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jimmytavino

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big day today:S:o:S

september 16th...
anniversary... for jmy...

This date marks the day I enjoyed my First Flight in ANY airplane.......:o:D

also the same day that i made my # 1 parachute jump...

it was 1972.... i'd never been IN a plane before...( i was just a kid, and had never FLOWN, anywhere)

a year and a half later,,,
i had almost 200 jumps when i first ever LANDED in an airplane....:ph34r:

true story.....4 years ago i was near the very airport where i did my static line training,,,B|it was 9-16...
That airport was a DZ for only a short time, back then... but is now still a fairly active airport , with lots of G A aircraft, and a flight school.:|

so anyway. i am nearby so i think to myself,,, "I'm gonna stop by there and just walk around a bit..."
I always can recall that first jump day, VERY vividly,,, even though it was so long ago..( it was a saturday)

so, anyway,,, I pull into the parking lot, and while there were many parking spots, up near the buildings, for some reason, I pull to the right and park off on the far edge of the lot...
I get outta the van,,, and look down, at the blacktop.... and see... a Penny...

a copper penny...

well i'm the kinda guy who WILL pick up a penny,,, and so I do...
I look at it, check the date, and nearly faint....:o:|
It is dated 1972.......I swear on a stack of bibles... It says 1972... and this was in the year 2004.....
whoa....

so i thought THAT was pretty cool...B|;)
stuck the coin in my pocket, strolled around a while, shot the breeze with a few pilots, then left to continue my work day....

wild , weird and Wonderful!!!!

jmy

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You know, Jimmy. Whenever anyone mentions sitting around the bonfire sharing a beer, passing on knowledge and/or just simply telling stories, YOU are the first person I always think of.

Thanks again, big guy.

You know you are always welcome here at the Farm if you ever make it down here.
My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

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good deal.

thanks Pops..

i Do still have that coin.B|

and,,, I did buy 2 scratch-offs that day..

Win for Life..... ( only I DIDN'T...:S:P;) )
( can i get my money back?? these lottery tickets, are defective :S:o:S... )

i really like co-incidences aardvark,,,,
:)on the day that you were enjoying your # 1 skydive,,,
I was experiencing my most recent reserve deployment....:o[:/]:|B|:P:)9-16-06........( a whole 'nother story)...
i learned that day,, that a shoulder injury would require switching over to a left side BOC...been good to go, since...

thanks to all...

skydive often, skydive safely , skydive with friends.

georgia, georgia, on my mind...

jmy
POPS 3935
scr scs nscr

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