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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Two More from the Airport
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 07:54:08 -0600
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It is larger than it seems from my photos, Nathan, and yes, it is 
friendly.  But, I've been going there since the 1950s, and have watched 
it change and improve, so it kind of seems like a second home to me.  
But, compared to the airports that you are accustomed to, I guess quaint 
would fit.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/30/2017 12:51 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> This small airport is just so quaint and seems so friendly in your 
> depiction!
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 26 Jan 2017, at 19:08, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> On a quiet day, I looked around the airport terminal building for other 
>> scenes.  There is a quiet flight planning room with weather, TV, 
>> telephone and Internet access that is frequently used by visiting 
>> corporate pilots to schedule their next flight.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170125-20170125-DSCF6472.TIF.html
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>> There is also a conference room where visitors on business flights can 
>> schedule a meeting with local people without leaving the airport.  The 
>> conference table was made and donated by a long-time acquaintance who, 
>> while a high school track coach and history teacher, also bought hardwood 
>> timber and maintained a sawmill at his home.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170125-DSCF6473.TIF.html
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>> After one summer of working for his coach at the sawmill, my middle son 
>> soon realized that there were easier ways to earn a living.  He went off 
>> to college and eventually earned a PhD. in engineering.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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