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Of course the people who started EAA had to set the standard of not littlering. I can still remember one day up at warbirds when it seemed pretty clean , but no less than Paul Poberezny himself was there picking up cigarette butts off the ground by hand. I am not going to pick up other people's cigarettes , but I made sure not to add any mess to the litter.
I had a similar experience with him when I was younger. It made me respect the man even more. I also had Rod Hightower last year tell me thank you for picking up a bottle that someone in front of me just dropped and walked away. People can say what they like about the "direction" the EAA is taking but I still believe we have some of the most decent folks I've had the pleasure of crossing paths with at the helm.