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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:28:43 -0600, Big John wrote in :
http://www.wmur.com/news/14576272/detail.html He made a comment about probably giving a bottle of booze to the rigger. That is an old custom in the Military. After I ejected (in an ejection seat) and the chute saved my ass, when I returned to Home Plate I went to the Parachute shop and found the guy who had packed my chute and gave him a bottle of good booze and my thanks. Told him how good a job he did and to keep up the good work. It's a splendid tradition. I wonder whether the folks who use Ballistic Recovery Systems do the same nowadays? ![]() Marty -- Big-8 newsgroups: humanities.*, misc.*, news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, talk.* See http://www.big-8.org for info on how to add or remove newsgroups. |
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