X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from pan.gwi.net ([207.5.128.165] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTPS id 4401551 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:38:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.128.165; envelope-from=silvius@gwi.net Received: from yourlk4rlmsu41 (bb-216-195-174-159.gwi.net [216.195.174.159]) by pan.gwi.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id o6LGcCrY084923 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:38:17 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from silvius@gwi.net) Message-ID: <0b1a01cb28fa$bcc5dd50$9faec3d8@yourlk4rlmsu41> From: "Michael Silvius" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mike Wills Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:32:46 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0B17_01CB28D0.D2D8E710" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0B17_01CB28D0.D2D8E710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Oh don't get me wrong... I agree with you.....I have no quarrel with = your argument, Even though I admit that my own tolerance for adrenalin has diminished a = bit after more than a few close calls and the indiscretions of my youth. = Suffice it to say some of them involved motorcycles and trigger happy = South-American police. To each his own. Call me boring, but these days I usually try to keep = the adrenalin rush to a minimum when flying. Keeping a clear focus = without adrenalin appears to be a large enough challenge for me. And there is the aspect of our responsibility to those who love us and = depend on us sticking around at least for a little while longer even = thought that challenge is at times unbearable drudgery. Its bad enough when the grim reaper claims the likes of George Graham = and Bob White by so called natural causes. I for one do not intend to = make it easier for him. So let's make sure we cross our Ts and dot our Is so we get a better = chance to stay around a bit to enjoy the fruit of or labor and live to = play an other day. Michael ----- Original Message -----=20 From: MONTY ROBERTS=20 Lets you know you are alive though. I'd hate to live a totally risk = free existence. golfing is relatively safe and I'd rather take a beating = than play a round. I like to go fishing in the ocean...that kills people = too. So does driving fast. Skiing, motorcycling, hunting, hiking, = boating. Come to think of it there are not many non-risky behaviors that = I consider "fun". They may be satisfying...but not fun. Risk and fun = seem to be intertwined in some primal way. At least in my peculiar = wiring. =20 I know all the nervous Nellie control freaks want to make the world = safe from itself.....but I think I'll go raise a glass to those who have gone in the pursuit of = fun. There are far worse ways to go, and far worse things to give ones = life for.=20 Monty ------=_NextPart_000_0B17_01CB28D0.D2D8E710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Oh don't get me wrong... I agree with you.....I = have no=20 quarrel with your argument,

Even though I admit that my own tolerance for = adrenalin=20 has diminished a bit after more than a few close calls and the=20 indiscretions of my youth. Suffice it to say some of them involved = motorcycles=20 and trigger happy South-American police.

To each his own. Call me boring, but these days = I usually=20 try to keep the adrenalin rush to a minimum when flying. Keeping a=20 clear focus without adrenalin appears to be a large enough = challenge for=20 me.

And there is the aspect of = our responsibility to=20 those who love us and depend on us sticking around at least for a little = while=20 longer even thought that challenge is at times unbearable = drudgery.

Its bad enough when the grim reaper claims the = likes of=20 George Graham and Bob White by so called natural causes. I for one = do not=20 intend to make it easier for him.

So let's make sure we cross our Ts and dot = our=20 Is so we get a better chance to stay around a bit to enjoy the = fruit of or=20 labor and live to play an other day.

Michael

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From:=20 MONTY ROBERTS

Lets you know you are alive though. = I'd hate to=20 live a totally risk free existence. golfing is=20 relatively safe and I'd rather take a beating than play a round. I = like to go=20 fishing in the ocean...that kills people too. So does driving fast. = Skiing,=20 motorcycling, hunting, hiking, boating. Come to think of it there are = not many=20 non-risky behaviors that I consider "fun". They may be = satisfying...but=20 not fun. Risk and fun seem to be intertwined in some primal = way. At=20 least in my peculiar wiring.

I know all the nervous Nellie control = freaks want=20 to make the world safe from itself.....but

I think I'll go raise a glass to = those who have=20 gone in the pursuit of fun. There are far worse ways to go, and far = worse=20 things to give ones life for.

Monty

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