On occasion we get a bunch of Grumman Cats out for > a lark, and there is at least one stunt pilot who likes to practice out > over the beach on days when there are not likely to be many ppl there. > > ][< I once sat on a fire lookout atop a steep mountain beside a little northern BC town where the lone local doctor owned a stunt plane. Some summer evenings, he would put on a show over town and relieve the stress of his work all at the same time, often diving straight down toward the middle of town and then looping and rolling back up all over the place. The people below enjoyed his eccentricity, perhaps not realizing that from my point of view a few thousand feet away, and at his elevation, the actions looked more like militaristic vengeance and imaginary self destruction. cp in bc -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>