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  1. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Thought something exploded in my garage. It was that loud. Went outside, all my neighbors were out, too. Then I remembered....the space shuttle passed over. Pretty cool. Watched it land on TV a few minutes later.

    Anyone else hear it?

    RMX
     
    REMIX, Mar 26, 2008
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  2. Willypsmith

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    Yep. Very loud. Really cool though.
     
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  3. Stephanie

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    I did...and it scared the daylights out of me!!
     
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    no kidding!! i ran outside trying to figure out what it was
     
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  5. Highlow

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    I didn't hear it even though it went nearly right over me!

    A friend of mine called and told me that he went to his nieghbors house because he thought someone was breaking into his house(he was home alone). He laughed after i told him it was the shuttle.
     
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  6. Mark(study)

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    Yep, felt the shock wave (as the house shook a bit) looked up at the clock... and figured it out based on the 8:30 shuttle landing. (First thought- was that a truck just dumped a load of bricks next door at construction site)
     
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  7. Sloan83qv

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    Only the dead did not hear it, the deaf felt it.
    So the answer to your question is everyone heard it.........within a hundred miles.
     
    Sloan83qv, Mar 27, 2008
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    I did not...now I feel left out :(
     
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    It was great just too bad there was zero coverage on the landing unless you had the NASA channel
     
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    You did not fit into the defined categories next time I will include the "dumb" when setting up categories and then you will not be left out.
     
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  11. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Fox news showed it live.

    RMX
     
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  12. Fiorano1

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    Heee's Baaaack!!!!
     
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    I looked on Fox and all they had was some sitcom, But I do live in bradentucky so I'm lucky i get anything, except Andy of Mayberry reruns.
     
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  14. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

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    No, no...Fox NEWS...I think it's channel 37 for the Bright House peeps. They cut out Laura Ingram who was hosting the O'Reilly Factor to show it landing. Was pretty cool.

    RMX
     
    REMIX, Mar 27, 2008
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