Why does thIs water taste so good?

If you recall, 1973 was the time of yet another Middle East oil crisis and as I remember many people in the UK were restricted to working three days a week as power was cut to save energy.

Great song by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, in which Waylon sounds remarkably like Johnny Cash.

seavixen32 said:

If you recall, 1973 was the time of yet another Middle East oil crisis and as I remember many people in the UK were restricted to working three days a week as power was cut to save energy.

Great song by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, in which Waylon sounds remarkably like Johnny Cash.

I heard the US had gas lines which were blocks long in 1973. US Army had pletty of gas, though. No problem filling up my Jeep.

So you like Johnny, huh.
Johnny Cash - "Wabash Cannonball" - YouTube

quickdraw2011 said:

seavixen32 said:

If you recall, 1973 was the time of yet another Middle East oil crisis and as I remember many people in the UK were restricted to working three days a week as power was cut to save energy.

Great song by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, in which Waylon sounds remarkably like Johnny Cash.

I heard the US had gas lines which were blocks long in 1973. US Army had pletty of gas, though. No problem filling up my Jeep.

So you like Johnny, huh.
Johnny Cash - "Wabash Cannonball" - YouTube

Yes, I'm a big fan of Johnny Cash - trouble is it shows my age! :)

At the time of the fuel shortages in 1973 the British Government even went as far as issuing rationing coupons, which fortunately were never used.

I lived (and still do live) a few miles from the huge US Air Force base at RAF Alconbury and watched in envy as the US military had access to all the fuel they wanted.

The base is no longer an operational airfield, but some US personnel remain in a logistical capacity - the runways are now hidden under huge numbers of containers shipped all round the world.

Yes, the airfield and inter-ballistic missile silos are still there.

During the Cold War years the airfield was fully operational and I could see the constant activity during regular trips to London by train, the East Coast Main Line skirts the airfield's eastern boundary.

If my memory serves me right, the last operational aircraft to use Alconbury were the A10-tankbuster Warthogs. Ugly aeroplanes they may have been, but they packed a mighty punch with their rotating cannon.

As for our partnership I thought Obama and Cameron got on reasonably well during Cameron's recent state visit.

profdlp said:

quickdraw2011 said:

Ill drink to that!

You must be Irish. Here it is in the aftermath of St. Patrick's Day and a little green dude is telling us how fond he is of a drink...

Either do I.

seavixen32 said:

Yes, the airfield and inter-ballistic missile silos are still there.

During the Cold War years the airfield was fully operational and I could see the constant activity during regular trips to London by train, the East Coast Main Line skirts the airfield's eastern boundary.

If my memory serves me right, the last operational aircraft to use Alconbury were the A10-tankbuster Warthogs. Ugly aeroplanes they may have been, but they packed a mighty punch with their rotating cannon.

As for our partnership I thought Obama and Cameron got on reasonably well during Cameron's recent state visit.

I agree, the A10 Warthog is super bad ass! We have a lot of nice little toys in our military arsenal. We let some of them lose during the Shock and Awe campaign in Iraq. And that was just a small sample of US military might. Iran may soon get a little taste of the same treatment, if they don't stop with the nuke program. A sad day for the free world if Iran gets the bomb! The US lately has developed a new generation of bunker buster bombs we would like to try out. Who was that who called the US Warmongers? Wasn't it Iran?

Obama should do a better job with our allies. He represents the US, and is the leader of the free world. I didn't like the time when Obama's wife put her hands on your Queen. That was very disrespectful! And I'm sure she knew it would be. We have advisers, I'm sure who told her not to do that. But, she did it anyways! What did you think of Tony Blair?

jfar said:

profdlp said:

quickdraw2011 said:

Ill drink to that!

You must be Irish. Here it is in the aftermath of St. Patrick's Day and a little green dude is telling us how fond he is of a drink...

Either do I.

Native Americans can't drink alcohol...makes them loco!