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Re: How many are we?

To: Suzie <suzie_bear@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: How many are we?
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:53:49 -0700
Climb into the cockpit, strap on your oxygen mask and fly that baby over
here!!

It'll be tough stopping for fuel along the way, though!!

Joe

Suzie wrote:
> 
> Do I count even though Baby Blue's in the UK?
> 
> Suzie M.A.D.
> (Mauritian Ascenders Diploma - honestly!!)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Suzie <suzie_bear@hotmail.com>
> To: Andrew Holmes <holmes_law@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 1:27 PM
> Subject: Re: How many are we?
> 
> > Do I count even though Baby Blue's in the UK?
> >
> > Suzie M.A.D.
> > (Mauritian Ascenders Diploma - honestly!!)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andrew Holmes <holmes_law@hotmail.com>
> > To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 1:10 PM
> > Subject: RE: How many are we?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Sheesh - I guess I shoulda put my paramilitary ranking in my signature
> > line,
> > > too.
> > >
> > > Andrew Holmes
> > > Cub Scouts of America, holding the rank of Bear Scout (when I was 10)
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> > > >To: "'Joe Curry'" <spitlist@gte.net>,        "Banbury, Terrence"
> > > ><Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
> > > >CC: "'spitfires@autox.team.net'" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > > >Subject: RE: How many are we?
> > > >Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:46:22 -0800
> > > >
> > > >Yeah, count me in too.
> > > >
> > > >Does this mean I will be able to paint little "swastikas" or
> "meatballs"
> > on
> > > >the side of my Spitfire to indicate the number of German or Japanese
> > [car]
> > > >"kills" I have?
> > > >
> > > >Reid
> > > >'79 Spitfire (original owner)
> > > >(former 2LT US Army - but not a pilot)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
> > > >Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 6:39 AM
> > > >To: Banbury, Terrence
> > > >Cc: 'spitfires@autox.team.net'
> > > >Subject: Re: How many are we?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Terry,
> > > >I nominate you to start an effort to put together a North American
> > > >Spitfire Club!
> > > >
> > > >In fact, I even have a potential name for it. "The North American
> > > >Spitfire Squadron".
> > > >
> > > >Local chapters can be called "Wings", or "Flights"
> > > >
> > > >I could use the Email addressed of people who have registered their
> > > >Spits as a base for sending out announcements.
> > > >
> > > >What do you think?
> > > >
> > > >Joe
> > > >
> > > >"Banbury, Terrence" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I belong to an owners group list for Ford Expeditions.  It is just
> > like
> > > >this
> > > > > list in many ways (except there are no poseurs here).  One of the
> list
> > > > > members organized an outing in George Washington National Forest for
> > > >anyone
> > > > > that wanted to attend.  Several drove hundreds of miles to be there.
> > > >They
> > > > > are doing it again this year.  It might take this kind of grass
> roots
> > > >effort
> > > > > to put a "club" together and reduce the inherent geographical
> > > >limitations.
> > > > > Personally, I would join a Spitfire only club in a second.
> Spitfires
> > > >don't
> > > > > seem to garner much respect from most clubs.
> > > > >
> > > > >         Terry Banbury
> > > > >         Mk III
> > > > > > ----------
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > > >  -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >

-- 
"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
 -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer

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