Post by cornbread on Jun 23, 2016 22:34:40 GMT
So, just had some things accrete today regarding a possible angle, and I'm interested if someone can add to them. It's a stretch perhaps, but what isn't?
So, we have the map -- the unidentified one, code name "Come From Snelling" -- and its representation of a neighborhood from above. With its representations of HVAC units and the like, things you would only know/see from above -- there is some thought that this map is based upon an actual aerial view. Even if it's not an actual place, it does intimate knowledge of what a place might look like from the air.
We have the triangular sticker seen at a couple of sites (at least one), which has, at the very least, the representation of a parachute on it.
We have EAR/ONS using the phrase "You better gimme a good drop." In my experience, there are two legitimate uses for this phrase. One is a reasonably common Irish colloquialism meaning "a fair amount of," or "a healthy portion." It can also mean a good or fair deal -- someone can give you a good drop on some tickets.
www.google.com/search?q=give+me+a+good+drop+irish&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=%22good+drop%22+%22irish%22&start=10
The other common usage comes with skydiving. "A good drop" is commonly used in skydiving circles, both at the airfield and off. The father of my former next-door neighbor was friends with a Hollywood stuntman (amongst other jobs, he used to do some of the stunts on The Dukes of Hazzard). He was former Airborne in the military, but he was also a skydiver, and had stickers on his car from California skydiving clubs. He would talk about getting a good drop.
www.google.com/search?q=%22good+drop%22+%22parachute%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Combining all these -- the knowledge of neighborhoods and their layouts, his escape routes, the vehicle decal(s), the satchels seen, the ropes and cords used, the aerial map, the use of "a good drop," the intimations of military experience, the thrill-seeking, perhaps his later injury/injuries -- could he have been a skydiver? At the least, I'm once again becoming convinced he has aviation in his background or personal life. Any thoughts on this admittedly shot-in-the-dark speculation?
So, we have the map -- the unidentified one, code name "Come From Snelling" -- and its representation of a neighborhood from above. With its representations of HVAC units and the like, things you would only know/see from above -- there is some thought that this map is based upon an actual aerial view. Even if it's not an actual place, it does intimate knowledge of what a place might look like from the air.
We have the triangular sticker seen at a couple of sites (at least one), which has, at the very least, the representation of a parachute on it.
We have EAR/ONS using the phrase "You better gimme a good drop." In my experience, there are two legitimate uses for this phrase. One is a reasonably common Irish colloquialism meaning "a fair amount of," or "a healthy portion." It can also mean a good or fair deal -- someone can give you a good drop on some tickets.
www.google.com/search?q=give+me+a+good+drop+irish&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=%22good+drop%22+%22irish%22&start=10
The other common usage comes with skydiving. "A good drop" is commonly used in skydiving circles, both at the airfield and off. The father of my former next-door neighbor was friends with a Hollywood stuntman (amongst other jobs, he used to do some of the stunts on The Dukes of Hazzard). He was former Airborne in the military, but he was also a skydiver, and had stickers on his car from California skydiving clubs. He would talk about getting a good drop.
www.google.com/search?q=%22good+drop%22+%22parachute%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Combining all these -- the knowledge of neighborhoods and their layouts, his escape routes, the vehicle decal(s), the satchels seen, the ropes and cords used, the aerial map, the use of "a good drop," the intimations of military experience, the thrill-seeking, perhaps his later injury/injuries -- could he have been a skydiver? At the least, I'm once again becoming convinced he has aviation in his background or personal life. Any thoughts on this admittedly shot-in-the-dark speculation?