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Re: My 2 cents on planes and cars

To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Subject: Re: My 2 cents on planes and cars
From: "Bradley D. Richardson" <brichard@us.oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:44:51 -0600
I AGREE!!!!!

Brad

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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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