Monday, June 16, 2008

Did you think I forgot about Buffett Trivia #2?

Oh, please. Do not fear. I may forget my own name, but I would never forget ANYTHING Buffett related.

Jimmy Buffett has a fondness for flying. Before purchasing his Dassault Falcon 900ex jet, he was know to pilot a Grumman HU-A16 Albatross known fondly as, "Hemisphere Dancer." At a flight survival training course (Little Creek Naval Air Station in Norfolk, VA), Jimmy learned the expression, "Bubbles up!" Should a pilot have a water landing, or accident, the course taught participants to follow their bubbles to the surface.

Good thing. This piece of knowledge ended up saving Jimmy's life after his seaplane crashed off of Long Island. "Bubbles up!" was the last thing he remembered before blacking out after the crash. He saw which way the bubbles were going, followed them, and survived.

Just think . . . Without "Bubbles up," we might not have "It's 5 o'clock somewhere"!

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