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Old 06-24-2010, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Swamp Critter View Post
I had a control line "jet" from Cox about 427 years ago back in the mid '70s when I was a child. Never had too much luck flying it. Dad tried but where I lived there wasn't much room. Don't remember if we ever went to a ball park or any place like that (was a LONG time ago..) but I remember liking how that tiny engine sounded. I actually still have that little engine. I've seen other guys flying them and looked like they were having a good time.
I got a plane and 2 cars from Cox. I had to save sprite bottle caps to get them. I hit all the coke machines in town every evening and made the owners give me all the bottle tops.
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