Reply #9: I one time got lost on some backroads in Illinois and ended up at Scott AFB by accident...

[Solon]

I was driving a friend home from work in Belleville, and after I dropped him off, I got turned around, it was like 2 AM or so. All of the sudden I was at a checkpoint with armed guys in camo in a booth with one of those "arms" like in parking garages blocking the road. Guy walks up to my car and asks for identification, I damned near freaked out, but I asked for directions to the nearest highway, told him I was lost, and stupid, etc. He was nice, and told me where to go, then let me through that first checkpoint to hang a U-Turn to get home. Closest I ever been to a military base, I will say that. The funny thing was that the guy I dropped off is a reservist who is based at Scott.