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[pct-l] Jets and the PCT



And think about what propellers do to ocean life...

>From: Junaid Dawud <jdawud@yahoo.com>
>To: pctl pctl <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Jets and the PCT
>Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:12:17 -0800 (PST)
>
>'soft' or rotten rock might just pulverize instantly.
>A hard piece of granite would probably cause a massive
>explosion.  You probably wouldn't want to be within
>1000 ft of that hell storm.  I actually seem to recall
>hearing a story a few years ago about some geese that
>got sucked up into someones small jet engine.  The
>engine jammed and exploded.  I guess the geese were
>fanatics about human invasion of their air space,
>kamikaze goose.
>
>-------Junaid #41PCT2006
>who loves geese and rocks, and really wants to take a
>ride in a fighter jet.
>
>
>--- Tortoise <Tortoise73@charter.net> wrote:
>
> > I wonder what a well aimed and timed rock (or even a
> > piece of gravel)
> > would do to a jet engine.
> >
> > ----------
> > Tortoise
> >
> > I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
> > Using Mozilla Thunderbird
> > http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
> >
> > hiker97@aol.com wrote:
> > > I remember 40 years ago hiking on the PCT in the
> > Sierras and the jets coming down to buzz us.  We
> > would have to lay flat on the ground to try to miss
> > the shock wave coming at us.  Of course, they did
> > this on purpose when they caught backpackers out in
> > the open.  Ha, ha, ha.
> > >
> > > Then they would duck down in the Kern River trench
> > to do a high speed escape.  Too much.
> > >
> > > Just memories of the trail of a by gone era.
> > >
> > > Cheers, Switchback
> > >
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