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Old 10-26-2016, 03:58 PM
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Guess it is because I lived through the cold war as an adult. It seems that y'all have forgotten MAD and theat stupid Vlad is not.
I've forgotten none of it. Like you, I was born before the first bomb was dropped and, having grown up 50 miles from the Soviet's prime target, I'm probable a lot more keenly aware of what we were facing than any small boy from a small Canadian town. I didn't live through it at a safe distance. There were several missile batteries within a couple miles of my house to serve as a constant reminder.
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Old 10-26-2016, 06:45 PM
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Old 10-26-2016, 06:54 PM
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Old 10-27-2016, 11:37 AM
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Old 10-27-2016, 11:43 AM
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Nice pic, except for the invasion of privacy. You find it on Brietbart?
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Old 10-27-2016, 11:55 AM
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I've forgotten none of it. Like you, I was born before the first bomb was dropped and, having grown up 50 miles from the Soviet's prime target, I'm probable a lot more keenly aware of what we were facing than any small boy from a small Canadian town. I didn't live through it at a safe distance. There were several missile batteries within a couple miles of my house to serve as a constant reminder.
This small boy - who was already married at that time, was not so sanguine about the Russians technological prowess and figured anything headed for New York could as easily struck Montreal'

The air raid alarm was on a pole across the street from from our home. One morning it went off at 2:00 AM. My wife said
lets get in the car and go. I said where, if this is it there won't be any place that won't be so bloody radioactive that is worth going to.
It turned out to be a false alarm.

We (Bell Canada) helped build the BMEWS radar line and I was asked to go. Having just married I politely refused. There was a story about a chap who signed up for a second tour (the money was real good). He came home for Christmas and New Years but did not tell his wife until he was ready to leave. End of February he gets a letter telling him that in April there was going to be a lot of love making at his house and if he wanted some he damn well had better be there.
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Old 10-27-2016, 12:02 PM
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I remember a couple air raid shelters being built in the neighborhood and really stupid drills in grade school.
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Old 10-27-2016, 12:03 PM
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Nice pic, except for the invasion of privacy. You find it on Brietbart?
Right click, image info................, takes less time than keystrokes.

Unless you are using a tablet and then I take it all back.
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Old 10-27-2016, 12:16 PM
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If it was hotlinked on Brietbart the image location could be anywhere.
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Old 10-28-2016, 09:09 AM
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Tho this is a 'thing', this likely was a misstep.
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