Saw this today
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@Mik
Well, since we're from Podunksville, Minnesoooooooota here, people tend to like turning around where they have about an acre or five to do so. Double that if you have an exclusive and fine vehicle like our 1994 Chevy Tahoe.Hubby assumed anyone would know you need a ballpark or more to turn around such a vehicle, so he headed toward the FedEx parking lot beyond the in-drive where Mr, SS was standing with some other fellas of the LE variety.
Mr. SS is from the BIG CITY, so he thinks hubby should be able to turn that deluxe '94 Tahoe around on a dime, and he was NOT pleased when hubby drove right past him towrd the parking lot.
I guess you could call it .... a failure to communicate.
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@89th said in Saw this today:
Brenda that’s pretty cool! Getting yelled at by the Secret Service is definitely something for the list of accolades!
I’m actually able to see from my condo the hangar on Andrew’s AFB where they keep Air Force One and Two. Of course I have to use binoculars and even then it’s just a little building on the horizon... I also see those massive C17s or whatever they are fly over pretty often. Cool stuff!
The best part for hubby was getting on his work call five minutes late when we got home, and having to explain why. Oh my, I don't know when that work call ever became work. I'm sure at some point it did, but not for quite a while.
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@jon-nyc said in Saw this today:
That’s cool. I’ve never seen them. I’ve seen marine 1 and 2 in Manhattan. And I’ve seen the motorcade plenty of times.
Though not since I moved up here.
I've never seen the transport plane before. LIving in Podunksville, we could actually get close enough to take a picture. Sitting next to our tiny international airport, it looked enormous.
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@Mik said in Saw this today:
I was eye to eye with an agent in 2008. Coldest blue eyes I ever saw, most serious person I ever saw. He never ever quit scanning the crowd. had no doubt he would put a hole in my forehead Without hesitation if I got out of line.
Yes. Indeed, yes.
There's LE, and then there's SS. Quite a difference in demeanor. And this guy had a loud voice to match. Hubby's reaction was amusing. Been teasing him about not getting me sent to the pokey with him.
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I've heard that story from President Bush before, too. One of my faves for how honest and true it is.
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@Axtremus said in Saw this today:
What to do when you get yelled at by the Secret Service:
- Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
- Sing the national anthem
- Show your tax returns, prove that you have paid America's bills
- With no sudden movement, turn around and leave. No sudden movement!
And don't get your wife sent to jail with you!
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@jodi said in Saw this today:
Oh, the visit to the Mayo Clinic, sans mask.
Ayup, and all I thought I would do this morning is get a couple birdhouses using curbside pickup.
They were a heck of a good deal, but not worth risking getting in trouble with the Secret Service.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Saw this today:
All that security, but no mask
I don't know. Never saw Pence.
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@brenda said in Saw this today:
I guess my intent was not clear, so whatever you wish to say or do, just go for it. That is the nature of TNCR.
I'm sorry Brenda, I honestly wasn't trying to hijack the thread with the usual rubbish. It was a great story about hubby
Proud supporter of Plan 2525. Everything you think, do and say will be in the pill you took today.
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Remind me to tell Mr. Brenda my Langley/Carter story sometime...
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C-5 galaxy
Yea pretty cool, I’ve seen them fly over here a number of times, moving sh*t around the world.
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Not to worry. TNCR has threads that evolve rather quickly sometimes. That's why I changed my tune to let people know they can post whatever they want.
And sometimes a gal just wants to have fun. That's me.
My work can be rather serious, so here I tend to post lighthearted things meant to entertain. They probably seem frivolous and completely unnecessary, and that's okay with me. I'm all for frivolity. Bring on the frivolity! And the frogs!
Frivolous frogs
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@Horace said in Saw this today:
cool looking plane. I am sure it is awesome in person.
[link text](https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y6wSFXidaoQN7JvK9
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If the pic doesn't show, I'll repost it tomorrow. This is the transport plane by the airport, the entire airport building. The plane is nearly as big as the airport.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Saw this today:
Remind me to tell Mr. Brenda my Langley/Carter story sometime...
Indeed. We'll have him join a happy hour, beverage and all. He's adorable, but I am biased.
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@bachophile said in Saw this today:
C-5 galaxy
Yea pretty cool, I’ve seen them fly over here a number of times, moving sh*t around the world.
Yeah, we don't have those much around here.
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Good story, Brenda!
I wish your husband would have tried just a bit of humor, to see how that goes."Wanted to let you know, your plane's pregnant."
"OMG hubby (in low voice), they know. . . "Well, if you ever get another opportunity, let us know first. We can all help you with what you or your husband should say.
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@brenda said in Saw this today:
@Copper said in Saw this today:
Those travel arrangements are exceptional.
I have NEVER seen a plane as large as that transport plane. Holy cow, that thing is just enormous.
You need one, Copper. You want one.
We used to take our planes to Martinsburg, WV for maintenance. The national guard used to keep c5s there. Sharing a taxiway with those was really fun. It was like looking up at the Empire State Building with wings.
They replaced this c5s with c17s, which is what I believe is pictured above, pretty airplanes. It was fun to share practice airspace with them.
