > > >Fortunately, my wife loves mowing the lawn. > > > 8080,8080,8080Ahh, now that one is a keeper> !________________________________________________________________________________
> > > >Fortunately, my wife loves mowing the lawn. > > > 8080,8080,8080Ahh, now that one is a keeper> !________________________________________________________________________________