>From: "Bradley D. Richardson" <brichard@us.oracle.com>
>Reply-To: "Bradley D. Richardson" <brichard@us.oracle.com>
>To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
>CC: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: My 2 cents on planes and cars
>Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:44:51 -0600
>
>I AGREE!!!!!
>
>Brad
>
>======================
>
>Jeff McNeal wrote:
> >
> > I've been sort of lurking on the sidelines throughout all of this debate
>for
> > the most part, but I just had a thought.
> >
> > I live in a retirement community filled with seniors and veterans of
>war. I
> > don't know much, if anything about Spitfire aircraft and with all due
> > respect, I'm really not all that interested in researching them.
>Perhaps I
> > should. I DO know a little something about Spitfire sports cars (and
>I'm
> > learning more -- sometimes the hard way -- almost daily!). I could talk
> > about Spitfires cars all day with anyone I meet. But I know that I
>would
> > personally feel like a complete horses arse if someday a WWII veteran,
>to
> > whom I owe so very much, were to walk up to my car one day and strike up
>a
> > conversation with me about military aircraft because he saw the plane
> > pictured on my club jacket or window decal or whatever and assumed I
>knew
> > something about them.
> >
> > I personally would feel like a fraud sporting an emblem from WWII or one
> > that pictured a WWII aircraft on it. I would feel as though I was
> > dishonoring the many distinguished veterans in my community by doing so.
> > I'd love to belong to the club, but not if it means I have to talk about
> > planes or
> > other topics I'm not qualified or interested in discussing with any
>degree
> > of
> > intelligence.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Jeff in San Diego
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