Original Posted By: "Larsen, Ed"
Would the sender of the Gates/GM dialog about cars and computers put itback on line, or else send it to me directl. I wiped out a batch of mail. Isared some the lumor wit out Data Processing staff, and I would like thecomplete text. Thanks. Orville Lanham, the J3 Cub flyer.________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: re: humor
Pietenpol-List: RE: humor
Original Posted By: LanhamOS(at)aol.com [SMTP:LanhamOS(at)aol.com]
Orville Lanham, the J3 Cub flyer, I received a copy of this the other day, here it is again. Are you really a J3 cub flyer? Is owning and flying a J3 as great as itappears? If you did not own a J3 but could home-build one, would you doit, or would you consider a different project? I am consideringbuilding a WAG-AERO Sport Trainer, which is supposed to be a J3 Cubreplica. I am trying to collect as much information as I can regardingJ3 Cubs and the Sport Trainer. Anyone out there building a SportTrainer or the Super Sport Trainer? I am interested in any feedback.Thanks.Ed LarsenThanks for the laugh.... Unfortunatly that is soooo close to the truthis hurts....Bill Talbert wrote: > This has nothing to due with planes or piets, but it showed > up in my email at work. Hope you folks enjoy it. > > Bill > > At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly > compared the > computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM > had kept up with > technology like the computer industry has, we would all be > driving > twenty-five-dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the > gallon." In response to > Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release > stating: > If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all > be driving cars with the following characteristics: > 1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a > day. > 2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would > have to > buy a new car. > 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no > reason, and > you would just accept this, restart and drive on. > 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, > would cause > your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case > you would have to reinstall the engine. > 5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you > bought > "Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy more > seats. > 6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, > reliable, > five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would > only run on five percent of the roads. > 7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights > would be > replaced by a single "general car default" warning light. > 8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size > butt. > 9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going > off. > 10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would > lock you out > and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the > door handle, > turned the key, and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. > 11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a > deluxe set of > Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though > they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete > this option would immediately cause the car's performance to > diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target > for investigation by the Justice Department. > 12. Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would > have to learn > how to drive all over again because none of the controls > would operate in > the same manner as the old car. > 13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.
Orville Lanham, the J3 Cub flyer, I received a copy of this the other day, here it is again. Are you really a J3 cub flyer? Is owning and flying a J3 as great as itappears? If you did not own a J3 but could home-build one, would you doit, or would you consider a different project? I am consideringbuilding a WAG-AERO Sport Trainer, which is supposed to be a J3 Cubreplica. I am trying to collect as much information as I can regardingJ3 Cubs and the Sport Trainer. Anyone out there building a SportTrainer or the Super Sport Trainer? I am interested in any feedback.Thanks.Ed LarsenThanks for the laugh.... Unfortunatly that is soooo close to the truthis hurts....Bill Talbert wrote: > This has nothing to due with planes or piets, but it showed > up in my email at work. Hope you folks enjoy it. > > Bill > > At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly > compared the > computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM > had kept up with > technology like the computer industry has, we would all be > driving > twenty-five-dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the > gallon." In response to > Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release > stating: > If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all > be driving cars with the following characteristics: > 1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a > day. > 2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would > have to > buy a new car. > 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no > reason, and > you would just accept this, restart and drive on. > 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, > would cause > your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case > you would have to reinstall the engine. > 5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you > bought > "Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy more > seats. > 6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, > reliable, > five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would > only run on five percent of the roads. > 7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights > would be > replaced by a single "general car default" warning light. > 8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size > butt. > 9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going > off. > 10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would > lock you out > and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the > door handle, > turned the key, and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. > 11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a > deluxe set of > Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though > they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete > this option would immediately cause the car's performance to > diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target > for investigation by the Justice Department. > 12. Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would > have to learn > how to drive all over again because none of the controls > would operate in > the same manner as the old car. > 13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.
Pietenpol-List: RE: humor
Original Posted By: LanhamOS(at)aol.com [SMTP:LanhamOS(at)aol.com]
-----Original Message-----Larsen, EdSent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 1:14 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: RE: humorOrville Lanham, the J3 Cub flyer,I received a copy of this the other day, here it is again.Are you really a J3 cub flyer? Is owning and flying a J3 as great as itappears? If you did not own a J3 but could home-build one, would you doit, or would you consider a different project? I am consideringbuilding a WAG-AERO Sport Trainer, which is supposed to be a J3 Cubreplica. I am trying to collect as much information as I can regardingJ3 Cubs and the Sport Trainer. Anyone out there building a SportTrainer or the Super Sport Trainer? I am interested in any feedback.Thanks.Ed LarsenThanks for the laugh.... Unfortunatly that is soooo close to the truthis hurts....Bill Talbert wrote: > This has nothing to due with planes or piets, but it showed > up in my email at work. Hope you folks enjoy it. > > Bill > > At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly > compared the > computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM > had kept up with > technology like the computer industry has, we would all be > driving > twenty-five-dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the > gallon." In response to > Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release > stating: > If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all > be driving cars with the following characteristics: > 1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a > day. > 2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would > have to > buy a new car. > 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no > reason, and > you would just accept this, restart and drive on. > 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, > would cause > your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case > you would have to reinstall the engine. > 5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you > bought > "Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy more > seats. > 6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, > reliable, > five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would > only run on five percent of the roads. > 7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights > would be > replaced by a single "general car default" warning light. > 8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size > butt. > 9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going > off. > 10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would > lock you out > and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the > door handle, > turned the key, and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. > 11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a > deluxe set of > Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though > they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete > this option would immediately cause the car's performance to > diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target > for investigation by the Justice Department. > 12. Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would > have to learn > how to drive all over again because none of the controls > would operate in > the same manner as the old car. > 13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.
-----Original Message-----Larsen, EdSent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 1:14 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: RE: humorOrville Lanham, the J3 Cub flyer,I received a copy of this the other day, here it is again.Are you really a J3 cub flyer? Is owning and flying a J3 as great as itappears? If you did not own a J3 but could home-build one, would you doit, or would you consider a different project? I am consideringbuilding a WAG-AERO Sport Trainer, which is supposed to be a J3 Cubreplica. I am trying to collect as much information as I can regardingJ3 Cubs and the Sport Trainer. Anyone out there building a SportTrainer or the Super Sport Trainer? I am interested in any feedback.Thanks.Ed LarsenThanks for the laugh.... Unfortunatly that is soooo close to the truthis hurts....Bill Talbert wrote: > This has nothing to due with planes or piets, but it showed > up in my email at work. Hope you folks enjoy it. > > Bill > > At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly > compared the > computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM > had kept up with > technology like the computer industry has, we would all be > driving > twenty-five-dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the > gallon." In response to > Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release > stating: > If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all > be driving cars with the following characteristics: > 1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a > day. > 2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would > have to > buy a new car. > 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no > reason, and > you would just accept this, restart and drive on. > 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, > would cause > your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case > you would have to reinstall the engine. > 5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you > bought > "Car95" or "CarNT." But then you would have to buy more > seats. > 6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, > reliable, > five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would > only run on five percent of the roads. > 7. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights > would be > replaced by a single "general car default" warning light. > 8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size > butt. > 9. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going > off. > 10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would > lock you out > and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the > door handle, > turned the key, and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. > 11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a > deluxe set of > Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though > they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete > this option would immediately cause the car's performance to > diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target > for investigation by the Justice Department. > 12. Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would > have to learn > how to drive all over again because none of the controls > would operate in > the same manner as the old car. > 13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.
Pietenpol-List: Information Please
Original Posted By: Peter P Frantz
-----Original Message-----Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 5:17 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: Information PleaseA day or two ago I e-mailed Mr. Grant MacLaren, not realizing how much mailhe recieves. Since he may not be able to answer soon, I've pulled your nameout of the internet hat for a second go.I purchased a GN-1 Aircamper, put on new fabric, and did minor repairs. Theseller also included a partial set of GN-1 builder plans. Unfortunately,the information I need must be in the missing sections. I am looking for anexperienced GN-1 builder. We have some question about rigging. Any help youcould provide would be appreciated.Thanks, Larry Pasley ________________________________________________________________________________
-----Original Message-----Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 5:17 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: Information PleaseA day or two ago I e-mailed Mr. Grant MacLaren, not realizing how much mailhe recieves. Since he may not be able to answer soon, I've pulled your nameout of the internet hat for a second go.I purchased a GN-1 Aircamper, put on new fabric, and did minor repairs. Theseller also included a partial set of GN-1 builder plans. Unfortunately,the information I need must be in the missing sections. I am looking for anexperienced GN-1 builder. We have some question about rigging. Any help youcould provide would be appreciated.Thanks, Larry Pasley ________________________________________________________________________________