[Rhodes22-list] I can't really think of any subject line to use. Sorry Ed.

Brad Haslett flybrad at gmail.com
Sat Jul 19 14:03:23 EDT 2008


Rummy,

Good idea, I'm leaving for the hangar to check and see if the fridge is
still running!  Driving 90 minutes to the lake to go sailing in 100 degree
calm air is not my idea of a good time.  Not all of us are wealthy enough to
live in a mansion on the lake, you know!

Brad

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 12:54 PM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> Me thinks you guys are spending way to much time on your computers. You
> should be out sailing and drinking and in general having a great time. Me?
> I'm
> working on my honey do list today, but I might open the bar early.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 7/19/2008 12:42:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> flybrad at gmail.com writes:
>
> MJM,
>
> You want flowers?  I just sprayed some in my front  yard this morning, send
> me your address and I'll FedEx you a dozen. My Bo  list penalizes listers
> with donations to the Margarita fund at the Oshkosh  fly-in.  If I had to
> apologize to everyone I ever offended I'd never  have time to fly or sail,
> that said -
>
> Please accept my apology to  those of you who feel they have been a
> "target".  That includes you Al  Gore for me suggesting you're a charlatan
> and you Chocolate Baby Jesus for  suggesting you don't have a single
> significant accomplishment under your  belt.
>
> Brad
>
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 11:13 AM, michael meltzer  <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Guy's lay-off, and say  you are sorry(and be happy this is not costing
> you
> > flowers), she is  not enjoying it...........They are not going to change
> the
> > world here  but the still play as a full contact sport...........
> >
> >  -mjm
> >
> > PS. "thin skin" was a pretty good "comeback" and a half  way decent joke
> in
> > context; it was not a "personal attack" more along  the lines of topping
> > each
> > other.
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Dana
> > Sent:  Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:37 AM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> >  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Fellow list members as straw man  targets
> >
> > Brad, Ed,
> >
> > I joined this forum because  I had a question regarding anchor lights and
> > steaming lights.   After one or two posts, Ed compared me to Obama by
> > calling
> > me  an elitest for preferring to spend time with my children rather than
> >  dropping my mast to replace a bulb.  I ignored it and went away for  a
> > while.  The other day, I had something to add regarding a  source for
> light
> > bulbs.  Within a few posts, I was labeled as  having an a-hole hero in
> > Obama..
> >
> > I'm a registered  Rebublican, yet you somehow determined (from my
> sailboat
> > related light  bulb posts) that Obama is my a-hole hero.  I asked you to
> > stop,  and you resorted to a personal attack saying that I have thin
>  skin.
> >
> > You apparently feel such a strong need to attack people  and their views,
> > that you are willing to project your own preconceived  (and unfounded)
> > typecasts on others so that you have a target.   Your credibility takes a
> > huge hit as a result.
> >
> > I know  it is a lot to ask, but a little introspection may be in  order.
> >
> > -Dana
> >
> > --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Brad Haslett  <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> > From: Brad Haslett  <flybrad at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Will Al Gore  now ask to stop space
> exploration
> > and bring down space lab? [for Dana,  Political]
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 2:46  PM
> >
> > Dana,
> >
> > If you delete Ed's and my posts then  there shouldn't be a problem
> > should
> > there? For those who want  some more info on global warming here's an
> > interesting  read-
> >
> >  http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=12403
> >
> > Be sure and  use lots of sunscreen on your sail today, Dana.  My guess is
> > that  your skin is a bit thin.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 19,  2008 at 9:39 AM, Dana <realnamen at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > >  Brad,
> > >
> > > I understand that you want to address these  diatribes to somebody.
> >  Please
> > > pick someone  else.  I routinely delete both your and Ed's messages.
> >  Other
> > > than scanning them quickly, I haven't read (or watched) any  of them.
> > I
> > > haven't responded with any political  content.  Please just go away.
> > I'm
> > > going sailing now  on an awesome sailboat.
> > >
> > > -Dana
> > >
> >  > --- On Sat, 7/19/08, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>  wrote:
> > > From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> > >  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Will Al Gore now ask to stop space
> >  exploration
> > > and bring down space lab? [for Dana,  Political]
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> >  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008,  12:11 PM
> > >
> > > John & Dana,
> > >
> > >  Gore has built a very lucrative business for himself selling "carbon
> >  > credits" (lucrative enough to fly around the globe in a  Gulfstream).
> > > Until
> > > he got exposed, he lived in a  huge Bell Meade mansion in Nashville
> with a
> > > $20,000 a year  utility bill.  He still lives there, except now he has
> >  solar
> > > panels and some other gimmickry installed.  Gore and  his minions serve
> a
> > > purpose, as useful idiots often do, in that  they encourage
> conservation
> > > (not
> > > a bad thing).   The problem with their ideas is they want to take one
> of
> > the
> >  > largest segments of the economy and place it under a centralized,
> >  > government
> > > run command-and-control system.  If you want  to get serious about
> > "carbon
> > > footprints", tax the carbon  and let the market sort out the
> > alternatives.
> > > Nukes would  be the first winner.  Every time you slap a subsidy on
> > >  something, say 54 cents a gallon on ethanol, you skew the
>  attractiveness
> > in
> > > the marketplace for less than optimal  results - same with wind and
> solar.
> > > Focus on the carbon if you  believe in global warming.
> > >
> > > Now as to living on the  Gulf Coast, I bought our 1.7 acre Global
> > Corporate
> > >  Headquarters (housed in a 20 foot shipping container) in Gulfport, MS
>  10
> > > miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico and about 70 ft  elevation. If you
> > live
> > > near coastal water and get hit by  a hurricane, your house is taking a
> > bath.
> > > If you choose  to do so anyway, don't blame me or expect me to help pay
> > for
> >  > your loss when the inevitable happens. The biggest reason
>  single-family
> > > housing is so slow being rebuilt in Mississippi  after Katrina is
> > insurance
> > > companies won't touch them  with a ten-foot pole, or if they do, the
> > rates
> > > are four  times or more higher than pre-Katrina.  For those of you who
> >  live
> > > on the East Coast or Florida, expect to pay more. Now as to  New
> Orleans,
> > > much of it is 6-feet below sea level.   Helloooo! Did I mention that
> the
> > > area
> > > that flooded  is six-feet below sea level?  Do you need an engineering
> > >  degree
> > > to understand the implications of this?  Move inland  folks!
> > >
> > > There, any other problems you need solved  today?
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul  18, 2008 at 10:34 PM, John Shulick <jsbudda at verizon.net>
> > >  wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Brad,
> > >  >
> > > > Please can you tell me how the Amerikans for prosperity  managed to
> > attend
> > > > the same event? Did they all walk  ride bikes or take public
> > > transportation
> > > > to get  there? I would really like to know why you hate this man so
> > > >  intensely. I can tell you feel he is a hypocrite but I thought that
> >  was
> > > one
> > > > of those values you southerners hold so  dear. If you feel global
> > warming
> > > is
> > > > so  much bs why don't you put your money where your mouth is and
> >  move
> > > to the
> > > > gulf coast. Then when the oceans  don't rise in 20 or so years you
> > can
> > > laugh
> > >  > and say "I told you so".
> > > >
> > > > Waiting  patiently for the responding diatribe
> > > > John Shulick
> >  > > Pgh Pa elevation Approximately 720 ft above sea level (for now  at
> > least)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Dana,
> > > >
> > > > Here's your a-hole hero  exposed-
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >  >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxvY1tQHTo&eurl=http://michellemalkin.com/20
> >
> >
>
> 08/07/17/limousine-liberal-video-of-the-day-gore-and-his-gas-guzzling-fans-e
> >
> xposed/<
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxvY1tQHTo&eurl=http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/17/limousine-liberal-video-of-the-day-gore-and-his-gas-guzzling
> -fans-exposed/<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESxvY1tQHTo&eurl=http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/17/limousine-liberal-video-of-the-day-gore-and-his-gas-guzzling-fans-exposed/>
> >
> >  > >
> > > > I used to live down the road from Big Al.   What an ass!  I mean,
> > HERO!
> > > >
> > > >  Brad
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  --
> > > > View this message in context:
> > > >
> >  >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> http://www.nabble.com/Will-Al-Gore-now-ask-to-stop-space-exploration-and-bri
> >
> ng-down-space-lab---for-Dana%2C-Political--tp18533759p18540982.html<
> http://www.nabble.com/Will-Al-Gore-now-ask-to-stop-space-exploration-and-bring-down-s
> pace-lab---for-Dana%2C-Political--tp18533759p18540982.html<http://www.nabble.com/Will-Al-Gore-now-ask-to-stop-space-exploration-and-bring-down-space-lab---for-Dana%2C-Political--tp18533759p18540982.html>
> >
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