Pietenpol-List: Pietenpols, RVs, and Hockey

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Original Posted By: "Gene & Tammy"
> We Piet builders are a tough bunch and think (almost) nothing of> acquiring a few cuts, bruises and lacerations during a building> session obviously unlike those wimpy RV builders. Kind of like> those NHL player holdouts that refused to wear helmets until> the NHL made them.Just in case anyone's confused, here's a quick guide:** Pietenpol Builder: Thinks nothing of putting his/her hands mere inches from a saw blade capable of removing his entire hand in a millisecond.** RV Builder: Thinks nothing of putting his/her money into the hands of a CNC shop capable of ruining an entire sheet of aluminum in a millisecond.** Hockey Player: Thinks nothing of putting his hands through his opponent's face shield and removing his entire nose in a millisecond.** Pietenpol Builder: Spends hours laboriously planning the next step and how to interpret the plans.** RV Builder: Spends hours laboriously planning the next golfing vacation.** Hockey Player: Spends hours laboriously planning the next team he wants to be traded to.** Pietenpol Builder: Carefully measures, cuts, fits, mixes glue, clamps, and assembles each piece lovingly.** RV Builder: Carefully measures, then plucks a bolt out of the box and squeezes the trigger of the cordless screwdriver lovingly.** Hockey Player: Carefully measures just how hard of a hit it will take to disassemble the face of his opponent.** Pietenpol Builder: Looks for authentic-looking vintage style instruments to suit the overall feel of the design.** RV Builder: Looks for authentic-looking vintage style glass panels to suit the overall feel of the pocketbook.** Hockey Player: Looks for an authentic-looking glass eye to suit the overall feel of his one good one.** Pietenpol Builder: Often calls upon other builders for their ideas, methods, and suggestions.** RV Builder: Often calls upon a 1-800 number for lead times, prices, and options.** Hockey Player: Often calls upon the other team with a variety of colorful ideas, insults, and unprintable suggestions.** Pietenpol Builder: At risk of serious cuts from the aircraft construction process, and accepts that it earns you extra credit.** RV Builder: At risk of serious papercuts from the aircraft financing process, and hopes they accept your credit so it doesn't cost you extra.** Hockey Player: At risk of serious cuts from going to work, and accepts that an assist earns you a little bit of credit.** Pietenpol Builder: Looks for every possible way to get the job done in a lightweight, attractive, and innovative way that will hold up for years.** RV Builder: Looks for every possible way to get the component clecoed before dinnertime.** Hockey Player: Looks for every possible way to get the other team's captain ejected before second period.** Pietenpol Builder: Has a wide variety of engines to select from.** RV Builder: Has a wide variety of engine gauges to select from.** Hockey Player: Has a wide variety of penalty minutes to choose from.** Pietenpol Builder: Has a library of books on hand which are occasionally used for ideas on ways to get the job done.** RV Builder: Has a library of catalogs on hand which are often used to overnight the parts for the next day's work.** Hockey Player: Has a library card, and is rather fond of the section on anger management.** Pietenpol Builder: Knows the important differences between Sitka Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Ash.** RV Builder: Knows the important differences between Leatherette, Velour, and Naugahyde.** Hockey Player: Knows the important differences between left jabs, right hooks, and sucker punches.** Pietenpol Builder: Has a real, personal connection to the history of aviation, when skilled craftsmen produced aircraft piece-by-piece.** RV Builder: Has a real, personal connection to the history of their checking account, when skilled phone operators billed you for each section piece-by-piece.** Hockey Player: Has a real, personal connection to the history of hockey, when skilled players lost body parts piece-by-piece.** Pietenpol Builder: Doesn't mind flying low and slow, because it's all about having fun.** RV Builder: Wouldn't be caught dead flying low and slow, because it's all about having fun.** Hockey Player: Doesn't mind skating low and slow, because it's all about beating the hell out of the other guy while scoring lots of goals.** Pietenpol Builder: Feels no shame in making his plane look like he/she wants it to look, knowing that no two Piets are alike.** RV Builder: Feels no shame in making his plane look like he/she wants it to look, knowing that there's probably no more than five or eight other RV's that look just like it.** Hockey Player: Feels no shame, except when he gets sent to the penalty boxlate and it costs the team the game.** Pietenpol Builder: Saw and glue, saw and glue, saw and glue, saw and glue, saw and glue...** RV Builder: Rivet and buck, rivet and buck, rivet and buck, rivet and buck, rivet and buck...** Hockey Player: Hit the puck, hit the puck, hit the puck, hit the puck, hit the puck and then cream the goalie and make sure the penalty is worth it!** Pietenpol Builder: Knows that his/her aircraft represents a riveting tale of adventure.** RV Builder: Knows that his/her aircraft represents a lot of adventurous riveting in the tail.** Hockey Player: Knows that his team runs a lot of riveting ads that entail dentures.** Pietenpol Builder: Sees this list, realizes it's completely tongue-in-cheek, and steps next door to show the guy building an RV while waiting for the glue to cure.** RV Builder: Sees the list the Pietenpol builder next door brought over, wonders if the guy's been sniffing glue, and hopes he gets cured.** Hockey Player: Sees this list, wonders what the heck a Pietenpol is, and what it has to do with building motor homes.All completely tongue in cheek, of course... I really DO like RV's and their builders... honest!! And... Go Lightning!!!Mike WhaleyMerlinFAC(at)cfl.rr.com________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Mike Whaley
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Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Pietenpols, RVs, and Hockeyhaha, got a good laugh out of this! I'm building a Mustang II kit, so I guess I fall into the RV category. Maybe one day there will be a Piet or Volksplane in my future??Boyce________________________________________________________________________________