Letter from Van's about Fuselage

smittysrv · Post by **smittysrv** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:37 pm

Yee haw!! I just got my letter from Van's saying that they will be shipping my fuselage on Feb 18th! For some reason they want a check for $4,900 first. Hmmm....

Live long and drive rivets.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:03 pm

Smitty, you are to funny!

Live long and drive rivets. I like it.

Enjoy your Christmas in February!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:43 am

Yah, I think you could put a set of dimple dies between Spock's fingers and put him to work!

Smitty, you are going to like doing the fuse. I enjoyed it more than the wings. You only have to build one of them and it is the part you will be spending a lot of time in!

Have fun!

CJ

smittysrv · Post by **smittysrv** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:23 pm

Very interesting idea, CJ. I have already cut off the conduit, but I think I a can scootch enough of it toward the fuselage to go thru the fuselage.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:35 pm

Scootch is good, but I prefer Captain Morgan's Rum.

CJ

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:25 am

captain_john wrote:Scootch is good, but I prefer Captain Morgan's Rum.

CJ

Captain Morgan is pretty cheap here on my current trip to Puerto Rico. Please pray for my liver.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:36 am

Cheap, huh?

What are they getting for it in PR? I remember when it was $14.99 here about 15 years ago. You know, back when NOBODY drank it!

It is about $25 bucks now here in Mass, that is if you can find a deal!

The NH State liquor stores have it for $20 per bottle if you buy a case of 6, and that is the best price around.

(1.75 Ml bottle prices, like there is any other size!)

Good thing I have a pilot's license! It makes those "packie runs" (Massachusetts slang for a trip to the liquor store) a whole lot easier!

How long are you in PR for? How is the WX?

CJ

smittysrv · Post by **smittysrv** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:33 am

Along this same line of discussion.

I just noticed that I posted my wing conduit response to the wrong forum. Sorry guys!

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:05 am

captain_john wrote:
What are they getting for it in PR? I remember when it was $14.99 here about 15 years ago. You know, back when NOBODY drank it!

I paid $7.12 for a fifth of the Capt, they didnt have the big jug where I was at. I think at the supermarket the big one was about $20.

Other prices... $9.99 for the big jugs of Bacardi, $17.99 for a fifth of Crown Royal, $12.49 for a bottle of Sambuca. I WILL be stocking up on an assortment to fill the empty spots in my rollaway toolbox to.

captain_john wrote:
How long are you in PR for? How is the WX?

Been here (BQN) about two and a half weeks, and got about three and a half weeks to go. Weather isnt bad, daytime in the 80's, nites about 68 and the humidity is very reasonable. Isnt too bad here, but worked 9PM-530 AM the first week here, and now working 6PM-230AM shift so it is a little hard to get to enjoy all of the daylight hours. Wikipedia

The hotel is pretty nice, and is right on the beach, water temp is about 80*, but not the greatest for snorkelling. Running my air conditing at the momement.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:15 pm

Cool!

I was just doing some hypothetical flight planning to your location from here. Looks like I will need to spend the night in Florida in order to make the over water hop the next day with good rest and a clear head.

Sure will be nice to have these planes in the sky!

CJ

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:02 am

captain_john wrote:Cool!

I was just doing some hypothetical flight planning to your location from here. Looks like I will need to spend the night in Florida in order to make the over water hop the next day with good rest and a clear head.

Sure will be nice to have these planes in the sky!

CJ

My rum purchases can be much larger than yours; My toolbox gets flown back to Atlanta in a C-130 so I dont need to be concerned with weight and balance issues!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:57 am

It would be better if they gave you the rum too!

CJ

RobDob · Post by **RobDob** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:45 am

Be even easier if you put your RV in the back of the C130!!!

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:55 am

RobDob wrote:Be even easier if you put your RV in the back of the C130!!!

Get more rum in the back of the 130 without the RV in back.

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:34 am

captain_john wrote:It would be better if they gave you the rum too!

CJ

Well, they didnt give me the rum, but I bought some rum and a variety of different types of stuff. I opened a up a bar on top of my rollaway at work.

It is a no smoking bar. This is prior to bubble wrapping and packing away in my tool box.

Post by **Spike** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:58 pm

I see you are into girly drinks.

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:08 pm

Spike wrote:I see you are into girly drinks.

Only when a girl is attached to one!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:57 pm

Any way you slice it, I like the chicks you hang with!

CJ