Spur38 Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 All they need to do is sell a few of the $10,000 bronze statues of himself and they're back in business. https://rightstuffsto....php?item_id=67 Do they come with a flock of pigeons?
Rokke Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 All they need to do is sell a few of the $10,000 bronze statues of himself and they're back in business. https://rightstuffstore.com/showitem.php?item_id=67 Wow. From the website... "Description: Full body - 12-13" tall of General Chuck Yeager in his flight suit, created by the world-renoun artist, Artist in - Residence at the White House under President Reagan, Doug Van Howd. Proceeds go to the General Chuck Yeager Foundation. Limited edition. General Yeager's signature is on the base of the sculpture." I wasn't an English major, but that's embarrassing. "World-renoun"? 12-13" tall? I guess you might get a 12 inch or a 13 inch model (sts) depending on when you order. You pay $10,200 for the sculpture, but they still charge $200 for shipping. For a 12-13" statue? They must pack it in gold leaf. Or maybe he signs the shipping box. The Chuck Yeager foundation has a prodigy.net email address. I didn't even know Prodigy still existed. I wonder if you need a 2400baud modem to connect. I tried to click on the link to the Chuck Yeager foundation site and get nothing but an internal service error message. OK, maybe the guy is a jerk, but he's still a national icon. Maybe someone should start a fund to Save Yeager from whomever is in the process of turning him into a Mexican souvenir stand laughingstock.
HercDude Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 Wow. From the website... "Description: Full body - 12-13" tall of General Chuck Yeager in his flight suit... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTZXp0dSzTw But I think what they are saying is you can but a 1 ft tall Yeager with his signature for $10k, or you can donate to one of the 3 life-size statues that cost $150k 1
morenoj135 Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 Shack, hence my previous comment... I got the print and the book, I must really owe some $$$$.
slackline Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 OK, maybe the guy is a jerk, but he's still a national icon. Maybe someone should start a fund to Save Yeager from whomever is in the process of turning him into a Mexican souvenir stand laughingstock. Sorry, but from people that I've talked with who knew him "way back when", he's always been a prick. This money grubbing, and wife aren't the culprits. National icon, yes, good dude, no. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 Sorry, but from people that I've talked with who knew him "way back when", he's always been a prick. This money grubbing, and wife aren't the culprits. National icon, yes, good dude, no. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD This. A guy can be a national icon without being an ate up profiteering dick, reference Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. 1
M2 Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 OK, maybe the guy is a jerk, but he's still a national icon. Same could be said about Duke Cunningham...
Disco_Nav963 Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I didn't attend ACSC between 1982 and 2069 or whatever the website says, but I'm tempted to write them and say I did just to see what their angle is.
10percenttruth Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 This. A guy can be a national icon without being an ate up profiteering dick, reference Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. You mean the same Buzz Aldrin that whores himself out on the WWE?
Lord Ratner Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 You mean the same Buzz Aldrin that whores himself out on the WWE? Just because he's old doesn't mean he can't smell what the rock is cooking. 9
discus Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I didn't attend ACSC between 1982 and 2069 or whatever the website says, but I'm tempted to write them and say I did just to see what their angle is. Already done. Awaiting response, will report. 1
redfox52 Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 The website is crap. It's all just crap. There are typos all over the place. Can anyone tell me what the hell a "utem" is? Full body - 12-13" tall of General Chuck Yeager in his flight suit, created by the world-renoun artist, Artist in - Residence at the White House under President Reagan, Doug Van Howd. I've had to literally read that 8 or 9 times to conjure up some vague idea of what that sorry excuse of a sentence was describing. By the way, his wife looks like a dude with a bad mullet... not that there has ever been a good one besides the one my boy, Joe, sports.
cragspider Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 I came across this little gem while doing some research for one of my masters papers on the Air Force crimes website. https://blogs.militar...to-white-house/ . Some of the comments are interesting to read.
M2 Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 I came across this little gem while doing some research for one of my masters papers on the Air Force crimes website. https://blogs.militar...to-white-house/ . Some of the comments are interesting to read. The petition needs 100,000 signatures by Sept. 17 to get a response. As of Wednesday, it only had 78 signatures. Very telling...
morenoj135 Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Very telling... I read the article, don't agree, did some fancy flying and all but I've had the same experience with him that seems to prevail in this thread. Not worth all of the hoopla and fanfare that will go into pinning another star on him, it serves no purpose. Besides, rank is not given as a reward for past performance but rather as an acknowledgement of future potential. I dare say, he's tapped out.
Hacker Posted August 31, 2013 Posted August 31, 2013 I came across this little gem while doing some research for one of my masters papers on the Air Force crimes website. https://blogs.militar...to-white-house/ . Some of the comments are interesting to read. Aren't promotions based on "future performance potential"?
17D_guy Posted September 2, 2013 Posted September 2, 2013 Well he currently acts like he's got 5 stars.. guess we have to make another rank so he can up his game.
TacAirCoug Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 I don't care who you are, do NOT fuck with a HOA. Chuck Yeager sued by California homeowners group SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, is facing a very different type of challenge - this one in a California courtroom. A homeowners association is suing the retired Air Force brigadier general and his wife, saying they owe about $28,000 in fees on two units they own in a town house complex in Sacramento. The Sacramento Bee reports that the 90-year-old Yeager was in court Tuesday for the case, which has gone to trial. The Yeagers' attorney, Michael Thomas, says their properties were never annexed to the association, Park River Oak Estates. Yeager told the Bee he has seen more interesting cases, such as the time he presided over the court-martial of a colonel who was charged with strafing a Soviet ship.
Guest Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 I don't care who you are, do NOT fuck with a HOA. I don't care who you are, NEVER own a house involved in an HOA. 3
Breckey Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Yeager told the Bee he has seen more interesting cases, such as the time he presided over the court-martial of a colonel who was charged with strafing a Soviet ship. Jack Broughton did not strafe the ship. He just stood up for his subordinates and destroyed the gun camera footage of the aircraft that did.
TheGuardGuy Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Quibbling. https://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/alaska-airlines-bumped-a-real-american-hero-should-i-get-involved/
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Quibbling.https://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/alaska-airlines-bumped-a-real-american-hero-should-i-get-involved/ After about the first 6-9 words the entire content of the article was drown out by a loud slurping sound... WOW
hispeed7721 Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Lol @ the option "take this up with congress and change the law"...this dude has a serious hard on for the old guy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1
Apollo Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 By the way, if you don’t know who Chuck Yeager is, look up the word “hero” in the dictionary. You see that guy? That’s Gen. Yeager. Add it to the list... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_W96wCck7U
M2 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 9 Incredible Achievements Of The 91-Year-Old Retired Air Force General Who Broke The Sound Barrier Lol @ the option "take this up with congress and change the law"...this dude has a serious hard on for the old guy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah, the lack of a "shut the fuck up and live with it like the rest of us" option negates any reason to vote in this "poll"... 1
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