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Yonnie3

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4. My lighter note

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:54 PM

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It has been very quiet here tonight and I was wondering why. That's why I chanced across this story. Certain departures from the Charlottesville airport take a hard left and climb hard in our direction. Those newer commuter jets get moving fast with a roar. Not at all like the old SAAB turboprops I was used to hearing.

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