Sharon, good one.

earlier, Sharon Hooley, wrote:

>Thought you might get a bang out of this one.
>
>Top this
>for a speeding ticket
>
>Two California Highway Patrol Officers
>were conducting speeding
>enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps
>Air Station at Miramar .
>One of the officers was using a hand held radar
>device to check speeding
>vehicles approaching the crest of a hill.
>
>The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading
>300
>miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it
>would
>not reset and then turned itself off. Just then a deafening roar over
>the
>treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18
>
>Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the location.
>
>Back at the CHPs Headquarters, the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint
>to
>the USMC Base Commander. The reply came back in true USMC style:
>
>"Thank you for your letter. We can now complete
>the file on this
>incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical
>computer in the
>Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked
>on to, your
>hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal
>back to it,
>which is why it shut down.
>Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground
>missile aboard the fully armed aircraft
>had also automatically locked on to
>your equipment location. Fortunately,
>the Marine Aviator flying the Hornet
>recognized the situation for what it
>was, quickly responded to the missile
>system alert status and was able to
>override the automated defense system
>before the missile was launched to
>destroy the hostile radar position.
>
>The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them,
>since
>the video systems on these jets are very high tech. Sergeant Johnson,
>the
>officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left
>rear
>molar. It appears the filling is
>loose. Also, the snap is broken on his
>holster.
>
>Thank you for
>your concern."
>
>Semper Fi.
>
>I have something exciting to share with you.  Please stop by for a visit!
>
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>
>Sharon
>
>
>
>
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