The Nowata airport has all that and is right across the pasture. Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 12, 2020, at 4:07 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > When you build a runway ... I would like a straight and level 1200 ft. with > no trees on the ends. > >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 1:44 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> When are you going to fly up here for a visit? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 12, 2020, at 1:16 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I flew our 63 year old Cessna last weekend, need to do it again as soon >> as >>> the T-storms leave the area. While it doesn't have tube radios anymore, >> and >>> does have the latest ADS-B in/out, it still has steam gauges, manual >> flaps, >>> etc. "They don't make them like they used to" (the newer ones are faster, >>> carry more load, and are more expensive to maintain). >>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 6:48 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I washed my 36yo Mercedes diesel yesterday and took it out for a spin >> and >>>> added a few miles to its 400k. Made me think there are still some good >>>> things in life, and “old” technology still has a place. It made me >> happy. I >>>> need to drive it more. And tighten up the steering box. But I love that >>>> car. >>>> >>>> --FT >>>> Sent from iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Apr 11, 2020, at 10:45 PM, G Mann via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I think we are looking through the wrong end of the telescope. >>>>> The question that really needs an answer is not "Were things better 30 >>>>> years ago?" rather.. the question that needs answered is: >>>>> "Is life truly better because of all the technology changes, the social >>>>> changes, the automotive changes, the work place changes, and the family >>>>> life changes that we presently have?" >>>>> And: >>>>> >>>>>> "Do we work less and actually produce and earn more [in real value], >> do >>>>>>> our children actually learn how to survive and thrive in life, and >> are >>>> we >>>>>>> safer, richer, more fulfilled in life, than our ancestors of 30 years >>>> ago >>>>>>> [or 50 years ago]?" >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 7:00 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Lol, I said nearly thirty years ago that desktop publishing (and by >>>>>> extension, social media now) would be the end of civilization. Any >>>> idiot >>>>>> can publish things now -- back when it cost a couple hundred thousand >>>>>> dollars to get something in print, the trash got filtered out. If >>>> someone >>>>>> wanted to crank out their screed on a mimeograph, everyone knew it was >>>>>> probably junk. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now it's hard to tell the difference, and there is NO filter on >>>> anything. >>>>>> We are drowning in garbage. >>>>>> >>>>>> The good thing is that this has happened before, multiple times, and >>>> once >>>>>> people figure out they are being fed garbage they tend to wise up a >>>> little. >>>>>> >>>>>> After all, we had rampant yellow journalism around the turn of the >> last >>>>>> century, and now newspapers are considered reliable sources. It's >> just >>>>>> gonna take a while with social media -- we will get there, but not >> soon. >>>>>> >>>>>> Me, I'm about done with the noise. Had to upgrade to a "smart" phone >>>>>> because Verizon is planning to end support for 3G/1x, and my old phone >>>> was >>>>>> getting unreliable (and had trouble with "smart" text). I hate it. >>>>>> Endless "upgrades" for junk I don't use and will never use, hard to >>>> type on >>>>>> (my thumbs are bigger than the chicklet sized letters on the keypad), >>>>>> stupid touch screen is never working right, and the damned buttons are >>>>>> almost impossible to use without accidentally pushing the wrong one. >>>>>> >>>>>> To say nothing of the ridiculous GLASS front and back and the super >>>>>> fragile OLED display that fails when you drop the phone (because the >>>>>> connections come apart in the wiring). >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don >>> >>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >>> >>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >>> Von Braun >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
