17 Aug 2007 I Won!!
 |  Category: Flying, gailatlarge

There was a bidding war, but I had a strategy and it paid off. Watching the auction, it struck me as funny that a person “at large” would voluntarily ride pay money to ride in a police helicopter… but one of the health charities it benefits is the Canadian Cancer Society, so it’s all good.

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12 Responses

  1. that’s awesome! when do you get to go up?

  2. Congratulations!! I expect to see tons of pictures.

  3. YEAH YOU!!! Can’t wait to see the pics!

  4. I’ll find out the details next week, when I pony up. Also, I’m not certain I’ll be allowed to take photographs if it’s a surveillance trip… (psst–look for password-protected entries!). Especially if there’s an OJ Simpson-style car chase. (Would it be so wrong to wish for that?)

  5. Yay!! Great news for a great cause! I say go ahead, wish away for a low-speed incidental car chase a la Simpson…that would be so cool :)

  6. Congrats Gail. Maybe some covert surveillance video . . . by you of course (they’ll already be doing it).

  7. WOO HOO!!! Way to go, Gail!

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    Francesca 
    Saturday, 18 August 2007

    Yay!! Tell me all about it!

  9. Woah awesome!! I can’t wait to see all the pics you are going to take :)

  10. Congrats, I know you’ll have a great time

  11. I’m so happy for your sake, Gail! You deserved to win! :)

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