X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from smtp106.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.205] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with SMTP id 2020533 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 May 2007 22:33:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.205; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 37483 invoked from network); 2 May 2007 02:32:31 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=pQM9S/7cODwnj+5hQKvhV07VSjADIDB2HG9qziaK25RPQFF3DL9hS0XpPmilPZt6TEfDwsSwY/76XTKZLUZnr4sHfIqTOKZkqYAdw5N4SxGDEZ9eTRXsMD548N3xCJzkzP5Rk7xdyGKcaS4viSbg0Xfx+i4+vV0/pd75daQYZHU= ; Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@75.40.229.249 with login) by smtp106.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 2 May 2007 02:32:30 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: h0wdkT0VM1lG5d7jR20DMTIn_luPCL6q8aTM5ryfczltQ3A72_q0vORY23tTz6aq5Gsu6TILDBuPjA43NZ9q49qrlBNoyO6ivJDkytGGIfA4bOH8EMLfTNGAy4pYww-- Message-ID: <001501c78c62$529182a0$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "flyrotary" Subject: Fw: [TailwindForum] Education in Painting Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 22:33:51 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C78C40.CAB67820" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C78C40.CAB67820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Guys, thought I would pass this along, I have been trying to paint the = boot cowl and the trim for a week now and it rains every afternoon. I = need to get these parts painted before I can start the 13B. Last night = I tried plan B, getting the prep done to paint in the morning, well it = was raining this morning and it was still raining tonight. I had an = engine and clutch to put in the tractor so I did that today. JohnD = It may be that only us farm folks have this much fun painting. Humor = is the glue that holds the world together ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Tailwind=20 Cc: Annette Berard=20 Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 9:27 PM Subject: [TailwindForum] Education in Painting My Mother being a school teacher taught me many things and everything I = know about painting, before and during the second world war, Mom was = always buying a little paint to spiff things up, that was her way of = coping with the fact that most everyone including us, was in the poor = house. During the war she drove a 36 Plymouth which had some kind of = beige/cream color paint on it and IMHO was one color that would knock a = maggot off its proverbial eating place. One day (1945) she came home = from town with a gallon of black enamel paint, some sand paper and a = couple of paint brushes and announced to me that we were going to sand = the car and put a new black paint job on it. So, one bright morning as = always with painting we started the prep work and after lunch like on = numerous other occasions, she said that it looked like rain and we had = better get it finished,so we started the painting. Well, needless to say about the time we finished with the paint it = started to rain, she said jump in the car and we went racing across the = road to park the car in the neighbors lean-to on the barn which = contained a straw loft and a overhead roosting place for a couple dozen = chickens. We all arrived at the same time, what a commotion, it rained = for 3 days and when Mom went back to retrieve her car, she was = devastated. I thought it looked kind of neat with pock marks, chicken = S@#* and feathers stuck all over it, like how many kids got to ride = around in a black 4 door limo with feathers stuck all over it. It took = two years for all the S@#* and feathers to wear off, even her sisters = didn't dare laugh, she would have killed them. Now that is the way I paint, I get ready in the morning when the = sun is shining and start throwing the paint in the afternoon when rain = is imminent. I have a paint booth in the garage, but the plane is in it = and all the pieces from disassemble are packed under and around it and I = hate to move anything until I get it back together for fear I will never = find it again. Bob, your paint job looks real neat with all the squares and = judging from the weather in west Texas I seen on the news last week, you = folks must have to chain everything to the railroad tracks for painting = and hope the tracks don't blow away. Tomorrow is another day and I'll = get ready in the morning and see if I can beat the rain after lunch with = the spray gun. Happy orange peel. Farmer John =20 - I hope I'm not the only one having all this fun, how = about some real stories guys. Humor is the glue that holds the world = together =20 Build those rudder pedals like the plans I have and you will = need to add 2 inches on each side of the boot cowl to get them in the = plane. __._,_.___=20 The Tailwind Forum group site is: = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TailwindForum =20 SPONSORED LINKS Aviation school Plane tickets Charter plane =20 Aviation headset Wittman =20 Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional=20 Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! 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Guys, thought I would pass this along, = I have been=20 trying to paint the boot cowl and the trim for a week now and it rains = every=20 afternoon.  I need to get these parts painted before I can start = the=20 13B.  Last night I tried plan B, getting the prep done = to paint in the=20 morning, well it was raining this morning and it was still raining=20 tonight.  I had an engine and clutch to put in the tractor so I did = that=20 today.  JohnD    It may be that only us farm = folks have=20 this much fun painting.   Humor is the glue that holds the = world=20 together
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From: John=20 Downing
To: Tailwind
Cc: Annette Berard
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 9:27 PM
Subject: [TailwindForum] Education in Painting

My Mother being a school teacher taught = me many=20 things and everything I know about painting, before and during the = second world=20 war, Mom was always buying a little paint to spiff things up, that was = her way=20 of coping with the fact that most everyone including us, was in the poor = house.  During the war she drove a 36 Plymouth which had some kind = of=20 beige/cream color paint on it and IMHO was one color that would knock a = maggot=20 off its proverbial eating place.  One day (1945) she came home from = town=20 with a gallon of black enamel paint, some sand paper and a couple of = paint=20 brushes and announced to me that we were going to sand the car and put a = new=20 black paint job on it.  So, one bright morning as always with = painting we=20 started the prep work and after lunch like on numerous other occasions,=20 she said that it looked like rain and we had better get it = finished,so we=20 started the painting.
 
      Well, = needless to=20 say about the time we finished with the paint it started to rain, she = said jump=20 in the car and we went racing across the road to park the car in the = neighbors=20 lean-to on the barn which contained a straw loft and a overhead roosting = place=20 for a couple dozen chickens.  We all arrived at the same time, what = a=20 commotion, it rained for 3 days and when Mom went back to retrieve her = car, she=20 was devastated.  I thought it looked kind of neat with pock marks, = chicken=20 S@#* and feathers stuck all over it, like how many kids got to ride = around in a=20 black 4 door limo with feathers stuck all over it.  It took two = years for=20 all the S@#* and feathers to wear off, even her sisters didn't dare = laugh, she=20 would have killed them.
 
       = Now that is=20 the way I paint, I get ready in the morning when the sun is shining and = start=20 throwing the paint in the afternoon when rain is imminent.  I have = a paint=20 booth in the garage, but the plane is in it and all the pieces from = disassemble=20 are packed under and around it and I hate to move anything until I get = it back=20 together for fear I will never find it again.
 
       = Bob, your=20 paint job looks real neat with all the squares and judging from the = weather in=20 west Texas I seen on the news last week, you folks must have to chain = everything=20 to the railroad tracks for painting and hope the tracks don't blow=20 away.   Tomorrow is another day and I'll get ready in the = morning and=20 see if I can beat the rain after lunch with the spray gun.  Happy = orange=20 peel.  Farmer John  
 
       =20 -      I hope I'm not the only one having all = this fun,=20 how about some real stories guys.  Humor is the glue that holds the = world=20 together     
 
        = Build those=20 rudder pedals like the plans I have and you will need to add 2 inches on = each=20 side of the boot cowl to get them in the plane.
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