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Very well said Tony!!..n/t
Posted by Karen on Tue Mar 05, 2002 08:25:57 AM
In reply top Re: In all fairness..... posted by Tony on Tue Mar 05, 2002 08:17:04 AM
: Brad,
:
: One of the things you will notice about Mick, if you will
: just take the time to read and analyze some of his posts,
: is that he feels very strongly about certain issues in the
: warbird world. Among the issues he feels strongly about,
: is the dataplating of warbirds, and a lot of other dubious
: practices, that go on, not in the name of warbird preserv
: ation, but in the name of profit. Mick is very vocal, yes
: even abrasive, in his comments about certain aspects of wa
: rbird operation. I have seen comments, from warbird operat
: ors in the past, along the lines of "Who the hell is he, a
: nd what right does he have to make these comments" I can o
: nly suggest, he is one of the great paying public, that he
: lps keep these warbirds in the air.
:
: He has a very strong sense, of what is right and what is w
: rong, even if sometimes, even I cringe at some of his stat
: ements, but I am proud to call him a friend. He is very ve
: ry passionate about about his hobby, and is a very very di
: ligent researcher. Yes, I agree, that some of his posts ,
: can be very "The thoughts of Chairman Mick" but they MUST
: be read, in the vein in which they are intended, and does
: it do harm to the warbird world, if one person at least ,
: is prepared to be very vocal, about a practice, that he is
: not happy with?
:
: If you followed the thread on the MustangsMustangs board o
: n the subject of John Pauls "Grandfathers Axe" A-36/P-51A
: /B/C/D, you will have noticed, that even a previous operat
: or/pilot of this airframe wasn't happy with what is being
: done to it, and a few other people besides. These people a
: re not the owners or operators. It is JP's aircraft and qu
: ite frankly, he can convert it into a tractor puller, if h
: e has a mind to. But, enthusiasts, will register their tho
: ughts, because they are entitled to their "Free Speech"
:
: As for driving away the son of John Paul, I believe Mick w
: as actually in direct and regular contact with JP as regar
: ds the aircraft, but he can enlighten us further as to wha
: t went on there, and, I find it a bit hard to believe one
: enthusiast can drive away a warbird owner/operator. Might
: I suggest that the reason he stopped posting , was that Mi
: ck was in contact with him off board, or he realised that
: he didn't have an argument as regards what was being done
: to this airframe? I really don't know what happened there
: Brad, it really is just a surmision on my part...
:
: In conclusion, please try and read between the lines of Mi
: cks' post, and look at the time stamps too, he tends to be
: a bit crabby before his first cup of coffee....
:
: Oh, and I'm afraid, that there will always be , like India
: and Pakistan, a state of undeclared hostilities between M
: ick and certain other contributors :0)
:
: Tony :0)