You are too young to know these things... Those of us who lived through
them, will never forget...

Oh, I'm not so young.

In 1983, Mary and I were in a cabin in northern Wisconsin, enjoying, um,
ourselves. Kids were many years in the future, and it was about 25 below
zero outside. We were alone and 10 hours' drive from just about anything...

In those pre-internet days, short-wave radio was still prevalent. I brought
mine along, figuring I could pick up some pretty amazing signals way up
north, away from the big cities and all that interference. (Yes, I was a
dazzling romantic, even then... ;-)

That night, the Soviet Union shot down the Korean airliner near Sakhalin
(sp?) Island, and the world held its breath. Radio Moscow was full of
calls for war, and all other bands were solid with news of impending doom.

We knew we were not too far from K.I. Sawyer air base -- with all those
B-52s -- and figured we'd be vaporized before morning.

We had a helluva night. We truly thought the end of the world was at hand.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"