Hey old farts..how many over 50 yrs?

haight

haight

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Alexander Supertramp said:
Who remembers where they were and what they were doing when JFK was shot? I vividly remember being out playing in the barn when mom ran out of the house screaming for my father. Only time I ever saw my Grandpa shed a tear. Later that evening going to the local diner to watch their TV. We didnt have one yet. IMO a big turning point in American history......
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I was in second phase basic training and the DI told us he was shot. He also said that some of us might be asked to make the "supreme sacrifice" in the coming months. Fuck me thought I.
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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Alexander Supertramp said:
Who remembers where they were and what they were doing when JFK was shot? I vividly remember being out playing in the barn when mom ran out of the house screaming for my father. Only time I ever saw my Grandpa shed a tear. Later that evening going to the local diner to watch their TV. We didnt have one yet. IMO a big turning point in American history......
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I was two. My moment with history is when i was driving all day to get back to grad school, stopped in a mall for a change of fluids, and found the place empty, because everybody was in the Macy's watching the wall o'TVs, on which Challenger turned into a lobster claw over and over again. cn
 
GreatwhiteNorth

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cannabineer said:
I was two. My moment with history is when i was driving all day to get back to grad school, stopped in a mall for a change of fluids, and found the place empty, because everybody was in the Macy's watching the wall o'TVs, on which Challenger turned into a lobster claw over and over again. cn
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I remember that one well, I was on a 210' (CG) Needle of death approx 25 miles east of the coast
("Down range") of the Cape.
We had an excellent view of the rising plume.

*Cut to the Joke* What was the last thing Christa McAuliffe said?

"Hey, what does this red button do"?
 
Walter9999

Walter9999

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cannabineer said:
I was two. My moment with history is when i was driving all day to get back to grad school, stopped in a mall for a change of fluids, and found the place empty, because everybody was in the Macy's watching the wall o'TVs, on which Challenger turned into a lobster claw over and over again. cn
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I was at The Joe Brinkmans umpire school in Cocoa Florida looking up directly overhead as it blew up. It was 29 degrees in Florida that morning and as it turned out the cold weather caused the O ring failure. Most of the guys at school were from other areas of the country or world and didn't realize there was an issue. Having seen all the shuttle shots to that time, the anomaly was apparent. Recent new unearthed video of the tragedy that came to light brought me to tears. Easily one of the darkest days for me. I can still see the blast cloud that hung for most of the day in my minds eye.
 
JCS57

JCS57

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55 smoked my first bowl when is was 13. Paid $10 for a bag that had far to many sticks & seeds grow my own for pennies a pound with no seeds and with my card no sharing with law enforcement.
 
dadio161

dadio161

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2nd phase of basic training ? Are you a Jar Head ?

Semper Fi


haight said:
I was in second phase basic training and the DI told us he was shot. He also said that some of us might be asked to make the "supreme sacrifice" in the coming months. Fuck me thought I.
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