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<blockquote data-quote="satellitedriver" data-source="post: 275401" data-attributes="member: 1664"><p>Blimp factoids,</p><p>How easily a thread can morph and I am going to help it along.</p><p>The Goodyear Blimp had a base in Houston, TX.. I was in sales of electrical supplies.</p><p>As any good "cold call" salesman would do, I drove up to the hanger, walked in and introduced intoduced myself to the crew. They were a great bunch of people. They were in the middle of rewiring the light signs that surround the Blimp. I got a tour of the whole operation.</p><p>Then, I got down to business. I asked the lead mechanic what electrical supplies they carried when they flew. We climbed into the cab(for lack of a better term) of the Blimp and I was shocked. The pilot seat is little better than a lawn chair, a wheel( like on a ship) sits on the right side of the chair. There are throttles and two rudder pedals and a radio.</p><p>I was expecting a really cool, high tech cabin, but instead ,found bare bone functional equiptment.(alot like a UPS pkg car).</p><p>The mechanic pulled out the repair kit he kept in the cab for in flight maintenance and I really was shocked. The cheapest fittings one could buy at a discount auto parts store.</p><p>I had a long talk (sales talk) with the mechanic and the crew engineer.</p><p>I sold them an entire mil spec set of fittings and threw in a new case, with the caveat that I took their old case.</p><p>I still have that case and use it often. It is our household catch all for screws, nails and whatever else might be needed for basic repairs.</p><p>I often open it and smile knowing I have a piece of history in my hands and that I have my name in a box on a blimp floating around somewhere in this world.</p><p>OK, back to thread.</p><p>Ron doesn't stand a snowballs chance, no matter how much money he can generate, nor how well intentioned he might happen to be.</p><p>PAX</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="satellitedriver, post: 275401, member: 1664"] Blimp factoids, How easily a thread can morph and I am going to help it along. The Goodyear Blimp had a base in Houston, TX.. I was in sales of electrical supplies. As any good "cold call" salesman would do, I drove up to the hanger, walked in and introduced intoduced myself to the crew. They were a great bunch of people. They were in the middle of rewiring the light signs that surround the Blimp. I got a tour of the whole operation. Then, I got down to business. I asked the lead mechanic what electrical supplies they carried when they flew. We climbed into the cab(for lack of a better term) of the Blimp and I was shocked. The pilot seat is little better than a lawn chair, a wheel( like on a ship) sits on the right side of the chair. There are throttles and two rudder pedals and a radio. I was expecting a really cool, high tech cabin, but instead ,found bare bone functional equiptment.(alot like a UPS pkg car). The mechanic pulled out the repair kit he kept in the cab for in flight maintenance and I really was shocked. The cheapest fittings one could buy at a discount auto parts store. I had a long talk (sales talk) with the mechanic and the crew engineer. I sold them an entire mil spec set of fittings and threw in a new case, with the caveat that I took their old case. I still have that case and use it often. It is our household catch all for screws, nails and whatever else might be needed for basic repairs. I often open it and smile knowing I have a piece of history in my hands and that I have my name in a box on a blimp floating around somewhere in this world. OK, back to thread. Ron doesn't stand a snowballs chance, no matter how much money he can generate, nor how well intentioned he might happen to be. PAX [/QUOTE]
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