Jan-Arie, sorry your mother is having a hard time. We'll meet up some other occasion, the important thing is for her to regain her health and for you to be there for her.
Hey Jim, I've got mittens that have tops that fold back so you can use your fingers. Sounds like you'll need a pair of them in the morning! If you have to get snow/ice, I'd say ask for snow.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
So, it was 60 right around noon today, with fairly light winds, but by 1 the winds were picking up and the temps were falling. We're headed to the teens tonite with winds 25-35. Whether we get much in the way of snow/ice is tough to predict, but they are treating the roads tonite anticipating the worst. I have a three day assignment beginning at 8 am, weebeesee!
Jan-Arie, thoughts and prayers to you and your mom. It is not easy to watch our parents age and struggle but you are making the right choice, Jim will hold you a seat for next year.
Jim, find your heavy coat and enjoy the weather we are so happy to be sharing with you from Iowa! 6 to 10 below F with 25 to 30 out of the NW.
I wanted to give a head's up that I will be posting some gear on the B&S forum tonight and give anyone who might be interested an opportunity to PM me in advance. Item's for sale will include the following
Spent some time yesterday with the girls watching The Earth II/BBC on a new 75" Sony 900E in the family room, just amazing. Those BBC specials are a cinematic tutorial all on their own. Certainly it helps to have an unlimited budget and no schedule on top of that, kind of like a National Geographic assignment, but I think The BBC trumps Nat Geo. The perspectives and the slices of nature those cinematographers capture is beyond remarkable.
Interestingly, the average BBC cinematographer makes $118,000 annually, top guys might make $160K. That's not bad for sure, but I would have thought their talent was worth considerably more than that. The gentleman who narrates those films makes millions, the guys schlepping, not millions
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Is that in your shop? Looks like some nice craftsmanship. Where is the fuselage?
I am very curious myself. Please give us additional details if you can
For Mr Erickson in Madras Oregon.
Not my shop, but is a customer of mine that works on choppers and planes.
We build parts for them to finish their end product for their customers.
Had a Jet Ranger and a Huey in there last month.
Holy Cow! I don't think I'll ever get warm again after today's sorties! I'm sitting in front of a roaring fire wrapped in a fleece blankie and just beginning to feel my fingertips and toes again. We do crazy things for money don't we?! 23 degrees was what the Landcruiser digital readout said when I went to catch the helicopter, that may have set a benchmark for personal stupidest aerial assignment, I believe the previous one was 33 degrees. Anyway, it's done and another client crisis has been averted.
Bill Gass wrote:
For Mr Erickson in Madras Oregon.
Not my shop, but is a customer of mine that works on choppers and planes.
We build parts for them to finish their end product for their customers.
Had a Jet Ranger and a Huey in there last month.
This weather is quite something isn’t it? I’ve been doing my 5am workouts in 16F this week! Which is fine if there is no wind... I bet there’s plenty of wind in a helicopter with an open door... Jim, you warmed up yet?
Many of you here will remember Donald Gray. He popped up on my Twitter feed this morning. He is still around; had to give up airshows due to mobility and age, and has put his 24-300L on eBay this week. But he asked me to pass on his best wishes to everyone here.
