"Don't forget about the Area 51 raid tomorrow!"
So advised a random middle-schooler on her way home from school I passed by this afternoon. As I replied, I don't think I'll be able to make it, but I pass her fervent message on to you. "Save the aliens!"
(I used to live in a town whose local Air Force base was in charge of maintaining Montana's healthy population of ICBMs. Someone in my family knew a career Air Force guy whose duties included driving a missile transport. On one occasion, some protestors had gathered outside the gates, standing in the road to stop the transport from moving forward, and he asked for instructions on negotiating his vehicle around them. He was instructed that missile transports do not stop for anything. You should probably not go to the Area 51 raid.)
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(I used to live in a town whose local Air Force base was in charge of maintaining Montana's healthy population of ICBMs. Someone in my family knew a career Air Force guy whose duties included driving a missile transport. On one occasion, some protestors had gathered outside the gates, standing in the road to stop the transport from moving forward, and he asked for instructions on negotiating his vehicle around them. He was instructed that missile transports do not stop for anything. You should probably not go to the Area 51 raid.)
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