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Major Nikon

(36,925 posts)
7. Yes
Wed May 14, 2014, 01:46 PM
May 2014

When you hang around airports long enough you meet an interesting mix of everyone from middle class to the super rich. One that comes to mind is Roger Hardesty who at one time had a net worth of $500 million (probably more by now). He had his own private air force which consisted of 2 F-5s and a T-38 (I think it's grown since then). I haven't seen him in over 15 years so I don't know if he still owns one of the skyscrapers in downtown Tulsa, but he once let our little aviation group use the penthouse suite of the building for a tribute we had for one of our members. He even had the event catered at his expense.

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1998/0518/6110045a.html

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Not personally. Aristus May 2014 #1
Yes, elleng May 2014 #2
O.K., not in that range but far from hurting UTUSN May 2014 #3
Not sure if he qualifies... cyberswede May 2014 #4
Yes dr.strangelove May 2014 #5
Yes, I have. woodsprite May 2014 #6
Yes Major Nikon May 2014 #7
Yes, my family. Wait Wut May 2014 #8
I think large amounts of money makes it much easier to be indecent steve2470 May 2014 #10
You don't have to be rich to be an asshole.... AnneD May 2014 #9
Yes, one person. ohnoyoudidnt May 2014 #11
Yes. Many. It depends on what culture they are surrounded by. applegrove May 2014 #12
Decent rich people: I've known some. Kind rich people: no, not that many. (nt) Paladin May 2014 #13
Nope. femmocrat May 2014 #14
Yes dipsydoodle May 2014 #15
Yes. 840high May 2014 #16
Yep. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #17
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