word

My family was from Springfield but I was born in St.Louis
because they had better hospitals back in 1946 than
Springfield. I lived in Springfield until the early 70s.
We used to visit Chicago to shop at VL&A and Marshall Field,
also to see the museums.
When I became a professional pilot I flew into Chicago a few
times, Meigs was a pleasure until the dictator destroyed the
runway to build another slum, er housing project. O'Hare
was tough not because of the traffic in the air, but taxiing
(I was single pilot in a King Air F90). Midway is so small,
taxiing was easy, everything is within sight.

Winter in Springfield was usually not that bad. I never saw
a temperature below -28 F with wind chill about 50-70 below.
But that was usually only a day or two. We did have a cold
snap that lasted 5 weeks with the high for the day at an
actual temp never above -10 F. There was ice on the walls
inside the donut shops about 4 inches thick, most seemed to
be uninsulated concrete block and all the cooking had the
humidity near 100%. They had fans blowing on the windows to
keep the ice off so the windows could be seen through and to
prevent them breaking.

Do you enjoy watching THE BLUES BROTHERS because it is in
Chicago or for the music?

Jim

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.



"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
wrote in message
...
| I used to do some shooting but it was mostly for my own
rating and amusement
| on the rifle and pistol range. I never was into the team
competitions at
| least not as you describe. Nonetheless, I can appreciate
your
| accomplishment.
|
| So Central Illinois...it seems we share that in common as
well, I was born
| in Chicago. Lived there until I was 7 years but I still
have family there
| and we used to go back every year. It's been many years
since I've been
| back there but I still think of Chicago as home; although,
I don't pine for
| those winters, especially when it's cold enough to freeze
Lake Michigan.:-)
|
| --
| Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| Windows Shell/User
| Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| I wish I could live those days over, a lot of fun and
| friendship going to rifle matches at gun clubs, YMCA's
and
| other locations all over central Illinois. It was like
| bowling without the drinking (no alcohol allowed on the
| range).
| The standard 50 foot gallery target [.22 LR] had a
black
| bull's-eye about an inch across with a 10 ring that was
| about 0.20 of an inch if I remember. To win you needed
to
| have all your bullets cutting that ring. The target had
10
| bulls for record and a sighter that wasn't scored. You
| fired one shot at each bull. We used 15-20 power scopes
so
| seeing the target wasn't the problem, it was holding
still
| and having good control of your breath, heart rate and
| trigger finger. During practice sessions we who shoot
flies
| and mosquitoes that landed on our targets. A match had
40
| shots for record with 400 possible points. My average
was
| about 392. They also came out with an International
target,
| the 10 ring was a dot .008 inches, it was a tougher
target.
| High power shooting was at 200-600 yards and involved
slow
| and rapid fire from the four positions.
|
|
| --
| The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
|
|
| "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| wrote in message
| ...
| | That's very funny about the Marine.
| |
| | Great psych move, Jim!:-)
| | --
| | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| | Windows Shell/User
| | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| | DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
| |
| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
| | ...
| | I'm left-eyed and right handed, and shoot from the
left
| | shoulder with rifle and shotgun but right handed for
| most
| | handgun. Once, I was shooting in a match with my
| Remington
| | 40 XB National Match .308 (7.62x51 NATO) off-hand
rapid
| fire
| | at 200 yards. That requires a reload after 5 shots
and
| the
| | time limit is 60 seconds. There was a Marine Sgt.
with
| an
| | M14 at the line and we were face to face since I was
| | shooting left handed. I would reach over the rifle
and
| work
| | the bolt with my little finger. I finished my 10
shot
| | string in about 57 seconds with a score of 47 out of
| 50-3 X,
| | (the old target was 5 points with an X tie breaker)
and
| the
| | Marine scored 40 out of 50, 5X. His officer chewed
him
| out
| | because he forgot to fire his 9th and 10th shots.
Seems
| he
| | got confused while watching me shoot left handed.
| |
| | That became a very effective tactic in gallery
shooting
| with
| | .22 rifles at 50 feet indoors. I would always try
to
| get a
| | place on the firing line with the other team's best
| right
| | handed shooter. All I had to do was smile at them
and
| | they'd drop a shot.
| |
| | Is that unfair. Wish I had those target rifles
today.
| Had
| | to sell them about 30 years ago to pay for a move
from
| Iowa
| | to Kansas.
| |
| |
| | --
| | The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| | But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

My father lived in St Louis for awhile after he got out of the army before
he and my paternal grandfather moved back to Chicago.:-)

Most of my feelings about O'Hare aren't very good. First, you have to walk
forever to get to your ramp or from where you deplane to get to the baggage
area. Second, we could make it to Chicago from Los Angeles in record time
with tail winds all the way only to get to O'Hare and have to spend an hour
and a half circling the airport. The pilot informed us of this and the
approximate 90 minute wait (they considered playing a movie) and I remember
muttering, "I sure hope he has enough fuel!"

As to the Blues Brothers, the answer is "Both!"VBG

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
My family was from Springfield but I was born in St.Louis
because they had better hospitals back in 1946 than
Springfield. I lived in Springfield until the early 70s.
We used to visit Chicago to shop at VL&A and Marshall Field,
also to see the museums.
When I became a professional pilot I flew into Chicago a few
times, Meigs was a pleasure until the dictator destroyed the
runway to build another slum, er housing project. O'Hare
was tough not because of the traffic in the air, but taxiing
(I was single pilot in a King Air F90). Midway is so small,
taxiing was easy, everything is within sight.

Winter in Springfield was usually not that bad. I never saw
a temperature below -28 F with wind chill about 50-70 below.
But that was usually only a day or two. We did have a cold
snap that lasted 5 weeks with the high for the day at an
actual temp never above -10 F. There was ice on the walls
inside the donut shops about 4 inches thick, most seemed to
be uninsulated concrete block and all the cooking had the
humidity near 100%. They had fans blowing on the windows to
keep the ice off so the windows could be seen through and to
prevent them breaking.

Do you enjoy watching THE BLUES BROTHERS because it is in
Chicago or for the music?

Jim

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.



"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
wrote in message
...
| I used to do some shooting but it was mostly for my own
rating and amusement
| on the rifle and pistol range. I never was into the team
competitions at
| least not as you describe. Nonetheless, I can appreciate
your
| accomplishment.
|
| So Central Illinois...it seems we share that in common as
well, I was born
| in Chicago. Lived there until I was 7 years but I still
have family there
| and we used to go back every year. It's been many years
since I've been
| back there but I still think of Chicago as home; although,
I don't pine for
| those winters, especially when it's cold enough to freeze
Lake Michigan.:-)
|
| --
| Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| Windows Shell/User
| Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| I wish I could live those days over, a lot of fun and
| friendship going to rifle matches at gun clubs, YMCA's
and
| other locations all over central Illinois. It was like
| bowling without the drinking (no alcohol allowed on the
| range).
| The standard 50 foot gallery target [.22 LR] had a
black
| bull's-eye about an inch across with a 10 ring that was
| about 0.20 of an inch if I remember. To win you needed
to
| have all your bullets cutting that ring. The target had
10
| bulls for record and a sighter that wasn't scored. You
| fired one shot at each bull. We used 15-20 power scopes
so
| seeing the target wasn't the problem, it was holding
still
| and having good control of your breath, heart rate and
| trigger finger. During practice sessions we who shoot
flies
| and mosquitoes that landed on our targets. A match had
40
| shots for record with 400 possible points. My average
was
| about 392. They also came out with an International
target,
| the 10 ring was a dot .008 inches, it was a tougher
target.
| High power shooting was at 200-600 yards and involved
slow
| and rapid fire from the four positions.
|
|
| --
| The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
|
|
| "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| wrote in message
| ...
| | That's very funny about the Marine.
| |
| | Great psych move, Jim!:-)
| | --
| | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| | Windows Shell/User
| | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| | DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
| |
| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
| | ...
| | I'm left-eyed and right handed, and shoot from the
left
| | shoulder with rifle and shotgun but right handed for
| most
| | handgun. Once, I was shooting in a match with my
| Remington
| | 40 XB National Match .308 (7.62x51 NATO) off-hand
rapid
| fire
| | at 200 yards. That requires a reload after 5 shots
and
| the
| | time limit is 60 seconds. There was a Marine Sgt.
with
| an
| | M14 at the line and we were face to face since I was
| | shooting left handed. I would reach over the rifle
and
| work
| | the bolt with my little finger. I finished my 10
shot
| | string in about 57 seconds with a score of 47 out of
| 50-3 X,
| | (the old target was 5 points with an X tie breaker)
and
| the
| | Marine scored 40 out of 50, 5X. His officer chewed
him
| out
| | because he forgot to fire his 9th and 10th shots.
Seems
| he
| | got confused while watching me shoot left handed.
| |
| | That became a very effective tactic in gallery
shooting
| with
| | .22 rifles at 50 feet indoors. I would always try
to
| get a
| | place on the firing line with the other team's best
| right
| | handed shooter. All I had to do was smile at them
and
| | they'd drop a shot.
| |
| | Is that unfair. Wish I had those target rifles
today.
| Had
| | to sell them about 30 years ago to pay for a move
from
| Iowa
| | to Kansas.
| |
| |
| | --
| | The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| | But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

I do like Lower Wacker Drive.

Maybe we'd best drop the thread, it is getting off topic.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
wrote in message
...
| My father lived in St Louis for awhile after he got out of
the army before
| he and my paternal grandfather moved back to Chicago.:-)
|
| Most of my feelings about O'Hare aren't very good. First,
you have to walk
| forever to get to your ramp or from where you deplane to
get to the baggage
| area. Second, we could make it to Chicago from Los
Angeles in record time
| with tail winds all the way only to get to O'Hare and have
to spend an hour
| and a half circling the airport. The pilot informed us of
this and the
| approximate 90 minute wait (they considered playing a
movie) and I remember
| muttering, "I sure hope he has enough fuel!"
|
| As to the Blues Brothers, the answer is "Both!"VBG
|
| --
| Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| Windows Shell/User
| Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| My family was from Springfield but I was born in
St.Louis
| because they had better hospitals back in 1946 than
| Springfield. I lived in Springfield until the early
70s.
| We used to visit Chicago to shop at VL&A and Marshall
Field,
| also to see the museums.
| When I became a professional pilot I flew into Chicago a
few
| times, Meigs was a pleasure until the dictator destroyed
the
| runway to build another slum, er housing project.
O'Hare
| was tough not because of the traffic in the air, but
taxiing
| (I was single pilot in a King Air F90). Midway is so
small,
| taxiing was easy, everything is within sight.
|
| Winter in Springfield was usually not that bad. I never
saw
| a temperature below -28 F with wind chill about 50-70
below.
| But that was usually only a day or two. We did have a
cold
| snap that lasted 5 weeks with the high for the day at an
| actual temp never above -10 F. There was ice on the
walls
| inside the donut shops about 4 inches thick, most seemed
to
| be uninsulated concrete block and all the cooking had
the
| humidity near 100%. They had fans blowing on the
windows to
| keep the ice off so the windows could be seen through
and to
| prevent them breaking.
|
| Do you enjoy watching THE BLUES BROTHERS because it is
in
| Chicago or for the music?
|
| Jim
|
| --
| The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
|
|
|
| "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| wrote in message
| ...
| | I used to do some shooting but it was mostly for my
own
| rating and amusement
| | on the rifle and pistol range. I never was into the
team
| competitions at
| | least not as you describe. Nonetheless, I can
appreciate
| your
| | accomplishment.
| |
| | So Central Illinois...it seems we share that in common
as
| well, I was born
| | in Chicago. Lived there until I was 7 years but I
still
| have family there
| | and we used to go back every year. It's been many
years
| since I've been
| | back there but I still think of Chicago as home;
although,
| I don't pine for
| | those winters, especially when it's cold enough to
freeze
| Lake Michigan.:-)
| |
| | --
| | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| | Windows Shell/User
| | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| | DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
| |
| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
| | ...
| | I wish I could live those days over, a lot of fun and
| | friendship going to rifle matches at gun clubs,
YMCA's
| and
| | other locations all over central Illinois. It was
like
| | bowling without the drinking (no alcohol allowed on
the
| | range).
| | The standard 50 foot gallery target [.22 LR] had a
| black
| | bull's-eye about an inch across with a 10 ring that
was
| | about 0.20 of an inch if I remember. To win you
needed
| to
| | have all your bullets cutting that ring. The target
had
| 10
| | bulls for record and a sighter that wasn't scored.
You
| | fired one shot at each bull. We used 15-20 power
scopes
| so
| | seeing the target wasn't the problem, it was holding
| still
| | and having good control of your breath, heart rate
and
| | trigger finger. During practice sessions we who
shoot
| flies
| | and mosquitoes that landed on our targets. A match
had
| 40
| | shots for record with 400 possible points. My
average
| was
| | about 392. They also came out with an International
| target,
| | the 10 ring was a dot .008 inches, it was a tougher
| target.
| | High power shooting was at 200-600 yards and
involved
| slow
| | and rapid fire from the four positions.
| |
| |
| | --
| | The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| | But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| |
| |
| | "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)"
| | wrote in message
| | ...
| | | That's very funny about the Marine.
| | |
| | | Great psych move, Jim!:-)
| | | --
| | | Michael Solomon MS-MVP
| | | Windows Shell/User
| | | Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
| | | DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
| | |
| | | "Jim Macklin"

| wrote
| | in message
| | | ...
| | | I'm left-eyed and right handed, and shoot from
the
| left
| | | shoulder with rifle and shotgun but right handed
for
| | most
| | | handgun. Once, I was shooting in a match with
my
| | Remington
| | | 40 XB National Match .308 (7.62x51 NATO)
off-hand
| rapid
| | fire
| | | at 200 yards. That requires a reload after 5
shots
| and
| | the
| | | time limit is 60 seconds. There was a Marine
Sgt.
| with
| | an
| | | M14 at the line and we were face to face since I
was
| | | shooting left handed. I would reach over the
rifle
| and
| | work
| | | the bolt with my little finger. I finished my
10
| shot
| | | string in about 57 seconds with a score of 47
out of
| | 50-3 X,
| | | (the old target was 5 points with an X tie
breaker)
| and
| | the
| | | Marine scored 40 out of 50, 5X. His officer
chewed
| him
| | out
| | | because he forgot to fire his 9th and 10th
shots.
| Seems
| | he
| | | got confused while watching me shoot left
handed.
| | |
| | | That became a very effective tactic in gallery
| shooting
| | with
| | | .22 rifles at 50 feet indoors. I would always
try
| to
| | get a
| | | place on the firing line with the other team's
best
| | right
| | | handed shooter. All I had to do was smile at
them
| and
| | | they'd drop a shot.
| | |
| | | Is that unfair. Wish I had those target rifles
| today.
| | Had
| | | to sell them about 30 years ago to pay for a
move
| from
| | Iowa
| | | to Kansas.
| | |
| | |
| | | --
| | | The people think the Constitution protects their
| rights;
| | | But government sees it as an obstacle to be
| overcome.
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|