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I carry both an axe and a 9" saw that folds up like a pocket knife =20
(Home Depot).  Not sure if either one would work but it would give me =20
something to do during the fire.  :)
Matt McManus
LNC2 360


Quoting randy snarr <randylsnarr@yahoo.com>:

> I would think the last thing you would ever want it an LNC2 is to =20
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> The thought of that terrifies me.
> Now that I think of it, anyone have a good line on light weight saw =20
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> Randy Snarr
> N694RS
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> "Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and =20
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> -Simon Newcomb, 1902
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> --- On Wed, 9/29/10, Douglas Brunner <douglasbrunner@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> From: Douglas Brunner <douglasbrunner@earthlink.net>
> Subject: [LML] Re: Thunder Mustang Crash at Reno
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
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> List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bill Kennedy
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> Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:46:17 -0400
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> minimized.=A0 They looked at a number of crashes and found that in those
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> Colwell=A0=A0 Legacy
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