In the military, doing missile launching system test, had to push a button for one minute. Don’t remember why, only remember how long that minute felt, like an eternity.
I got to visit one of those silos, out by New Raymer. It’s since been decommissioned and sold—and wouldn’t that be a jolly pad? I was with an electronics class, and they showed us the security routine and took us down an elevator to the podlike space where two soldiers sat by their keyholes, spaced far enough apart that one person couldn’t turn both. They played chess to while the time away (this was still the 70s), and each had orders to shoot the other if he started acting goofy.
The walls were covered with panels of electronics, except for a gap in one place. I asked about that, and they said that those modules were awaiting repair in Cheyenne. They were still going through their routine, because procedures matter, but the place was basically offline and had been for months.
syzygy47 over 4 years ago
Hopefully the nap is providing the 99% inspiration for the 1%, maybe just in terms of time invested, perspiration.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 4 years ago
In the military, doing missile launching system test, had to push a button for one minute. Don’t remember why, only remember how long that minute felt, like an eternity.
wrd2255 over 4 years ago
Simpson! You just took out Canada! D’oh!
robcarroll1213 over 4 years ago
He knows how to push his buttons…
Indianapolis Smith over 4 years ago
Boy, this reminds me of my days working at a nuclear energy plant!
Kip W over 4 years ago
I got to visit one of those silos, out by New Raymer. It’s since been decommissioned and sold—and wouldn’t that be a jolly pad? I was with an electronics class, and they showed us the security routine and took us down an elevator to the podlike space where two soldiers sat by their keyholes, spaced far enough apart that one person couldn’t turn both. They played chess to while the time away (this was still the 70s), and each had orders to shoot the other if he started acting goofy.
The walls were covered with panels of electronics, except for a gap in one place. I asked about that, and they said that those modules were awaiting repair in Cheyenne. They were still going through their routine, because procedures matter, but the place was basically offline and had been for months.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
Go ahead. What the heck.