As some or many may have read an F-16 Falcon from the WI Nat'l Guard crashed in the U.P. last evening. Turns out the crash site
is only 3 to 6 miles from us. I was listening to TV with my TV-ears on around 8:30 last night and my wife got my attention. Now I can't
hear anything with those ears on except the TV. Wife claimed to hear planes fly over several times which is extremely rare for us. By the
time I removed my ears I never heard anything so wrote it off.
Fast forward to this morning. Being somewhat warmer this AM, as in above freezing, a couple (3) of us went to coffee at the local store
and of course the discussion of the plane crash came up. After finding out just how close it was I took a ride over that way but turns out
state troopers have all the roads near the site shut down in both directions. Talking with the trooper at the north end of the road he
said the road was closed because of the planes "cargo"...his way of saying ordinance..after that I lost all interest in getting any closer.
A close friend lives maybe a mile or so from the expected site. I haven't been able to get him on the phone to find out more.
is only 3 to 6 miles from us. I was listening to TV with my TV-ears on around 8:30 last night and my wife got my attention. Now I can't
hear anything with those ears on except the TV. Wife claimed to hear planes fly over several times which is extremely rare for us. By the
time I removed my ears I never heard anything so wrote it off.
Fast forward to this morning. Being somewhat warmer this AM, as in above freezing, a couple (3) of us went to coffee at the local store
and of course the discussion of the plane crash came up. After finding out just how close it was I took a ride over that way but turns out
state troopers have all the roads near the site shut down in both directions. Talking with the trooper at the north end of the road he
said the road was closed because of the planes "cargo"...his way of saying ordinance..after that I lost all interest in getting any closer.
A close friend lives maybe a mile or so from the expected site. I haven't been able to get him on the phone to find out more.