Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]J. Braun wrote: > Furthermore, birds do not vote. > JTB > > Shows they are indeed smarter than most of us. > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 07:15:50 -0500 > From: Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: For the bird and F16 lovers NOW: NoOLF > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <80579F2A-1973-430D-98A1-D6F7B5B4ABA0@mindspring.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > This bird strike photo is especially relevant in North Carolina right > now. > > The Navy has hit on the great(?) idea of building a practice landing > field adjacent to Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge > is the winter home to hundreds of thousands of water fowl, all > considerably larger than the bird seen sucked into the jet in this > video. > > They already have a practice field in Virginia near their airbase, > but people who have moved into the flight patterns are complaining > about the noise. It's not helping Virginia's real estate market, > which is more important to the Navy than the safety of its pilots. > > Here is a site that give you some of the story: > http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?cat=44 > > Please contact your congressmen to help us stop this lunacy. > > Thanks. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > > On Mar 4, 2007, at 7:14 PM, John Collier wrote: > > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Prd0o2MAA >> >> :-) >> >> John Collier >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >