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lostexair	\| Move to Bottom Author
Rank:none Score: 0 Posts: 235 Registered: 11/16/2006 Time spent: 8780 hours	(Date Posted:07/15/2008 20:27:34) Here are two interesting facts I learned today from my senators newsletter. The Eisenhower interstate system was required to have one mile of straight highway every five miles in case aircraft had to land in time of war or emergencies. The term "the whole nine yards" came from the length of the fifty caliber ammo belts on fighter aircraft which were twenty-seven feet long. Whenever they used up all their ammo they told the ground crew they gave them the whole nine yards.... -------------------------------------------------------------- USAF 1976-1981

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Rank:none Score:0 Posts:69 From: USA Registered: 03/05/2008 Time spent: 5715 hours	RE:Two interesting facts (Date Posted:07/16/2008 03:39:58) Lostex, Very good. thats like "between the devil and the deep blue sea", only sailors would know that.. Cheers, JB

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Rank:none Score:0 Posts:40 From: USA Registered: 12/13/2003 Time spent: 5084 hours	RE:Two interesting facts (Date Posted:07/16/2008 10:37:13) http://www.whiteman.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/071001-F-9131P-%20004.JPG Did your senators mention the interstate system was also built specifically to move weapon systems? Example in this link is the Transport Erector housing MMIII downstage, which we drove in convoy. Scott (Message edited by SACWARRIOR On 07/16/2008 10:38:24) -------------------------------------------------------------- (ICBM Master Team Chief, Missileer, USAF) ACWV - Founding Member AAFM - Life Member NAAV - Life Member

lostexair	\| Move to Top \| Move to Bottom 3#
Rank:none Score:0 Posts:235 Registered: 11/16/2006 Time spent: 8780 hours	RE:Two interesting facts (Date Posted:07/16/2008 14:04:36) No, I didn't know it was specifically for that purpose. I understand walking the plank, and Davy Jones locker, but " between the devil and the deep blue sea", I don't know the story on. I am sure some of these Navy folk can fill me in............... -------------------------------------------------------------- USAF 1976-1981

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Rank:none Score:0 Posts:360 Registered: 11/21/2006 Time spent: 0 hours	RE:Two interesting facts (Date Posted:07/16/2008 17:41:27) lostexair Ithink its the same as SOL (no win situation or lost) this brings to mind what the branchs "we are screwed" lines are? Glen

USAREUR	\| Move to Top 5#
Rank:none Score:0 Posts:69 From: USA Registered: 03/05/2008 Time spent: 5715 hours	RE:Two interesting facts (Date Posted:07/18/2008 00:04:27) Ok, The devil was some planking that surrounded the top of old sailing ships along the rail, if you had to be lowered to do some work below this level you were between it and the ocean... Its funny this site is the only place where we all knew the words "if the baloon goes up", never forgot. cheers, Jon

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