CHRIS, THAT'S 2 SHEPHERDS NOW, DOUG IN NEW YAWK USED TO DO SOMETHING WITH
SHEEP.
JOHN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris R Harris" <yesford@clear.net.nz>
To: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>; <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Skunk Works and Area-51?
> Yep we have a shepherd. Prior to breaking my neck at Bonneville in 88 my
> 5,000 acre farming property ran 10,500 sheep, 1200 beef cattle and 200 red
> deer.
> Chris Harris NZ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> To: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Skunk Works and Area-51?
>
>
> > It just amazes me the diversity we have in this list! Former commercial
> > pilots, helicopter pilots, rocket scientists, shepherds...... well,
maybe
> no
> > shepherds, but it is amazing!
> >
> > JB in OH
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 1:00 AM
> > Subject: Fwd: Skunk Works and Area-51?
> >
> >
> > > <<
> > > Group,
> > > Some of you guys might get a giggle out of my observations regards
> > > "Area-51" near Tonopah, NV.
> > > When I started flying commercially in the mid 60's Area-51 was a
> > little
> > > gunnery range for the Nellis AFB (near Las Vegas) guys. It was a
> dry-lake
> > > that looked like a giant exclamation mark from the air. As it was, our
> Jet
> > > Airway ran right over the site, giving everybody a clear view of it.
> > > At the northern end of the gunnery range was a little paved Air
> Force
> > > landing strip used to service the gunnery range. It didn't take long
for
> > an
> > > enterprising madame named Beverley Herrell(sp) to move in some
trailers
> > and
> > > establish a fly-in brothel. Rumor had it that she had a Unicom
fequency
> > radio
> > > receiver (universal frequency around local airports) that her
customers
> > would
> > > use to secure a ride from the landing strip to her "establishment". I
> > tried
> > > calling her several times at altitude but never got an answer. I even
> used
> > to
> > > tell the passengers about her.
> > > The local media finally got hold of her story, publicized it, and
> made
> > > her famous. She gained even more notoriety when the Air Force kicked
her
> > and
> > > her collection of trailers off the property. Using that notoriety to
her
> > > advantage she later ran for the Neveda Legislature. I can't remember
if
> > she
> > > was elected or not.
> > > As the years went by we watched the facility grow from a short air
> > strip
> > > with no supporting buildings to the sprawling "Area-51" with its long
> > runway
> > > and semi-hidden maze of buildings.
> > > One day in the 80's I couldn't stand it any longer, and, as I
passed
> > > overhead I picked up the microphone and innocently asked the air
traffic
> > > controller "What's that big facility with the loooooong runway I'm
> looking
> > at
> > > just south of Tonopah?". His instantaneous reply was "There's no
> facility
> > > south of Tonopah". OoooooooK, if you say so sir.
> > > Just a little giggle from my "former-life"..........Ardun Doug
King
> >>
> > > Return-path: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> > > From: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> > > Full-name: ARDUN DOUG
> > > Message-ID: <f7.498fa06.27438045@aol.com>
> > > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 00:59:33 EST
> > > Subject: Re: Skunk Works and Area-51?
> > > To: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> > > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > > X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 124
> > >
> > > Group,
> > > Some of you guys might get a giggle out of my observations regards
> > > "Area-51" near Tonopah, NV.
> > > When I started flying commercially in the mid 60's Area-51 was a
> > little
> > > gunnery range for the Nellis AFB (near Las Vegas) guys. It was a
> dry-lake
> > > that looked like a giant exclamation mark from the air. As it was, our
> Jet
> > > Airway ran right over the site, giving everybody a clear view of it.
> > > At the northern end of the gunnery range was a little paved Air
> Force
> > > landing strip used to service the gunnery range. It didn't take long
for
> > an
> > > enterprising madame named Beverley Herrell(sp) to move in some
trailers
> > and
> > > establish a fly-in brothel. Rumor had it that she had a Unicom
fequency
> > radio
> > > receiver (universal frequency around local airports) that her
customers
> > would
> > > use to secure a ride from the landing strip to her "establishment". I
> > tried
> > > calling her several times at altitude but never got an answer. I even
> used
> > to
> > > tell the passengers about her.
> > > The local media finally got hold of her story, publicized it, and
> made
> > > her famous. She gained even more notoriety when the Air Force kicked
her
> > and
> > > her collection of trailers off the property. Using that notoriety to
her
> > > advantage she later ran for the Neveda Legislature. I can't remember
if
> > she
> > > was elected or not.
> > > As the years went by we watched the facility grow from a short air
> > strip
> > > with no supporting buildings to the sprawling "Area-51" with its long
> > runway
> > > and semi-hidden maze of buildings.
> > > One day in the 80's I couldn't stand it any longer, and, as I
passed
> > > overhead I picked up the microphone and innocently asked the air
traffic
> > > controller "What's that big facility with the loooooong runway I'm
> looking
> > at
> > > just south of Tonopah?". His instantaneous reply was "There's no
> facility
> > > south of Tonopah". OoooooooK, if you say so sir.
> > > Just a little giggle from my "former-life"..........Ardun Doug
King
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