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[pct-l] TYPOES REPAIRED....a jet was buzzing by

I also love seeing and hearing the jets fly over so low.  I love the silence and solitude of the wilderness, but theres something about that power and ability that mesmorizes me.  I talked to an F14 pilot once who said it is the best rollar coaster ride available, and he actually gets paid to fly it.  I 

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: calliger@infolane.com 

> Sorry about the typoes...would you believe a jet can a little 
> low and buzzed me? :-)) ;-) 
> 
> Well..I might consider equating a happy jet jockey 
> going to the ground to buzz me to my fiance's snoring! 
> 
> How you ask? Well..glad you did!! LOL 
> 
> 
> I used to be greatly bothered by her snoring 'till one day I 
> realized how lucky I am to have her, how lucky I am to be 
> with her, and how lucky I am to be here and be able to hear 
> her... 
> 
> now..it is sort of a music that I smile to and fall back 
> to sleep.. 
> 
> Isn't attitude everything thought? We are here and able to hike 
> our own hike becasue of those jets! (and the strength of our 
> country and freedom...I hiked in Hungary and was searched and 
> asked for my passport no less that 6 times in a week!!- 
> AND this was AFTER the Communists left!!) 
> 
> However, do not get me wrong, I am not a war-monger..in fact just the 
> opposite!-- but our country and way of life was founded on 
> the power of our resolve and weapons and army to throw off the 
> British rule of dominion and terror and persecution..You will love 
> the Church or we will kill you kinda stuff!! So today those 
> jets that buzz me are an extension of all that! 
> 
> Semper Fi! 
> 
> PPS_ 
> 
> AND...by the way..if you dont like then leave!!! (LOL) 
> 
> 
> > 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 at 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 
> > > 
> > _______________________________________________ 
> > pct-l mailing list 
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> http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l From rjcalliger at yahoo.com  Wed Jan 18 11:45:40 2006
From: rjcalliger at yahoo.com (Richard Calliger)
Date: Wed Jan 18 11:53:13 2006
Subject: [pct-l] TYPOES REPAIRED....a jet was buzzing by
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One of those guys in a Phantom saved my life in the war!~ and I got
  an awesome ride in one later!!
R
  

sue.kettles@comcast.net wrote:
    I also love seeing and hearing the jets fly over so low.  I love the silence and solitude of the wilderness, but theres something about that power and ability that mesmorizes me.  I talked to an F14 pilot once who said it is the best rollar coaster ride available, and he actually gets paid to fly it.  I 
   
  -------------- Original message -------------- 
From: calliger@infolane.com 

> Sorry about the typoes...would you believe a jet can a little 
> low and buzzed me? :-)) ;-) 
> 
> Well..I might consider equating a happy jet jockey 
> going to the ground to buzz me to my fiance's snoring! 
> 
> How you ask? Well..glad you did!! LOL 
> 
> 
> I used to be greatly bothered by her snoring 'till one day I 
> realized how lucky I am to have her, how lucky I am to be 
> with her, and how lucky I am to be here and be able to hear 
> her... 
> 
> now..it is sort of a music that I smile to and fall back 
> to sleep.. 
> 
> Isn't attitude everything thought? We are here and able to hike 
> our own hike becasue of those jets! (and the strength of our 
> country and freedom...I hiked in Hungary and was searched and 
> asked for my passport no less that 6 times in a week!!- 
> AND this was AFTER the Communists left!!) 
> 
> However, do not get me wrong, I am not a war-monger..in fact just the 
> opposite!-- but our country and way of life was founded on 
> the power of our resolve and weapons and army to throw off the 
> British rule of dominion and terror and persecution..You will love 
> the Church or we will kill you kinda stuff!! So today those 
> jets that buzz me are an extension of all that! 
> 
> Semper Fi! 
> 
> PPS_ 
> 
> AND...by the way..if you dont like then leave!!! (LOL) 
> 
> 
> > 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 at 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 
> > > 
> > _______________________________________________ 
> > pct-l mailing list 
> _______________________________________________ 
> pct-l mailing list 
> pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net 
> unsubscribe or change options: 
> http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l   


		
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