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« Reply #30 on: November 26, 2006, 11:22:34 PM »
Thanks for the overview, JB88.  For years I thought we'd be retiring somewhere in Florida, but I'm too chicken and lazy to cope with hurricanes.  

A friend was at Homestead when Andrew went through.  His home was wiped out as he and his wife cowered in the bathroom.  He sold what was left, bought a travel trailer and drove all the way to Alaska, which as you know has some dandy earthquakes.  

Now he's taking his chances in Vegas.  Helped scare me away from Florida except for enjoying vacations there, like early this year finally driving to Key West via Miami.  Fun trip.

Oh yes, the main thread topic.  Most the Warbirds flights I've seen advertised invariably involve T-6s.  My son enjoyed one in California and they're here in northern Virginia too.
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« Reply #31 on: November 26, 2006, 11:59:18 PM »
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do you work for st. joe corp?  (they own lots and lots of clusters of land here is why i ask. )  

No, Freedom Corporation, which owns several newspapers there.
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if i knew more about what you were looking for, i could probably tell you more about where you might want to look here.


If and when, I'll look you up and fill you in more. This is long-range, I have probably a couple of years to wait before changing jobs, and then that area is only one possibility (I could even stay here). But thanks for those details.

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« Reply #32 on: November 27, 2006, 12:02:17 AM »
happy to help if and when.  

oh yes, freedom newspapers has quite a hold on the industry down here.

interesting aside.  did you know that hunter s. thompson was originally a writer for the paper at eglin AFB?
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« Reply #33 on: November 27, 2006, 12:50:08 AM »
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happy to help if and when.  

oh yes, freedom newspapers has quite a hold on the industry down here.

interesting aside.  did you know that hunter s. thompson was originally a writer for the paper at eglin AFB?


Gracias.

No, I didn't. That was before the Caribbean, I suppose?

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« Reply #34 on: November 27, 2006, 12:53:08 AM »
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Gracias.

No, I didn't. That was before the Caribbean, I suppose?

culero


yes.  pre- pretty much everything.
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« Reply #35 on: November 27, 2006, 01:07:39 AM »
Another guy I hold in similar regard to Dr. Thompson is William Jennings Bryan. He kept a vacation home just a few miles from my house. He was actually a prominent citizen in local matters. We have a major road named for him.

I see your cultural icon, and call :)

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« Reply #36 on: November 27, 2006, 01:14:19 AM »
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Another guy I hold in similar regard to Dr. Thompson is William Jennings Bryan. He kept a vacation home just a few miles from my house. He was actually a prominent citizen in local matters. We have a major road named for him.

I see your cultural icon, and call :)

culero


lol.

anti-prohibition.  you know that means he was a secret heroin junky right?
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« Reply #37 on: November 27, 2006, 02:18:23 AM »
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lol.

anti-prohibition.  you know that means he was a secret heroin junky right?


I did say I held him in similar regard to Dr. Thompson :)

culero ;)
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« Reply #38 on: November 27, 2006, 02:40:32 AM »
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I did say I held him in similar regard to Dr. Thompson :)

culero ;)


riiiight.

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« Reply #39 on: November 27, 2006, 03:17:35 AM »
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what kind of planes did they use to train fighter pilots in WW2?


Umm...trainers?  Maybe?

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« Reply #40 on: November 27, 2006, 03:42:06 PM »
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according to "The front of a North American SNJ-5 Texan and the back end of a Vought BT-13
were used to construct replica Nakajima B3N "Kate" torpedo bomber, N3725G"


A pic from Planes of Fame near the Grand Canyon.  Val replica from Tora, Tora, Tora and Pearl Harbor



and the plaque for the plane, kinda of large but other wise you probably couldnt read the print ;)