jackflash Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Aviation legend Chuck Yeager has died at the age of 97. No doubt about it, he had The Right Stuff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernow Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Wow, RIP Chuck. A legend in his own lifetime. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Show of hands, how many here wanted to be Chuck when you were growing up? Somebody said that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it. Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you’ll never do that; At least no one ever has done it;" But he took off his coat and he took off his hat And the first thing we knew he'd begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands to prophesy failure, There are thousands to point out to you one by one, The dangers that wait to assail you. But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, Just take off your coat and go to it; Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing That "cannot be done," and you'll do it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Wasn't Chuck in the Rolex adds- wearing a GMT Master? Looks like he has a 6542 in the pic above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 In one of our 6538 threads there's a question "What do Chuck Yeager, Jacques Cousteau and Elvis Presley have in common?" and it shows each one wearing a Rolex. Can I find it on this important day? Of course not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted December 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Wasn't Chuck in the Rolex adds- wearing a GMT Master? Looks like he has a 6542 in the pic above.Chuck Yeager and Rolex:https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2011/03/rolex-super-coolness-chuck-yeager.html?m=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 I had the honor of taking care of him at the end in our ICU.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 @dylan what a privilege. Thank you for a job well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 [mention=4307]dylan[/mention] what a privilege. Thank you for a job well done.Thanks brother. It was pretty cool to take care of the GeneralSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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