Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-16 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
WIlton, Are you OK? Lots of damage in NC according to the boobtube. WILTON via Mercedes wrote: 'Nother ATTABOY! w ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: ht

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-16 Thread MG via Mercedes
Of course not. He ain't stupid. After all what can you see from 50-60 feet up? Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I used to work with a guy who was the same way. Big guy, maybe 300 pounds but 6’6”. Deathly afraid of heights, wouldn’t even get on a stepladder. We had a job to service a generator

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Why? 5th step or 35th; there is no difference. (former ladder monkey) Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Holy mother of pearl! I’m not afraid of heights as long as I’ve got a solid surface below me, but there is no way I would go up on that. You’re far more of a man than I’ll ever be. No way

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Why? 5th step or 35th; there is no difference. (former ladder monkey) Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Holy mother of pearl! I’m not afraid of heights as long as I’ve got a solid surface below me, but there is no way I would go up on that. You’re far more of a man than I’ll ever be. No way I

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
thass purty high up! Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I rented a forty foot ladder yesterday to address a problem with the chimney chase cap. After twenty-four years it had rusted through and water was dripping onto the fire box. ___ ___ http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
'Nother ATTABOY! w ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Grant wrote: > I've spent over 18,000 hours flying lower than your 40 ft > chimney crop dusting. Wow. That's almost 9 years at 40 hr/week, 52 weeks a year. I know that no flying job is _that_ steady, especially in small planes. Amazing. > in a different thread Grant wrote: > > If you want t

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I used to work with a guy who was the same way. Big guy, maybe 300 pounds but 6’6”. Deathly afraid of heights, wouldn’t even get on a stepladder. We had a job to service a generator on top of a four story building in downtown Indianapolis one time. The stairs came up in he middle of the build

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I had a neighbor who could not climb a 2ft ladder. Was deathly afraid. But he was a B-17 pilot in WW2 and thoroughly loved flying even when the krauts were firing flak at him. Go figure. --R Sent from iPhone > On Apr 15, 2018, at 1:07 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > You need a pilots

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
up to a beam...crawling out on the > beam to get it in the right spot. I did become somewhat desensitized, but > never liked it. > > > > Greg > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
get it > in the right spot. I did become somewhat desensitized, but never liked it. > > Greg > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff > via Mercedes > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 10:17 AM > To: Okie Benz

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Message- >From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan >Penoff via Mercedes >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 10:17 AM >To: Okie Benz >Cc: Dan Penoff >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday > >Holy mother of pearl! I’m not afraid of heights as lo

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
f Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 10:17 AM To: Okie Benz Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday Holy mother of pearl! I’m not afraid of heights as long as I’ve got a solid surface below me, but there is no way I would go up on that. You’re far mor

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Holy mother of pearl! I’m not afraid of heights as long as I’ve got a solid surface below me, but there is no way I would go up on that. You’re far more of a man than I’ll ever be. No way I would go up a ladder to that height. -D > On Apr 15, 2018, at 1:03 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wr

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
My neighbors helped with the ladder, wife (instructor pilot) really was tempted to climb up and look around. The first time up was a little unnerving, so I just focused on the task. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On April 15, 2018 1:07:57 PM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: >Yo

Re: [MBZ] OT high achievement yesterday

2018-04-15 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
You need a pilots license to climb that. I've spent over 18,000 hours flying lower than your 40 ft chimney crop dusting. Glad you made it down in steps without having to use your parachute. On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 10:03 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I rented a fo