Ok, enough. I originally began this thread as I thought some of you would appreciate the information. I “sat on” the info for a day before posting, and decided to post on the grounds that a) the aircraft were not covered up, and b) I believed that sometimes access to ARCo’s hangers is granted in response to a polite phone call or nicely written letter. Anyone who restores/works on aircraft in a public environment such a museum will tell you a good part of their time is spent talking to people who stop to ask questions and who strike up conversations with them, which of course slows progress on the project. Therefore, I thought this was ONE reason (not the only reason) why ARCo’s work is carried out away from the public gaze. Plus, I wish to reiterate that I did not attempt to access any aircraft that are “hidden away” and would not dream of doing so.
If Bertie meant his comments in a light hearted way, then I apologise for my reaction on Saturday – I don’t usually take comments to heart, but this caught me at the end of a frankly, **** week. CAS, I have no problem with people having a different opinion to mine, if we all took the same view on things, then the world would be a very boring place. I do take offence when I feel that people are patronising me or speak to me like I am just a dumb chick who does not have a clue what is going on. Yes, I am only an archive assistant, and no I don’t restore/fly/maintain aircraft, and no I don’t have the knowledge that people like Mark12, Voytech, JDK and others have, but I certainly enjoy learning from them. Those of you with the knowledge/skills/contacts/experiences, please don’t look down on those of us who don’t. We’ve all got to start somewhere.
And with that I will lock this thread. Any comments, please send them in a PM, thanks.
Becka
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