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Does this mean that Shelly will stand naked with shovel in hand for the ceremonial pose of the breaking of the ground? :idontno:

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Shelly is secretly buying adjoining property to the airport,  and has plans for a fish and chips stand to accommodate all those pink Brits who will spend their two for one currency on Sowal vacation homes.

Did anyone read about the new Airbus making its first flight, where people spent upwards of $10,000 per ticket to take the first flight? The new PC airport will be able to land the new Airbus, and Fed Ex and UPS will likely be using the the new jet for cargo, saving millions of dollars in fuel expense. The new Airbus will fly half way around the world on one tank of gas. From here, that would mean that the Airbus could fly to Singapore on a single tank. :shock: I wonder why UPS has purchased property near the new airport.:idontno: I wonder why I hear rumors of Fed Ex looking to relocate from Memphis to Panama City Beach / West Bay.:idontno: It is very interesting to think about. Does anyone know if Fed Ex and UPS have orders for the new Airbus? :idontno:

SHELLY

[quote="Smiling JOe, post: 307380"]Does this mean that Shelly will stand naked with shovel in hand for the ceremonial pose of the breaking of the ground? :idontno:[/QUOTE]

The bet was for the airport scheduling its GRAND OPENING in 2009 :roll:--ain't gonna happen.  With the first shovel of dirt, the fun begins.

BTW...I like the idea of the "emailed" invitations due to the short notice....
:scratch:...let's see, why would that be?  Maybe to get it in before JOE's conference call on Nov 6?  :biggrin:

The big question remains to be answered....will there be snacks at the ceremony?

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<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">Does this mean that Shelly will stand naked with shovel in hand for the ceremonial pose of the breaking of the ground? :idontno:</blockquote> 
The bet was for the airport scheduling its GRAND OPENING in 2009 :roll:--ain&#039;t gonna happen. With the first shovel of dirt, the fun begins. 
 
BTW...I like the idea of the &quot;emailed&quot; invitations due to the short notice.... 
:scratch:...let&#039;s see, why would that be? Maybe to get it in before JOE&#039;s conference call on Nov 6? 😀 
 
The big question remains to be answered....will there be snacks at the ceremony? 
 
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[quote="Smiling JOe, post: 307385"] Does anyone know if Fed Ex and UPS have orders for the new Airbus? :idontno:[/QUOTE]


Airbus 380s plagued with delays.  Fed Ex canx it's order for the Airbus 380s last year...opted for smaller Boeing 777s instead.  UPS canx its order with Airbus in March.

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<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">Does anyone know if Fed Ex and UPS have orders for the new Airbus? :idontno:</blockquote> 
 
Airbus 380s plagued with delays. Fed Ex canx it&#039;s order for the Airbus 380s last year...opted for smaller Boeing 777s instead. UPS canx its order with Airbus in March. 
 
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[quote="SHELLY, post: 307401"]The bet was for the airport scheduling its GRAND OPENING in 2009 :roll:--ain't gonna happen.  With the first shovel of dirt, the fun begins.

BTW...I like the idea of the "emailed" invitations due to the short notice....
:scratch:...let's see, why would that be?  Maybe to get it in before JOE's conference call on Nov 6?  :biggrin:

The big question remains to be answered....will there be snacks at the ceremony?

.


.[/QUOTE]fried Mars Bars, and feeesh/cheeps

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SHELLY">The bet was for the airport scheduling its GRAND OPENING in 2009 :roll:--ain&#039;t gonna happen. With the first shovel of dirt, the fun begins. 
 
BTW...I like the idea of the &quot;emailed&quot; invitations due to the short notice.... 
:scratch:...let&#039;s see, why would that be? Maybe to get it in before JOE&#039;s conference call on Nov 6? 😀 
 
The big question remains to be answered....will there be snacks at the ceremony? 
 
. 
 
 
.</blockquote>fried Mars Bars, and feeesh/cheeps

Cork On the Ocean

directionally challenged

[quote="Smiling JOe, post: 307385"]:shock: I wonder why UPS has purchased property near the new airport.:idontno: I wonder why I hear rumors of Fed Ex looking to relocate from Memphis to Panama City Beach / West Bay.:idontno: It is very interesting to think about. Does anyone know if Fed Ex and UPS have orders for the new Airbus? :idontno:[/quote]
 
Don't know about the airbus except that the airport will accomodate it.  The grapevine has it that a number of hub relocations are expected to occur because it's the first international airport after 9/11 and will meet new security levels. :idontno:  Many are very optomistic about the airports success strictly because of this security issue.  Would like to know what the enhanced measures are.

BTW, nice butt!
 
[quote="SHELLY, post: 307401"]The bet was for the airport scheduling its GRAND OPENING in 2009 :roll:--ain't gonna happen. With the first shovel of dirt, the fun begins.
.[/quote]
 
I've been gone for a while and word is that you've surely become a welcomed addition to the board.  Originally, the media was talking 2009 but at the Engineer's meeting last month, they specifically said early 2010.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">:shock: I wonder why UPS has purchased property near the new airport.:idontno: I wonder why I hear rumors of Fed Ex looking to relocate from Memphis to Panama City Beach / West Bay.:idontno: It is very interesting to think about. Does anyone know if Fed Ex and UPS have orders for the new Airbus? :idontno:</blockquote> 
Don&#039;t know about the airbus except that the airport will accomodate it. The grapevine has it that a number of hub relocations are expected to occur because it&#039;s the first international airport after 9/11 and will meet new security levels. :idontno: Many are very optomistic about the airports success strictly because of this security issue. Would like to know what the enhanced measures are. 
 
BTW, nice butt! 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SHELLY">The bet was for the airport scheduling its GRAND OPENING in 2009 :roll:--ain&#039;t gonna happen. With the first shovel of dirt, the fun begins. 
.</blockquote> 
I&#039;ve been gone for a while and word is that you&#039;ve surely become a welcomed addition to the board. Originally, the media was talking 2009 but at the Engineer&#039;s meeting last month, they specifically said early 2010.

[QUOTE][quote="Cork On the Ocean, post: 307405"] 
I've been gone for a while and word is that you've surely become a welcomed addition to the board. [/QUOTE] 

:blink:  Welcome to the Twilight Zone.


[QUOTE]Originally, the media was talking 2009 but at the Engineer's meeting last month, [B]they specifically said early 2010[/B].[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure that will change again going forward.

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<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name=""><blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Cork On the Ocean">I&#039;ve been gone for a while and word is that you&#039;ve surely become a welcomed addition to the board.</blockquote> 
:blink: Welcome to the Twilight Zone. 
 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="">Originally, the media was talking 2009 but at the Engineer&#039;s meeting last month, they specifically said early 2010.</blockquote> 
I&#039;m pretty sure that will change again going forward. 
 
.</blockquote>

scooterbug44

What will make the new PC more secure than the recent FWB changes?

As always, remember your airport is only as secure as the LEAST secure connecting airport.

What will make the new PC more secure than the recent FWB changes? 
 
As always, remember your airport is only as secure as the LEAST secure connecting airport.

[quote="scooterbug44, post: 307409"]What will make the new PC more secure than the recent FWB changes?

[/QUOTE]

For starters....it's in the middle of nowhere.


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<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="scooterbug44">What will make the new PC more secure than the recent FWB changes?</blockquote> 
For starters....it&#039;s in the middle of nowhere. 
 
 
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I've got the design somewhere and nothing about the layout struck me as unusual except maybe the buffers so maybe it's electronic stuff or something. Plus as you say, it's in the middle of nowhere for now.
 
[quote="SHELLY, post: 307412"]For starters....it's in the middle of nowhere.
 
 
.[/quote]

I&#039;ve got the design somewhere and nothing about the layout struck me as unusual except maybe the buffers so maybe it&#039;s electronic stuff or something. Plus as you say, it&#039;s in the middle of nowhere for now. 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SHELLY">For starters....it&#039;s in the middle of nowhere. 
 
 
.</blockquote>

now it's in the middle of nowhere like Scottsdale AZ was the middle of nowhere.

now it&#039;s in the middle of nowhere like Scottsdale AZ was the middle of nowhere.

It's in the "middle of nowhere" only until they build the rental car lots, the airport hotels, the maintenance buildings, the shipping centers.........

It&#039;s in the &quot;middle of nowhere&quot; only until they build the rental car lots, the airport hotels, the maintenance buildings, the shipping centers.........

It's all doomed because commercial investment is "commercialvestulators".

It&#039;s all doomed because commercial investment is &quot;commercialvestulators&quot;.

[quote="scooterbug44, post: 307451"]It's in the "middle of nowhere" only until they build the rental car lots, the airport hotels, the maintenance buildings, the shipping centers.........[/QUOTE]

:idontno: Then why not buy in Orlando, there's lots of stuff out there for sale, there's an airport, there's jobs, there's infrastructure in place, it's Florida and it's a buyer's market there too--one might say it is a turnkey operation.  No beach nearby?  The same might hold true here as more and more of our beaches are tagged as "Off Limits" to tourists and locals.


This "airport story" may not be the best news for local Realtors as it may encourage present sellers in the area to hang on to their unreasonably high asking prices just that much longer.




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<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="scooterbug44">It&#039;s in the &quot;middle of nowhere&quot; only until they build the rental car lots, the airport hotels, the maintenance buildings, the shipping centers.........</blockquote> 
:idontno: Then why not buy in Orlando, there&#039;s lots of stuff out there for sale, there&#039;s an airport, there&#039;s jobs, there&#039;s infrastructure in place, it&#039;s Florida and it&#039;s a buyer&#039;s market there too--one might say it is a turnkey operation. No beach nearby? The same might hold true here as more and more of our beaches are tagged as &quot;Off Limits&quot; to tourists and locals. 
 
 
This &quot;airport story&quot; may not be the best news for local Realtors as it may encourage present sellers in the area to hang on to their unreasonably high asking prices just that much longer. 
 
 
 
 
.

Matt J

SWGB

[quote="Smiling JOe, post: 307385"]Did anyone read about the new Airbus making its first flight, where people spent upwards of $10,000 per ticket to take the first flight? The new PC airport will be able to land the new Airbus, and Fed Ex and UPS will likely be using the the new jet for cargo, saving millions of dollars in fuel expense. The new Airbus will fly half way around the world on one tank of gas. From here, that would mean that the Airbus could fly to Singapore on a single tank. :shock: I wonder why UPS has purchased property near the new airport.:idontno: I wonder why I hear rumors of Fed Ex looking to relocate from Memphis to Panama City Beach / West Bay.:idontno: It is very interesting to think about. Does anyone know if Fed Ex and UPS have orders for the new Airbus? :idontno:[/quote]
 
Actually FedEx has no plans to move its main hub from Memphis, the main reason FedEx and UPS want access to the new airport is:
 
Overall Size, the land is bigger than Hartsfield in ATL and offers a huge amount of expansion room.
Employees, there is a huge labor pool available in the area both trained and untrained that need year round employment.
Location, Panama City got its name for its' proximity (I got that word all wrong) to the country of Panama, both carriers will most likely use the airport as a hub to south and central america.
 
These are the reasons I was told by a friend who works WITH, not for, FedEx.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">Did anyone read about the new Airbus making its first flight, where people spent upwards of $10,000 per ticket to take the first flight? The new PC airport will be able to land the new Airbus, and Fed Ex and UPS will likely be using the the new jet for cargo, saving millions of dollars in fuel expense. The new Airbus will fly half way around the world on one tank of gas. From here, that would mean that the Airbus could fly to Singapore on a single tank. :shock: I wonder why UPS has purchased property near the new airport.:idontno: I wonder why I hear rumors of Fed Ex looking to relocate from Memphis to Panama City Beach / West Bay.:idontno: It is very interesting to think about. Does anyone know if Fed Ex and UPS have orders for the new Airbus? :idontno:</blockquote> 
Actually FedEx has no plans to move its main hub from Memphis, the main reason FedEx and UPS want access to the new airport is: 
 
Overall Size, the land is bigger than Hartsfield in ATL and offers a huge amount of expansion room. 
Employees, there is a huge labor pool available in the area both trained and untrained that need year round employment. 
Location, Panama City got its name for its&#039; proximity (I got that word all wrong) to the country of Panama, both carriers will most likely use the airport as a hub to south and central america. 
 
These are the reasons I was told by a friend who works WITH, not for, FedEx.

[quote="SHELLY, post: 307457"]:idontno: Then why not buy in Orlando, there's lots of stuff out there for sale, there's an airport, there's jobs, there's infrastructure in place, it's Florida and it's a buyer's market there too--one might say it is a turnkey operation.  No beach nearby?  The same might hold true here as more and more of our beaches are tagged as "Off Limits" to tourists and locals.


This "airport story" may not be the best news for local Realtors as it may encourage present sellers in the area to hang on to their unreasonably high asking prices just that much longer.




.[/QUOTE    For the same reason that real estate markets are local.  Some regions in our country now are in boom phase.  The panhandle market cannot be compared to Orlando.  The beach is obviously the draw in SoWal.  That and the fact that there are multiple reasons to buy and hold real estate.  Why present the engine for growth in your neck of the woods as a boondoggle?  Does it run counter to your desires, or have you shorted St. Joe recently?

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SHELLY">:idontno: Then why not buy in Orlando, there&#039;s lots of stuff out there for sale, there&#039;s an airport, there&#039;s jobs, there&#039;s infrastructure in place, it&#039;s Florida and it&#039;s a buyer&#039;s market there too--one might say it is a turnkey operation. No beach nearby? The same might hold true here as more and more of our beaches are tagged as &quot;Off Limits&quot; to tourists and locals. 
 
 
This &quot;airport story&quot; may not be the best news for local Realtors as it may encourage present sellers in the area to hang on to their unreasonably high asking prices just that much longer. 
 
 
 
 
.[/QUOTE For the same reason that real estate markets are local. Some regions in our country now are in boom phase. The panhandle market cannot be compared to Orlando. The beach is obviously the draw in SoWal. That and the fact that there are multiple reasons to buy and hold real estate. Why present the engine for growth in your neck of the woods as a boondoggle? Does it run counter to your desires, or have you shorted St. Joe recently?</blockquote>

[quote="SHELLY, post: 307457"]:idontno: Then why not buy in Orlando, there's lots of stuff out there for sale, there's an airport, there's jobs, there's infrastructure in place, it's Florida and it's a buyer's market there too--one might say it is a turnkey operation. No beach nearby? The same might hold true here as more and more of our beaches are tagged as "Off Limits" to tourists and locals.
 
 
This "airport story" may not be the best news for local Realtors as it may encourage present sellers in the area to hang on to their unreasonably high asking prices just that much longer.
 
.[/quote]
 
Actually Shelly from my standpoint, I'd just as soon have sellers hang onto their property and get them off the market.  It's no good having a listing that nobody's buying and it's the glut of properties on the market that's causing buyers to wait to write contracts. 
 
The best thing that could happen for the market is for people to pull their stuff off the market but many can't afford to in spite of the fact that they know the airport will boost the market.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SHELLY">:idontno: Then why not buy in Orlando, there&#039;s lots of stuff out there for sale, there&#039;s an airport, there&#039;s jobs, there&#039;s infrastructure in place, it&#039;s Florida and it&#039;s a buyer&#039;s market there too--one might say it is a turnkey operation. No beach nearby? The same might hold true here as more and more of our beaches are tagged as &quot;Off Limits&quot; to tourists and locals. 
 
 
This &quot;airport story&quot; may not be the best news for local Realtors as it may encourage present sellers in the area to hang on to their unreasonably high asking prices just that much longer. 
 
.</blockquote> 
Actually Shelly from my standpoint, I&#039;d just as soon have sellers hang onto their property and get them off the market. It&#039;s no good having a listing that nobody&#039;s buying and it&#039;s the glut of properties on the market that&#039;s causing buyers to wait to write contracts. 
 
The best thing that could happen for the market is for people to pull their stuff off the market but many can&#039;t afford to in spite of the fact that they know the airport will boost the market.

Chickpea

Beach Fanatic

SJ: read the story about the the new airbus today flying from Singapore to Sydney in 7 hours - reviews by passengers were rave and as you said, some paid mucho $$$$ for the experience and said they were so spoiled by the experience that they cannot imagine flying any other way.  This jumbo jumbo jumbo jet has multiple classes, rooms furnished as suites, beds, etc... will take joining the mile high club to another level i guess :wub:

Kurt

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[URL]http://westbayflorida.blogspot.com/2007/10/date-set-for-groundbreaking-ceremony.html[/URL]
 
[QUOTE] 
Early this morning the Airport Authority began emailing invitations to a ?Ceremonial Groundbreaking? for the new airport, to be held on Thursday, November 1, at 9:30 a.m.

If you need information about the event, send an email to: [EMAIL="%20patty@pcairport.com"][COLOR=#e1771e]patty@pcairport.com[/COLOR][/EMAIL]

This community has worked nearly ten years to reach this day.

Congratulations to Airport Authority Chairman Joe Tannehill; Airport Board Members Bill Cramer, Gerry Clemons, Rick Koehnemann and Andy McKenzie; Airport Executive Director Randy Curtis; and the countless others who have contributed to the process and worked so hard to bring better air service, economic development opportunities and environmental protection to our region.
[/QUOTE]

<a href="http://westbayflorida.blogspot.com/2007/10/date-set-for-groundbreaking-ceremony.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">http://westbayflorida.blogspot.com/2007/10/date-set-for-groundbreaking-ceremony.html</a> 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="">Early this morning the Airport Authority began emailing invitations to a ?Ceremonial Groundbreaking? for the new airport, to be held on Thursday, November 1, at 9:30 a.m. 
 
If you need information about the event, send an email to: <a href="mailto:%20patty@pcairport.com">patty@pcairport.com</a> 
 
This community has worked nearly ten years to reach this day. 
 
Congratulations to Airport Authority Chairman Joe Tannehill; Airport Board Members Bill Cramer, Gerry Clemons, Rick Koehnemann and Andy McKenzie; Airport Executive Director Randy Curtis; and the countless others who have contributed to the process and worked so hard to bring better air service, economic development opportunities and environmental protection to our region.</blockquote>

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