My impending retirement 2014

[carlos marighela]

Actually there is a military connection to Route 66, in a round about way. A young Dwight Eisenhower wrote a paper just after the Great War that argued that the West Coast of the US was essentially indefensible due to the poor transcontinental road network. Eisenhower had taken part in an exercise where the US Army employed motor transport to conduct a crossing from one side of the US to the other. He later attributed this experience as being a major motivator in establishing the US interstate highway network during his presidency. Eisenhower signed over the funding in 1956.

The actual Route 66 was superseded by the Interstate Highway System, Eisenhower's project.

[joroas]

[Hammers]

I see what you are doing there... Arado 68...  Savoia Marchetti 65. Very clever. I shall enjoy this.

[joroas]

[Hammers]

Apache 64. My god, I know too many of these by sight... I must be what we in Sweden call a MÖP (Overly Interested in Militariana).

[joroas]

Aren't we all?

I used to teach near RAF Brize Norton and, on a hot day, with the windows open, the smell of aviation fuel was awful....

[joroas]

You'll find that your outer garment is conveniently located adjacent to the exit.....

[joroas]

[Hammers]

P-63 Kingcobra. I thought I recognized it but the Soviet markings threw me of trail.

[joroas]

That was my plan......

[joroas]

Not until Monday, Geoff........ 

[joroas]

But...... in that time I have two GCSE marking days and a celebration event.  So, technically, only 60 days left! 

[Mr. Peabody]

Can't wait for the P-o2... 

[joroas]

No, I suppose they are working days too, just away from the ranch.

I was thinking M1-Carbine followed by a long holiday, but I'll nick the Zero idea.....

[joroas]

As requested:



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