Thanks
Andrew, I am aware of the history behind the subject. I believe the
group is to be congratulated on the Progressive Improvement in maturity of
the postings, and it is now time to take the next Progressive
Improvement step.
I am
interested in the Beautiful Soaring experienced by people and gliding clubs
around Australia. However the term 'BORING' so irks me. I have
wasted enough time on this negative energy topic so I have solved my problem by
applying the following rule to my e-mail before I read
it....
'Anything from Aus_soaring with BORING in the subject
line... delete it...'
I now feel so
relaxed about Beautiful Soaring.
Alan Wilson
02 62316
404
Would rather be above 8,000 than on the ground talking about
flying.
See also www.canberragliding.org
PS re Michael Texler, please correct me if I am wrong.' but put BORING In the subject line.......
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ANDREW WRIGHT
Sent: 17 October 2001 9:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [aus-soaring] BORING Or was it really gliding.
I think it is about time that someone explained how the "Catchword" "BORING REPORT" came about. It has nothing to do with our feeling towards our sport and if someone wants to massage these reports into a more media friendly format, I think that is great.
So here goes with the explanation, - Micheal Texler, please correct me if I am wrong.
Once upon a time, the aus-soaring newgroup used to be filled with nasty people firing vitriolic and vicious verbal retorts across the hyperspace continuum. This continued for a while until the people on the "good side" decided that they were tired of all this bickering and wanted to talk and read about gliding stuff.
One particular pilot took up the challenge and emailed a plea to all in the continuum for a report on what flying they did on the weekend. It was written something like this,
"I for one am bored of reading all this hate mail so could someone please post a BORING REPORT (Said with tongue in cheek!) on what flying they did on the weekend. Eagerly awaiting your reports."
The offer was taken up in the first instance by Micheal Texler who responded with the first ever "BORING REPORT" Ever since then "BORING REPORTS" have been a regular and eagerly awaited part of aus- soaring communications and the hate mail has stopped. I think if the media are reading this stuff it must be a very slow news day. And what would they have thought reading all the hate mail that occurred before the "BORING REPORT".
So I say "BORING REPORTS" have done a great thing and should stay. I think we should continue to enjoy the funny side of things and not take ourselves too seriously.
> Now that is BORING, but gliding is not. Change the catchword. Oh and
> I could only manage 70 mins in weak lift on the weekend at the
> Canberra clubs site. That is boring as I expect at least 3 hours for
> the launch cost.
>
> Can we use a catchword that would attract attention in a
> newspaper...... please.....
>
> Alan Wilson
> 02 62316 404
> Would rather be above 8,000 than on the ground talking about flying.
>
> See also www.canberragliding.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of ANDREW
> WRIGHT Sent: 16 October 2001 1:24 PM To:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] BORING
>
>
> Reading all these BORING reports about flying at other sites reminds
> me of the joke going around Adelaide right now.
>
> Qu. - How can you tell it is a weekend in Adelaide?
> Ans. - Cos it's raining
>
> ROLL ON SUMMER !!!
>
> > Renmark, Sunday 14th:
> >
> > Two launches, Blanik (2.5 hour flight) and Hornet (your humble
> > reporter, 1.5 hour flight). Some streeting visible from the ground,
> > roughly WSW with a direction change a few miles west. The first th
>
>
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