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#21
08-16-2010, 07:04 AM
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I recall one night at the hieght of the cold war the air raid siren (conveniently mounted on a pole across the street from our house) decided to go off at 1:30 AM or thereabouts. My wife (then, now my ex) was panicy, wanted to load up the car and head out. Head out where I asked her, if this is the real thing there won't be enough livable space left anywhere. Besides that, giving Ivan's aiming what was aimed at Washington might well land in Montreal, and we were only 25 miles out.
So I picked up the phone and called the Officer of the Day and asked him if Ivan was coming. He laughed and said not to his knowledge. I said that I worked for Bell and as a matter of fact had installed the circuit for that damned siren and could shut it off if he wanted me to do so. He said he would look after it and sure enough it went off in about 5 minutes. Made me think of the old warning "In case of an air raid, sit down and put your head between your knees, and kiss your ass goodbye."
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#22
08-16-2010, 10:56 AM
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Pete
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“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.”
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#23
08-16-2010, 12:18 PM
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Regards, D-Ray
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Then I'll get on my knees and pray, We won't get fooled again; Don't get fooled again
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#24
08-16-2010, 12:38 PM
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That's what I was thinking
 I saw a bullseye laid over a map of the greater Cleveland area, over what would happen if a 1 megaton nuke blew in the center. Even though I lived in the suburbs I would've been dead in 2 weeks. Probably with my skin falling off. I remember my 1st thought was, a 1 megaton bomb? At that time everyone was probably up to 20, 30, 40 at least.... Pete
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#25
08-16-2010, 02:06 PM
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Nuking Cleveland? Ain't that a bit redundant?
 Just jerking you chain. I actually took my family to Cleveland (and Canton and Cedar Point) for a little R&R a while back. We all had a great time.
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#26
08-16-2010, 02:18 PM
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Oh it's OK, we're used to it
 Heck we do it ourselves Pete
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“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.”
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