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Delmonico

#80
December 15, 2008, 06:35:47 PM
Quote from: Texas Lawdog on December 15, 2008, 06:32:21 PM
Del, I've been to the one at the AB at Omaha. They had a bunch of old bombers, I guess it's because of the SAC connection.

Been moved to a new place between Lincoln and Omaha just off I-80.  They got the stuff all inside now.
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Always get the water for the coffee upstream from the herd.

Ab Ovo Usque ad Mala

The time has passed so quick, the years all run together now.

Leo Tanner

#81
December 15, 2008, 06:39:10 PM
Hey Del, don't you guys have a slew a abondoned underground missle silos hidden amongt the corn an whatnot?  I think a tour of one a them babies might be neat providin the elevator still works ;D


Leo
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Texas Lawdog

#82
December 15, 2008, 06:44:57 PM
Leo, We got one of those old Missle sites south of Fort Worth, in a little town called Alvarado.  A guy bought the whole site for a small sum and he lives underground. It is completley self-contained. It even had a kennel for the guard dogs.
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Delmonico

#83
December 15, 2008, 06:47:00 PM
We got them all over here, most if not all have had the doors welded shut. 
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Always get the water for the coffee upstream from the herd.

Ab Ovo Usque ad Mala

The time has passed so quick, the years all run together now.

Texas Lawdog

#84
December 15, 2008, 06:54:51 PM
Del, Rowdy may want 2 quilts tonight.
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Leo Tanner

#85
December 15, 2008, 07:23:26 PM
What made me think of it was that back in his highschool days, Lil's oldest had a dream of buyin one up an doin just like Pop said the guy in Texas did.  He's almost 23 now an I think he's let go of the idea.


Leo
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Delmonico

#86
December 15, 2008, 07:32:56 PM
Quote from: Leo Tanner on December 15, 2008, 07:23:26 PM
What made me think of it was that back in his highschool days, Lil's oldest had a dream of buyin one up an doin just like Pop said the guy in Texas did.  He's almost 23 now an I think he's let go of the idea.


Leo

The ones around here flood as soon as they take the pumps off line.  Most are below the water table.  I know there is one that has limited axcess to it.  The scuba terams practice there.  A HS friend had a malfunction in it 30 years ago and died.
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Always get the water for the coffee upstream from the herd.

Ab Ovo Usque ad Mala

The time has passed so quick, the years all run together now.

Delmonico

#87
December 15, 2008, 08:43:29 PM
TLD, here is the list of planes at the SAC Museum.  Maybe next time you get up this way we should go have a look see.

http://www.sacmuseum.org/collections.htm

Noiice they have a "Looking Glass."
Mongrel Historian


Always get the water for the coffee upstream from the herd.

Ab Ovo Usque ad Mala

The time has passed so quick, the years all run together now.

Leo Tanner

#88
December 15, 2008, 08:52:18 PM
No pitchers?  Prolly are, I jus didn't find em ::)


Leo
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

litl rooster

#89
December 15, 2008, 11:07:40 PM
they're classified, but give them a mill $ and ya'll get a letter each month from your adopted aircraft, on how you changed the quality of it's life ;D
Mathew 5.9

Leo Tanner

#90
December 16, 2008, 12:17:13 AM
Wasn't Sally Struthers involved with that? 

I believe so.


Leo
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Texas Lawdog

#91
December 16, 2008, 06:21:52 AM
Del, I look forward to that next fall.  That EC is a mobile command post. Those planes flew 24/7 for almost 30 years to warn us of an air attack by the Russians.
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litl rooster

#92
December 16, 2008, 06:35:16 AM
Quote from: Leo Tanner on December 16, 2008, 12:17:13 AM
Wasn't Sally Struthers involved with that? 

I believe so.


Leo


;D ;D ;D
Mathew 5.9

Ozark Tracker

#93
December 16, 2008, 06:45:19 AM
I had a cousin that was in the Air Force for about 25 years, he was stationed in Newbraska for the last 12 years he was in and rode one of those planes on his shift every day.
We done it for Dixie,  nothing else

"I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved."

Texas Lawdog

#94
December 16, 2008, 06:50:40 AM
That was when SAC was the main line of defense. Before Kennedy closed it in  61,  we had a SAC base in Amarillo. I can remember seeing all those B 52s parked on the runways when we drove past on Old 66 headin' east out of Amarillo.
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Leo Tanner

#95
December 16, 2008, 12:55:34 PM
I'd love ta see a Dragon Lady up close an personal.



It's quite a plane.


Leo
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Arcey

#96
December 16, 2008, 01:36:45 PM
Like the planes, love my ships. The Navy has 'em a new toy 'n she's flat bad. Man, would I love ta play with that....



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Delmonico

#97
December 16, 2008, 05:05:54 PM
Quote from: Leo Tanner on December 16, 2008, 12:55:34 PM
I'd love ta see a Dragon Lady up close an personal.



It's quite a plane.


Leo

Saw one of them, scared me at first, was pickin' up Andrea at school, afternoon of 9/11, knew there were no civy planes in the air.  Saw somethin' comin' in low and slow, then saw the big wings.  The NAG base used to be part of SAC, still gets used once in a while.  Found out much later it came in for fuel here.
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Always get the water for the coffee upstream from the herd.

Ab Ovo Usque ad Mala

The time has passed so quick, the years all run together now.

Leo Tanner

#98
December 16, 2008, 05:52:04 PM
That was a strange day ta say the least.  Me an the two guys I was workin with were headed to a job over in Kansas bafore we heard what had happened.  We saw all kinds of military aircraft flyin over that morning.  Boss was behind the wheel an said,"somethin big is goin on, this aint normal."  He pointed up at one an said, "that's a U2, it don't belong here".


Leo
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.

Leo Tanner

#99
December 16, 2008, 09:40:57 PM
Not ta get off topic...wait a minute this is the topic.

     This was at the bottom of the news.  I ain't gettin alarmed er nothin, but ya think we coulda got better answers than, "I'm sure they're just having some R&R".  Cause hey man, we all know Cuba is the place ta party.  I don't believe there was a "ho-hum" response either.  We're sposed ta be concerned with Chistmas shoppin an what not right now.  Why bother us with stuff like this?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_russian_warships


Leo
"When you have to shoot, shoot.  Don't talk."
     Tuco--The Good the Bad and the Ugly

"First comes smiles, then lies.  Last is gunfire."
     Roland Deschain

"Every man steps in the manure now an again, trick is not ta stick yer foot in yer mouth afterward"

religio SENIOR est exordium of scientia : tamen fossor contemno sapientia quod instruction.
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