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[OM] Re: Floyd Bennet Field [was OT $4 a gallon gas]

Subject: [OM] Re: Floyd Bennet Field [was OT $4 a gallon gas]
From: Larry <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 02:37:41 -0400
Moose wrote:
> Oh darn! My fantasy was that you were driving one of the older ones with
> the swoopy fenders. Nice ride anyway, but......
>   
No, I was more interested in more technical refinement, and easier and 
less maintenance. There was one of those there  today in the Bentley 
version:

http://mutley.hypermart.net/BentleyFB2008.jpg

There were a couple of nice cars, but the midday sun was brutal 
photographically for my little Pentax.

http://mutley.hypermart.net/ChryslerFB2008.jpg

http://mutley.hypermart.net/FiatFB2008.jpg
> I visited Floyd Bennet Field not long ago. No RRs or Concorde that I 
> saw. Lots of wide open paved spaces. 
Yeah, the Concorde wasn't in the most lush of locations. Nice plane, though:

http://mutley.hypermart.net/ConcordFloydBennett-2.jpg
> The mosquitos in the swampy part were tiny, but powerful in bite 
> and numbers. We more or less ran out while swatting. 
Leave it to a Californian to find some additional decaying, supposedly 
decrepit thing about NY to make them thank the gods with seriousness 
that they don't ever have to live here...:)

I, of course, didn't encounter a single bug of any sort. I would love to 
someday explore some of those hangers. The personality, and history it 
gives the area is something I'm glad is there.


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