<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 14, 2006, at 8:43 PM, <A href="mailto:JonLowe@aol.com">JonLowe@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 12/14/2006 7:21:10 PM Central Standard Time, <A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial">Cold weather. I remember that. Isn't it what happens about this time up north? We had 70 degrees, with clear skies and calm winds today in northwest Florida. Couldn't decide which way to take off. Decisions, decisions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial">Ron Van Putte</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>You OBVIOUSLY weren't in Orlando over the weekend. Colder than Huntsville.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>BTW, where WAS the panhandle crowd? Totally MIA.</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV>I can't speak for anyone else, but I had surgery for my second macular hole on December 4th, this time in my left eye. No way could I make it to Apopka.</DIV><DIV>With luck I will be able to fly R/C again and, with more luck, I will be able to fly Pattern. No sympathy required;. it's been a great ride and my problem is just another thing that happens to old farts. Can you imagine how bad someone is going to feel when I beat them next summer?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>