The hardest part of getting older is smiling when you you try to explain to the younger generation how fleeting and temporary the life you are living actually is. You kids, when we say "Respect the life you have in front of you", hopefully will look back and understand what us :old:folks meant when we said don't squander your youth, even though we know you won't listen. We know you won't listen, we didn't. Our parents and grandparents wished we would listen, we didn't.
Challenger, my friend, rest in peace. I will miss your energy my friend. All I can do is wish the best for your family as they try desperately to accept their loss.
Kids, did you see the vid of that wonderfully restored B17 that in the blink of an eye ended the lives of those brave souls? Cool Flames, or Wow that was Awful!! That was not a game, or a youtube vid. That was real. That's how you go out, surprised, stunned, WTF, no idea what was happening or never expected that. Look, we know you kids laugh at the old guys saying farewell to old friends and think you are immortal, which dismisses the loss of some we cherish, but you WILL be here some years down the road. I hope you know how bad this hurts, as you truly don't right now, but IF you do, you will understand the sentiment. God Speed my friend Challenger.
