The following was posted by "buytexas" (our beloved cpr, aka Charlie Reuben, among other "names") at my local forum in response to repeated inquiries as to his flight plans:

SW Airlines is taking the night off to resume about 6 AM. That is sad, because I was hoping for multiple New Year's eves as I crossed the Time Zones. I do not want to go East only West. There are some things I want to see in the flesh "someday" but business always gets in the way. Grand Canyon is one of those along with the big factories anywhere.

So being 1/8th Scotch, I have decided to wait and see who is going to fly and then try to nail a heavily discounted last minute ticket. Idealy, I would like a flight that stops multiple times in assorted airports because I would like to show that the airports are also ready.

If not, I can have a ball returning because I could go from LA to Seattle or Vancouver than return with SW Air on their many short line trips.

I have this thing about trying to get to all the contiguous states sooner or later. I have some voids W. of the Mississippi.

I never travel much but that might change shortly because of another company I am starting.

The alternative is interesting.

Glen Rose near Commanche Peak NUKE is the home of the Texas Dino Finds. So, in one trip, I could be in year 2000, see another Nuke Plant and the Fossils from pre 65 million years ago.

We have friends with big ranches there so I might just wander around in the REAL Texas from Abilene West.

Pity cpr, and Kosky, and Garvey. They should pool their dough and simply charter a friggin' flight, non?

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), December 15, 1999

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Charlie better hope his Aircraft of choice wasn't programmed by the programmer who told me there might be trouble with the landing gear, when the year rolls over.

-- Depending on Expertise of Others (never@troll.com), December 15, 1999.

Steve-

CPR beating you up on your local forum really pisses you off huh? You may not realize it, but apparently you've become quite obsessed with trying to get back at the guy. In case you haven't noticed, the people on this forum aren't particularly interested in talking about CPR. You should have picked-up on that fact a couple months ago when your plea for someone to come fight your battles for you netted no recruits. (Wish I would have saved a link to that thread. I think it was the most pathetic whining that has ever been posted here.)

Rather than putting "CPR" in every-other post you write on this forum, why don't you instead, just *get over it*.

-- CD (not@here.com), December 15, 1999.

Careful, CD, in the throes of this zany, wacky forum, such a post will brand you a 'cpr-lover'. Steve just has this odd obsession, that's all. Uh, say Steve, are you one of the 'four' posters that 'Forum Regular' states frequent the Debunking Boards.

Your words have that familiar tone.

-- Bad Company (johnny@shootingstar.com), December 15, 1999.

Nope, I've never posted at De Bungy, and have no desire whatsoever to do so.

I post this only because I know several people have previously commented about cpr's "flight of fancy", and I thought it was rather amusing.

The guy's out there. What more can I say?

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), December 15, 1999.

I hasten to add that he's hardly "beating me up", nor am I "pissed off". Some might argue just the opposite. But, everyone's free to judge for themselves if they are so inclined.

-- Steve (hartsman@ticon.net), December 15, 1999.

To clarify, Bad Company...

The 4 posters (ahem... 5) over at DeBunky are the regulars there - not from here...

-- Forum Regular (Here@y2k.comx), December 15, 1999.

Steve, I don't know what kind of forum you run, but I am wondering why you don't remove the person who is causing the problem. Of course if it an open forum like this one with no registration, all you can do is delete the offending posts.

-- Dave (dannco@hotmail.com), December 16, 1999.