At 10:08 01-05-2000 -0700, you wrote:
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Ultimately, the guy who owned the car was the coolest
man who ever lived.
He told us that he'd been 14 once and that his insurance would pay for it.
And that if he saw us in the parking lot again (which we steered clear
of), he'd have us arrested on the spot...
The moral of the story is: If there's a risk of hitting anyone, or
anything that's particularly valuable, either move to another drop-spot
and/or post lookouts to keep the curious at a safe distance.
I will add that I maintain a pretty strict set of guidelines for any drops
that I happen to do. Anything that might cause permanent damage (other than
to the item being dropped, of course) is right out, as is anything that
poses an uncontrollable risk to life or safety.
Sorry to hear about the fellow's car, but I'm glad he was cool about it.
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Bruce Lane, Owner and head honcho, Blue Feather Technologies
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Amateur Radio: WD6EOS since Dec. '77
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