Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[Bird]

My friend has had three taildraggers, 2 Aeronca's, a Chief, and a Champ, and now he has an Interstate. I've flown with him many times.
Few people understand the difficulty in landing a taildragger. But once you've landed in a crosswind, you get it...it's crystal clear.

Robert, the Heliocourier we experimented with in 1973 was a taildragger, but had crosswind landing gear. That's a bit different.

 

[farmgirl19]

How about sharing the pickling recipe?....I'd rather just have the pickles :thumbsup::dance1:

Robert; Do you want for yellow squash or zucchini squash? I have recipes for pickling both!

 

[farmgirl19]

Again, nice photos FG. Remember, this is TBN, we like girls who have dirty hands and less-than-perfect hair.

What a nice way to call it, jinman; Less than perfect hair. :laughing: I am used to being dirty, but getting there before the judging was the priority in that trip. Anything about looks took a VERY DISTANT second.

 

[bindian]

Too late to plan for this year, but maybe for 2014 or 2015 we can make a party trip to Oshkosh! I'll bet you and I could have a blast looking at old aircraft, bindian! Maybe make a TBN, Texas group party of it!

FG,
It's a date. With or without anyone else! Texas TBN at Oshkosh would be a hoot!
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

pacerron: Your place is sure green and lovely, right now! Those deer are very pretty, too! I have deer here, but usually hear them, and catch glimpses of them playing, before it gets a hint of light outdoors, as I sit on the porch and drink my morning coffee when temps are nice enough. I left an area untouched, in a pasture, last time I brush hogged. I could see where deer had been bedding down, and didn't want to take away their "shelter".

My place may never be that green again.

 

[jinman]

One of the benefits of living in a mostly rural county is the county/state offices are not always packed. I keep hearing horror stories about trying to get a drivers license in Dallas or Ft Worth. Some of the pictures of lines there a bit frightening. Yesterday, I went to the Wise County Clerks office at 3:00 PM to record a deed I recently received on a my paid-off land from the Texas Veterans Land Board. The parking lot had about 20 open spaces, and when I walked inside, all three customer service agents were open. I was the only one there and was finished and out in less than 10 minutes. I needed to get a renewal sticker for tags for my dump trailer, so I next went to the County Tax Office. It was the same, 4 windows and nobody there but me. I got my sticker and was out the door in record time.

After a brief stop at Walmart to pick up some vinegar for pickling, I went on to the Dept of Public Safety Driver License Office. I got the first spot in the parking lot beyond the handicapped spot. When I walked in, all four agents were busy and four people were waiting in line. As it turned out, all four people were together to get one license, so I moved up to an agent right away. I had remembered to bring my Veteran's Administration yearly letter declaring my disability so I could get a vet's designation on my license. The letter the state sent me said either a DD214 or the veteran's letter would do. The clerk seemed to not know for sure if the letter would work until I showed her where it said it would on the renewal notice. She asked another more experienced clerk and she said it was fine. She asked my clerk if I was disabled 60% or more. My clerk first said she didn't know until I showed her on the letter where it said that I was 60% disabled and honorably discharged. The more experienced clerk said that was good enough and they would wave my $25 renewal fee so that my license was free.:thumbsup: So, in record time, I got my license renewed and it didn't cost me anything. Gosh! I love this state.

 

[bindian]

Ok, since y'all have been nice, I'll post some pics from Oshkosh, and me and the J-3 Cub, and a couple of others. I grant you, the last stop was due to a fog bank, so had no chance to get a motel room to clean up and try to look good. I was just trying to get the aircraft there before the judging was going on. (What I was supposed to do!) So, the pics (of me) leave a LOT to be desired, but I still wouldn't take a million dollars for the experience and trip! First one to make a tacky remark, buys the booze for the rest of us in a couple of years!

If I look horrible, ask me what I had for instruments and ability to get there. 3 days in the air, is not good for one's looks, just for one's soul!

PS. Pacerron, is the cap familiar? :laughing:

I can not decide which photo I like better. Oh what the heck, I like them all!
hugs, Brandi

 

[Bird]

I can not decide which photo I like better. Oh what the heck, I like them all!
hugs, Brandi

Yep, they all look good to me, but I like the first one in front of that yellow Piper best.

 

[Lou66]

FG,, I like the second one with the guy behind you walking in place,, shows action, movement and sense of what is out there.. But there is a lot of things I like,, fire on a cold winter night or walking in snow with someone I like or some rain on my hay fields would be nice.:laughing:.
I like going thru life without feeling no pain,, or talking to people about half sane,:confused2:, or the things we like and love,:confused3:, you know like a twelve pack of ice cold bud.:drink::laughing:. Lou

 

[farmgirl19]

jinman; Really neat that you got so much done, without the lines and all. Yes, that is a big plus of rural living!