[kj] [Bulk] Re: Latest Blog Post from Youth:

[phil]

you lucky bugger, seeing a shuttle launch has always been an ambition
of mine. As is seeing a total solar eclipse, and Im unlikely to see
either now. Went to cornwall for the eclipse in '99, and the only
clouds in the sky for the whole week we were there was the 2 hours of
complete cover which obscured the whole event. Didnt see a fucking
thing. Im still gutted about that to this day.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:59:24 +0100, you wrote:


>Being an unashamed space nerd, a month ago I acted on a very long-held

>ambition and travelled to Florida to see a space shuttle launch from Kennedy

>Space Centre. Now this is a risky use of time/money, as it is quite possible

>it will be postponed/cancelled - it is

>of course the most complicated machine ever built by humans, yet it relies

>on getting

>into orbit by the ignition of what is basically a massive bomb. And sure

>enough,

>after I had travelled 3000 miles, queued for hours then sat around until

>4.30am, it was

>postponed 9 minutes before launch due to various safety reasons. Fair

>enough,

>there are six people sat on top of the massive bomb so every precaution has

>to be taken.

>It was to be expected. But I was still absolutely gutted.

>

>Elsewhere, a band fail to get the recording of their new album to coincide

>with a world tour.

>I only mention these two things together because ONE OF THEM IS NOT

>FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE.

>

>N

>

>PS: I witnessed the space shuttle launch 24 hours later. And it was awesome.

>So never give up hope, eh?

>

>

>On 6 March 2010 19:42, B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

>

>> I "understand" the reasoning for this.

>>

>> But still.

>>

>> MOTHERFUCK.

>>

>>

>> -0liver

>>

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