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[Chris Krok]

> > Doesn't this flare business strike anyone as a real good way to start a > forest fire! > Morgan

They're pretty specifically designed to burn up before they come back down, I think. But hey, if you want to be found... Chris -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok Project Engineer, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnel Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology MS 205-45 Phone: 626.395.4794 Pasadena, CA 91125 Fax: 626.449.2677

[InWoods13@aol.com]

Hail list! The ride home from work today started out nice enough. I'd decided to test out a light leather jacket I'd picked up awhile back in todays 95 degree heat. Figured with the semi loose sleeves & two front vents open, it wouldn't be too uncomfortable so long as I kept moving. Snuck out of the mine a little early, so the traffic wasn't too bad. Did my best Freddy Spencer in the twisties on my shortcut around the local version of gridlock, everything felt good. One of those days where you're in a zone with your ride. Stopped in at my favorite jerky store & picked up some lite beer, from miller. Continued on my journey. Jumped on the the infamous SR46, where the speed ranges from 45 to 75 and cagers are known to stop & back up if they miss their turn. Cruising along with the flow, I spot a small object hit the bottom cuff of the sleeve of jacket, I suspected the worse, it was true. A mad flying bug of some sort was making its way up my sleeve. It took offense to the wind whipping jacket & nailed my elbow, no safe place to stop yet. Trying not to look like a guy riding down the road with a wasp in his jacket I kept cool & continued looking for a turn off of sorts. By the time I found one, it felt like he'd hit me a couple of times in the back. Must have looked odd to the cagers...me, standing next to "Thunderdog", in an area where Harleys & Japanese cruisers are the norm (wearing my helm with "menacing" dark smoke shield), shirtless, on the side of the road. Looks like summer's back. Scott A14 "Thunderdog" Sorrento