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"It was one of those nights" and other stories

Postby wkitty42 » Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:11 pm

Most of us have been there before -- the last week of six weeks at sea. There are no more no-fly days between now and the Fly off. You’re in the grinder, hoping the long busy days turn into a short week.


https://safety.navylive.dodlive.mil/files/2020/01/Approach-Vol-63-No-1.pdf
"You get more air close to the ground," said Angalo. "I read that in a book. You get lots of air low down, and not much when you go up."
"Why not?" said Gurder.
"Dunno. It's frightened of heights, I guess."
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Re: "It was one of those nights" and other stories

Postby Johan G » Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:26 pm

It so often is a whole chain of events. Or holes lined up in a stack of cheese slices.
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