Get this: On local news, 90 yr old woman skydives to show up Poppy AND

[scarletwoman]

she landed on her feet. Her statement in the interview: "I figure it takes a DEMOCRAT to land upright!" My jaw just dropped when I heard that, what a woman! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO! :bounce:

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[Maat]

1. Yeah!

Thanks for the story.

[TacticalPeek]

2. Faannnntastic!

Hope your local station shops that footage to a network.

Too cool.

[prodigal_green]

3. where's "local?"

Sounds like a real American woman!!

[scarletwoman]

7. Local is Minnesota.

It's the local CBS affiliate out of the Twin Cities (St. Paul/Minneapolis).

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[LTR]

11. Trying to find it on WCCO's site

http://www.wcco.com/

Lots of video, but no 90 year old skydivers.

[scarletwoman]

13. Well, the 10 o'clock news may not be up yet. It WAS WCCO.

If you're up for the early morning news show 5-7 am, they may repeat it. They often repeat some of the "human interest" stories from the night before on the morning show.

Hope you can catch it!

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[dflprincess]

4. I saw that - she was great

n/t

[scarletwoman]

6. Wasn't that just the COOLEST!

I wasn't exactly paying attention at the start of the story -- reading DU with TV on in the background. But when I heard her say that about being a Democrat I just whooped!

I'm still just tickled as all getout! :7

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[Spazito]

5. Love it!

She "gets it"!

[Kat45]

8. I just saw it on my local news a few minutes ago, but I don't think

it's a local story here...which means it's probably getting play throughout the country. Yeah!

[scarletwoman]

9. Where are you? Was it on a CBS affiliate? (n/t)

[Kat45]

10. I'm in Boston.

I don't think it was a CBS affiliate; I switched stations a few times while watching the news so I'm not certain, but I don't think it was the CBS affiliate.

[scarletwoman]

14. Wow! That's pretty far out!

I wish I had been paying more attention at the beginning of the story, I really only perked up when I heard what she said about being a Democrat. But my impression was that she was a local woman, her family was talking about her shovelling the snow off her own roof among other things... :wow:

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[smirkymonkey]

12. Great Story!!

Go granny!! :bounce:

:kick:

[DeepModem Mom]

15. kick