MarathonMike
Diamond Member
He was a tall lanky white guy maybe in his mid 60s, decent golf swing and a really interesting guy. He was hitting next to me on the range and we started chatting about this and that. He told me he owned a bar and was really bummed out about having to close it again after only being re-opened for 3 weeks. He's had the bar for 25 years and it's his baby but he doesn't know if he can keep going.
Now for the story.
He opened the bar after surviving a plane crash that he had no business surviving. He's a pilot and was flying North of Tucson back in the early 90s. The engine blew out on his Cessna while he was flying over Biosphere2. When he lost power, he started heading right for it but missed hitting the main building by about 50 feet. Instead, he ended up hitting power lines that probably saved his life. Instead of hitting the ground full speed, the wires grabbed his plane, slowed him down and he ended up hitting the ground while flipping end over end. He landed upside down but his plane was still intact. He was able to get himself out, and had a broken leg but otherwise he was OK. Opening a bar was always a dream of his and after that experience he decided to quit his job and just go for it. It's sad to think he survived that, and has had a successful bar for a quarter century but may end up losing it because of this GD virus.
Now for the story.
He opened the bar after surviving a plane crash that he had no business surviving. He's a pilot and was flying North of Tucson back in the early 90s. The engine blew out on his Cessna while he was flying over Biosphere2. When he lost power, he started heading right for it but missed hitting the main building by about 50 feet. Instead, he ended up hitting power lines that probably saved his life. Instead of hitting the ground full speed, the wires grabbed his plane, slowed him down and he ended up hitting the ground while flipping end over end. He landed upside down but his plane was still intact. He was able to get himself out, and had a broken leg but otherwise he was OK. Opening a bar was always a dream of his and after that experience he decided to quit his job and just go for it. It's sad to think he survived that, and has had a successful bar for a quarter century but may end up losing it because of this GD virus.