[AT] OT - But made me giggle

[Cecil R Bearden]

Usually the receiving country's government picks up the tab for the 
accommodations and the extra security.    53% of Americans wish he would 
stay...

Cecil in OKla



On 8/29/2013 8:15 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> He will take the entire hotel.
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mattias Kessén
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 8:46 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - But made me giggle
>
> That would be good for our economy since his suite at Grand Hotel costs
> more than 10 000 USD/Night
> Den 29 aug 2013 14:40 skrev "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>:
>
>> "Since POTUS is coming here media is all excited about it."
>>
>> Mattias, please make him welcome.  Maybe he will stay.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mattias Kessén
>> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 2:38 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: [AT] OT - But made me giggle
>>
>> Sorry for the OT post but this made me giggle in the morning and is
>> absolutely not political though it contains politicians.
>>
>> Since POTUS is coming here media is all excited about it. I happened to
>> read this story http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article17366478.ab an
>> interview with the former Swedish air force pilot Pär Alnerud. He once and
>> only once has rejected another airplane from Swedish territory. It was in
>> 1975 when he was on duty (at this time we had planes ready to start in
>> less
>> than 5 minutes att various airbases) in Kalmar. The alarm went off, there
>> was a plane to reject so he went with his route. Got to the plane with the
>> text "United States of America" on the sides, he didn't think much about
>> since the order was simple, reject. Positioned him self on the side and
>> dipped the wing to show it to turn away. He had to repeat the procedure
>> three times before it turned. Went back to later learn that the only plane
>> he ever rejected was Air Force One with president Ford and foreign affairs
>> minister Kissinger! The Swedish Air Force Chief was later called to the US
>> embassy were they protested that the swedish air force plane flew to
>> close,
>> and that was all.
>> Ford and Kissinger had been in Helsinki and been delayed so someone
>> decided
>> to make a shortcut over Sweden but as we say in Sweden "Shortcuts are
>> often
>> late ways"
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Mattias
>>
>> www.rodjagard.n.nu
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