Kiwi been went to the DOGS

[Kiwi]

Durn it what a trip. I had to get my fat butt off to the USA to buy up some engines for my business so being the schemer that I am I figured that trip had to co-incide with some kinda flyin stuff, RIGHT!!!

Well my big buddy Popple (Kitman) dropped me a note saying something about the DOGS. Heck dude you think I'm a dog lover or something?? Nope, Dayton Ohio Giant Scale. Well 8000 miles later, left Thursday at 12:45 from home, arrived at the Poppel ranch at Midday Friday, same jocks and sox, considerably tainted by copious flatulence being 12 of those hours in a pressurized beer can. Phew, it was nice to get under the shower.

Anyway off to Dayton did we go with the master. Suffering sucker tads, what a place you Yanks have got there. Sadler promptly told me that Dayton is the home of aviation but not the first airport as you Ohioans claim. Kittyhawk has that distinction according to the southern redneck version of who done what first. Anyway for an ex Yankee he sure sounded convincing.

Well the rest is history now. Meet up with Sleepy, Klank, Wiz, Frank, Animal and his dad, John Light with the smallest RC model on the field. Seen lots of guys with pants tighter than a drum skin, I figure the 80's still exists in the mid west eh!! Of course it would not have been a show with out Mark and his Bud trailer. Strewth, those bottle cans sure would make great cannisters but my bag was full. Dave, a famous guy from the deep south sent a certain 85cc motor to the Poppel RC center of all things good so I was chumped for space. Next trip up will be with an empty bag and a empty gut. I think I can help Mark out with the dilemma he faces trying to lighten the trailer weight for trip home.
After Dayton it was back in the big bird and over to Minneapolis St Paul. Kitman instructed me well on the toe tapping and finger signs for the dunny liaisons that apparently go on over there. Man I would have had to be busting to use the john there after all the news that was going around.

Anyway safely out of the MSP airport, virginity still intact, and in a puddle jumper up to Hibbing. Now Hibbing ain't exactly the center of the universe so when we arrived the pilot was pleased to explain that the crash tender crew were still out for lunch so we had to take the scenic route for a while. We were not allowed to land until the crash crew were on site. Gives that comfy feeling when the crew tell you we cant land in case we crash!!! Now I like scenery, don't get me wrong, but I don't really like when the gods are using the big ol flashing lights to illuminate the place. That forky stuff that races from clouds to meet the ground is not my idea of fun on a sunny afternoon flight.

Now this was labor day right so the fire crew had the day off from the mega terminal in Hibbing, two flights a day at it's peak. Well I don't know if you guys eat turkey or pie or what ever on Labor day, but I wish that next time the Hibbing fire crew eat it quick and let us land straight in without the need for a 30 minute storm dodging look at the iron range.

Well two days in Hibbing, spent my money and then done the dash home. 5:30 am start Wednesday, Hibbing, MSP, Atlanta, Santiago Chile, Antofagasta Chile, arrived 5pm Thursday. Dang those jocks and sox was starting to stick to me again.

But was it worth it. Heck YES!!!! That museum was beyond comprehension. I'm coming back just to spend a full day taking my time to check everything you have in that place out. That place is a national treasure without doubt.

Loved it guys, great to meet so many great people yet again. Next time I hope they have worked out how to put pickles and stuff on those burgers they sold on site. Coor blimey I ate better horse chow before. Them's was a tad bit dry guys. You know lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mayo, something to grease ya up a bit.

Ya'll be back now.

[Cracky]

what the hell did you just say?


LOL

[jeff sterner]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Cracky
	what the hell did you just say? LOL

In a nut shell:

He flew from Chile to Dayton, Ohio.
Toured a museum.
Dodged a butt dart.
Bought a "cool" motor.
Ate a bad hamburger
Flew back to Chile.

All on one pair of underwear.

[Kiwi]

Ok Cracky I found a couple of minor spelling mistakes so I fixed them just for you mate. But the rest of it is written in real true blue fair dinkum English. Which, if you Yanks cant understand, I can translate to Espanol which I hear you all can read and write these days.

Muuhhaaahhaaaaaa.

Gotcha Cracky.

[Kiwi]

	Quote: Originally Posted by jeff sterner
	In a nut shell: He flew from Chile to Dayton, Ohio. Toured a museum. Dodged a butt dart. Bought a "cool" motor. Ate a bad hamburger Flew back to Chile. All on one pair of underware.

Jeff, your the man. Actually many more pairs of jocks than one, but it was a great trip mate and I enjoyed every minute I get up that way with you guys,

[Craven]

Yea Cracky, we couldn't understand what the hell he said when he spoke in person either. We just kept nodding our heads and tried to be polite to the old foreigner.

[Kiwi]

Oh man Craven, thats a low blow mate. I got you marked off in my book of good buddies as one of the few who who I thought could understand me.

Looks like I need few more trips to the Mid West to edumicate you guys on the Queens English.

[dontmesswithgus]

Kiwi, who has a queen?

[Craven]

Sounds good to me. We'll definitely need to do it over beers and then I'll be able to understand you!

[Cracky]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Kiwi
	Looks like I need few more trips to the Mid West to edumicate you guys on the Queens English.

bring it on KIWI.....come to STL and we'll get Mark to arrange a brewery tour...they have plenty of those shiny alum. bottles there......

we can make more empty ones...

[Kiwi]

Well from what I was told there's lots of queens in the Minneapolis St Paul Airport though I did not meet one while I was there, I don't think!!.

Craven, Who needs the most so the language barriers become negligible.

You guys have very little sympathy for a pot gutted old bugger who tramps around the world a lot. Of all the countries I visit the USA has by far the most diverse use of English I have ever come across. Not so much the language but the way it's pronounced. Take Alabama for a start. Crikey is that a hard one to wrap your listeners around. Then you get the Virginia-Carolinas and them old boys talk a tad different as well. Then of course you have those posh talkin Yankees from up round New York, fair go, they talk like they invented the language and definitely think they own it.

Mid West well that actually is pretty cool, easy to understand, not too many hard words, but of course they have some slang thats just too hard to understand. Now those from the Chicago area do not fall into the MidWest by my terms. Phew, those old boys got a whole different way of butchering up words. I suppose its the heavy Italian influence. Then you get way up north like in Minnesota and those dudes have a Scandinavian accent. Pretty nice people mind you. Of course its the only state I have visited where they take the pet mosquito's for a walk at night on a leash. Crikey Dick if you get bit by one of those suckers they take a pound of flesh with them when they leave.

Notice of course I have not mentioned California yet. I am loathe to do so as I could get banned from FG for life by non other than the Boss. I mean the name Mad Max sums up a whole lot about California not that they are all Mad of course. But boy have they got a local dialect that not even a well traveled gentleman like me can digest. I mean they go to twinky bars, have names for drinks that just plain unpronounceable.

I rest my case then with those who cannot understand my writing or my perfect English. Have at least a morsel of pity on the OLD FOREIGNER.

[Kiwi]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Cracky
	bring it on KIWI.....come to STL and we'll get Mark to arrange a brewery tour...they have plenty of those shiny alum. bottles there...... we can make more empty ones...

I can and we will Cracky. Next year I'm looking for a trip with a difference. The Bud capital of the world actually looks like a very cool place.