You might be a Europa Builder if.....
Your personal wealth is measured not by the amount of money you have in your
wallet, but instead by the number of TLPK 33BS 3/32 rivets you have.
Your garage floor is strewn with hundreds of little tiny cut open plastic
bags that have strange codes such as AN960 or MS 21042-4
Your friends want to know if you have the guts to get in this "plastic
airplane" and fly.
Your neighbors stop talking to you and try to avoid your glances of
recognition while you are sanding a fuselage seam.
You spend hours reading about the various proponents of different filling
materials only to realize that they all have one common ingredient, SANDPAPER!
When you tell your acquaintances you are going to be doing lay-ups, it
doesn't mean you'll be shooting basketballs and getting exercise.
You discover to your dismay that a middle aged man with a 42 inch waist will
only fit through the Baggage Bay Bulkhead one way. (Guess which way that is)
You need to discuss with your wife the need for a third loan to build the
instrument panel
Instead of spare change on your dresser, there is now a pile of Bolts, Nuts,
Washers, Rivets and of course, Fiberglass threads.
After the last time you tried to get romantic, your wife will only let you in
bed after she has checked you for fiberglass splinters.
The Good Book refers to a certain White Plastic Ring Binder.
Any resemblance to a decent wardrobe now includes Aeropoxy and Red spots.
And finally you might be a Europa builder if.... While eating your turkey
sandwich in your shop you notice something very chewy only to find a piece of
peel ply.
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