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3catwoman3

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5. I lived on base at Yokota AB in Japan for 2 years.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:22 AM

Aug 2021

The massive C-5s assigned there always had their engines running, in case they needed to take off at a moment’s notice.

One acclimated to the constant hum very quickly, and would only become aware of silence on the rare occasions the engines were turned off. “Hey, listen - it’s quiet!”

The town my husband grew up in on Long Island had a very obnoxious siren that went off every day at noon. It sounded like a sick cow bellowing.

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