Re: A nice experience for the staff at Fazoli's

From: k4hsm@knology.net
Date: Thu Jul 23 2009 - 22:57:42 UTC

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    I think it was late arriving because the station had to do the debris avoidance maneuver earlier this week.
    
    I remember sitting in my pickup truck at an empty Big Lots parking lot waiting for Mir to make a late night pass years ago (the apt I was staying in was not optimal for "bird" watching), and a couple of cops pulled up and started interrogtaing me on what I was doing there.  I pointed up and said "waiting for that" as it came above horizon.  
    
    I had my 2m ham radio on and could hear Shannon Lucid talking to hams all up the East Coast.  I turned up the volume for them (while they scoped me out for dope I guess) and they were pretty impressed.  And there was much rejoicing *yaay*.
    
    They had to give me the spiel about "being a suspect should the place get robbed" and I retorted "what would I *possibly* want to steal from Big Lots" which was met with much laughter.
    
    Still, I decided on other places to curb my addiction so as not to earn the ire of Knoxville's Finest.
    
    Ahhh, memories.
    
    Greg Williams
    Knoxville TN, or thereabouts
    
    
     On Wed 22/07/09 11:59 PM , "Tom Wagner" sciteach@mchsi.com sent:
    > I taught a science class at Kaplan U. earlier tonight and happened to 
    > mention that the ISS was going to pass high overhead. Not knowing where I
    > would be at the time, I set my cell-phone alarm to go off five minutes 
    > early. As it turned out I was at my favorite place to relax, Fazoli's 
    > restaurant. I feel quite at ease sharing with the staff things out of the
    > ordinary. Right after my alarm sounded off I called for the night manager
    > and told him about the bright high pass of the space station that was soon
    > going to happen. A minute before, or so I thought, I hurried outside. 
    > Following in short order was the entire Fazoli's staff!! I was the only
    > customer at that time. Somebody turned out the lights over the door as they
    > emerged. We waited in high anticipation. Seconds turned into a good minute
    > as I was trying to come up with some sort of excuse as to why it didn't
    > show. I checked and rechecked my week-old printout. Yes it is the 22nd and
    > I am reading the military time right.  Fortunately the boss was far enough
    > out from the building that he saw it before I cowered in total embarrassment.
    > He asked, "Is that it?" Those three words were music to my ears!
    > 
    > It made a wonderful bright pass in a clear sky! They asked questions about
    > how high it was and how many people are on board. How fast it was going was
    > a hit with the manager. I filled them in on the historic significance of
    > this event in particular. They were also amazed when I told them how big it
    > is.
    > 
    > Needless to say I was VERY glad we had a fine visual experience. As far as
    > I know none of them had ever seen it before.
    > 
    > Tom  Iowa  USA 
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