S. Blow said: > > "Well, it's about time," muttered Shamus as he stripped off his jacket, > balled it up, and flung it in a corner. He zipped up his old pilot's > suit, which was nearly entirely covered with the patches of his old > sponsors, some of them companies that went bankrupt over a decade ago. > > After donning battered fingerless gloves, he then hauled himself up into > the cockpit of his Iguana, cursing all the whole about how cramped the > hatch was. He buttoned up and went though the "pre-flight" checklist, > casting an experienced and critical eye over the myriad dials and > displays. That complete, he walked his Gear through a simple routine, > checking the range of movement of the joints and actuators. The final > check complete, Shamus stood, armored fists on armored hips, waiting > for the go ahead. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message brought to you by the HG-PBEM "OVERDRIVE" mailing list. > http://www.bluething.org/overdrive/ ************************ Dennis D. Kirkpatrick Littleton, CO USA dkirkpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.bluething.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message brought to you by the HG-PBEM "OVERDRIVE" mailing list. http://www.bluething.org/overdrive/