Re: OT Huge Cigars


"jeff" <jalowe44INVALID@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:WZtFe.3238$Eo3.1815@xxxxxxxxxxx
> John Scheldroup wrote:
>> EXETER - There was something odd in the sky last week, something that caused a Navy veteran
>> with 10,000 hours of flight experience to have his own close encounter.
>>
>> It was a bright and sunny afternoon, about 3:15 p.m., and David was outside preparing his lawnmower.
>> He had filled the mower with gas, checked the oil, and took a sip from a glass of water he had poured.
>> When he tilted his head back to get the final sip, through the bottom of the glass he saw a large cigar-shaped
>> object hovering in the sky.
>
> Must have been one hellaciously big glass in order to see through the bottom while drinking. Then he elaborates on looking through
> the bottom of the glass while drinking. Kinda trips my BS detector......
>

Crosseyed, the focal point is somewhere in the center of the glass, I do all the time. <g>

John


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