June 03, 2005

June 3, 2005

One night at McChord Air Force Base, I was dispatched to check out the security fence where an alarm had gone off. The fence was at the end of the base runway.

When I got to the scene, I found a raccoon was the culprit, so I ran around and flapped my arms to scare the animal away.

Suddenly an air-traffic controller came over the public-address system and announced loudly, "Attention to the airman at the end of the runway. You are now cleared for takeoff."

Posted by Tiger at June 3, 2005 04:22 PM
Comments

For real? The mental image is priceless, ya know! *giggle*

Posted by: Cowtown Pattie at June 5, 2005 09:37 PM

So did you?

Take off.

If I tell someone at work to "take off" it means they can go home early...

Posted by: Ozguru at June 6, 2005 06:51 AM

Yup, that could be a teeny bit embarrassing.

Posted by: Jay at June 6, 2005 03:37 PM