I am always entranced by the sight of jet planes taking off at TH Green airport. Way back in 1966 my older brother Rick and I were fueling these planes at T.H. Green . I was instructed in simple fueling techniques by Rick ( more mechanical aptitude than myself ) - himself a licensed airplane pilot at 16 - and I was happy to earn the minimum wage( $2:00 per hour back then ? ) Did a passenger jet once take off with an oil tank cap not properly secured ? Was young Ron Radical the JERK ! Oh well , everybody was safe. And Ron only worked the summer there. Rick soon got married to Evelyn and began managing a number of local radio stations - with ATTITUDE , I hear. BIG BROTHER Rick passed away in 2014 - his addictive smoking habit could have been a factor in a strange blood disease. Rick briefly served on the Town Council of Foster as an " anti-fascist " Foster Democrat. His Foster Republican antagonists are still prominent in Rhode Island state politics. Wife Evelyn -just my age - is presently living in an assisted living center in Georgia. Did Jet planes really save us TIME ? " DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS " goes the popular rock song. Well , it is ALWAYS LATER THAN YOU THINK ! A kind thought for those about to board a passenger jet at T.H. Green Airport .