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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hey, looky, rocket fuel as ballast!



I have to agree. The ingenuity they have displayed in getting as far as they have should be enough to allow them in. I recall back in the 80's when a German family in East Germany built a McGuiver-style hot air balloon and croosed the border. America took them in in a heartbeat. Why? One, politics. Two, the use of ingenuity to seek freedom.
Carl


David Buchner wrote:


On Monday, February 9, 2004, at 09:10 PM, SFreihof@aol.com wrote:

    Fords, by the way, do
    not swim well.

    They can swim pretty well with the proper preparation..  A 1951 Ford
    pickup truck very nearly made it across the Florida Straights from
    Cuba  recently.  And even more recently, a Buick sedan also nearly
    made the crossing.  They failed to complete the crossing only due
    to interdiction by the U.S. Coast Guard.


Actually, I read that the truck was a Chevy. Uh, which obviously doesn't make any difference. Gosh, I love those guys. I wish the CG would stop sinking their cars. You know, there's 3 or 4 shows on the Discovery Channel and such, for people doing stuff just like that.


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