L in MD wrote: > Kakki wrote: > > > I was on Catalina island a few weeks ago and one whizzed right > > over Two Harbors where I was staying one night at about > > midnight - jumped me right out of my seat >
I don't know if ironic is the right word or not: where I live, we are surrounded by several USA air bases. The sound of those jets is always with us. Long before 11/9. fast, low and loud. even the dogs look. The general consesus of the comments I have heard is not about safety but about threat, a frequent reminder that our 'peace' is fragile and that another country has it's weapons of mass destruction on our doorstep. The sight and noise of them forces me to look-with a mixture of awe and dread. Far from feeling protected, we know it makes us a target. This peaceful countryside has an almighty power hidden in it's bosom and it isn't in our control and it will be used one day by people far far away from here.
