"Jim Wilkins" fired this volley in news:mnef03$841
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They rose slowly on thermals and glistened like
polished metal from the sun and cloud reflections as they drifted out
of sight over the distant treetops.


Did the same in 1958, Jim! It was chancy, whether or not you could find
a thermal, but in Florida, they're common, especially if you knew what to
look for in the trees nearby. So I had about a 3-4% success rate.

It got better when I started launching them wrapped up from a huge
slingshot! G

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