Be advised that June 19th has finally been recognized ! For the Emancipation of the slaves for sure. But I have to think that my birthday has something to do with something....I'm not sure what. But Juneteenth is now a Federal Holiday and I will certainly tag along with it. Now if I can get my kids to remember it....for my birthday. Jokes aside, it is a great and important Holiday.
Bob- Happy Birthday. Is that 95? Nice of them to make your birthday a national holiday. Washington and Lincoln do not rate that, but one was a federal holiday and one was a state holiday when I was younger. Guess officially there is no President's Day, but Washington's birthday celebrated on the 3rd Monday in February instead of the 22nd.
May the great Bob Parks live on forever! That great man has seen more things throughout history, and aviation history in general. Things most of us can only read about. His hands were in and on the greatest period of Aviation...still are.
Nothing great, thank you. Lucky to have somebody watching over me and making sure that the great good doctors knew how to apply all the boiler plate patches where they were needed. Lucky, too, that I was fast enough to outrun a lot of jealous husbands....well, in my mind. I have just finished another aviation work that I will post as soon as I get the CD made. Best to all and have a great Father's Day week end.
Happy birthday Bob - looking forward to 5 more years of interesting yarns till we celebrate the ton! John
Hey, Bob, I just saw a weather forecast for this weekend: 97 on Saturday in Seattle, 99 on Sunday! I hope you're prepared for that heat. If not, I noticed that the heat advisory does not include the Olympic Peninsula west of Port Townsend. Maybe you ought to spend the weekend in Port Angeles!
We are located just above the Puget Sound, now The Salish Sea, and our temps are much lower. Maybe I haven't mentioned it but, " I'm a cool old fart."
I just checked the forecast for Richmond Beach, right on the Sound, and the predicted temperatures are 89 and 91, still pretty warm. Just so you know!
I appreciate your inputs, Jim, but we seldom see the forecasted temps. It's a cool comfortable evening right now at 78 with a nice breeze. We'll have dinner on the patio since there are no bugs here.
When I was a kid In Florida they were called " Gallonnippers." We haven't had enough water here to breed mosquitos . The house flies are scarce for some reason, and the only pest to expect is the yellow jackets in a few weeks but we have numerous traps to control them. The real pests now are the crows. When I was stationed in Biloxi, Miss. the delight was 2 inch long flying cockroaches. I shouldn't mention it but the place where we live is the most benign and beautiful spot in the country. I have seen all of this the country and nothing can match this place. My wife and I walk every day along the shoreline of the Edmonds Bowl where we can see the Olympic Mountains to the west across the Puget Sound, watch the ferry boats come in, see the airplanes coming and going at Paine Field and Seatac, watch sailboats, and some times have lunch at one of the excellent restaurants on the marina. Don't bother coming here. Iv'e locked the gates.
Bob, someday we'll have to trade keys for a day or two; Shoreline for Lopez Island. (you know it, you and Gann used to fly over it).
Good thoughts but those days were laced with hard work and huge doubt and I wouldn't want to do it again. I was not only charged with the production of impeachable historic aviation art when I had never done any of it but trying to support my family when nobody was buying airplane pictures.I helped to fly freight with Aeronautical Services, tried to teach art, and did freelance photography. Family illness forced our "return to America" and eventually I returned to Boeing. It was a tough 4 years but it had good results.I can still picture coming in to the strip at Lopez. Also Shaw and Spieden. Interesting days. Lucky guy if you are still there.
"I helped to fly freight with Aeronautical Services," Times change (and not for the better): these days Aeronautical Services drives old Econolines and postal vans.......last I knew, the D-18 has been retired to Spokane.
I know where you're coming from, Bob. Having lived in the metro area for a total of 3 years, I still love the place's assets; I just wish the government wasn't so darn leftist. In the end, I'm still an Eastern USA guy at heart.
When I was riding around with them, they flew C-206 and C-207 and we went to places that a D-18 could never go.
The yellow-orange one? that makes more noise than the D-18? that one? prop always at full pitch? i think they should retire it and give it to you. And you take it to Shoreline!
