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Lyndon

Bronze Member
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THE 'LEED' FOR COLD BAY
Do you have any idea how remote Cold Bay Alaska is? It's a mere dot out in the Pacific. And you REALLY "can't get there from here".
The Aleutian island chain streches out over a thousand miles. From the Western most Island of ATTU, to the eastern edge of Alaska is further than from New York to San Fransisco!
Collecting this ST4 was a stretch. Finding the New Tracks, still in the crate, was real luck, but getting it home was a miracle!
Here it is right after Rick James Painted it.
But it might never have come to be if it wasn't for Bill & Mary Guthrie, and some help from Earl. Thanks.
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cabinboy

Member
LYNDON YOUR POSTS ARE EXCELLENT!!!!:clap::clap::clap: Thank you for posting all of this history and info not to mention all of the great pictures. You are making me want a snomaster instead of my super imp. I have truely been enjoying reading you posts. I have been looking forward to getting on line just to see where you are going to take us next. Don't stop now !!! Keep your posts going. :clap::clap:
 

Lyndon

Bronze Member
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I CARRY A BADGE
I carry a badge. Not a 'tin shield' like police officers, but the kind of picture ID with a 'chip' in it that get's one into millitary bases. I've worked all the branches of the armed forces, nuclear submarine facilities, torpedo test facilities, rocket test sites, aircraft manufacturers, been to the somewhat legendary base that houses "AREA 51" and some research facilities that I'm not even supposed to name. I had a badge once that allowed me to:"Transport Nuclear Materials" issued by the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission). Working for ARCO/BP/Phillips/Conoco, Aleska Pipeline, the I-Corps Headquarters, Corps of Engineers..... all require a badge. These I'm probably not supposed to "Post". I don't remember it saying that in any of the NON Disclosure Security Agreements I signed, but it was probably there in someones interpretation.
They take security to bizare lengths at some of the facilities. In a 'compartmentalized' research & development facility, it takes 4 things to get thru every door, and the places are all doors. 1) Scan your badge, 2) punch in a number sequence into a key pad next to the door,3) punch in a 4 digit number into the 'cipher-Lock' on the door and 4) the Palm or Retina Scanner. They don't usally have Both Retina & Palm, it's either one or the other.
I only had a low level temporary security clearence at this one facility that I only had to work at for a couple days. Me and my apprentice both had to be 'escorted' at all times. It was where they had built the 'Mock-up' for the Stealth Bomber. It was a fully compartmentalized facility with the full 4 tier security on every door. To go to the bathroom one needed "leed-time" that is you needed to head out to the Bathroom 15 minutes ahead of time. Lots of doors. Even the bathroom door has locks. I had to laugh because over the urinal there was a sign that read: NO PROGRAM MATTER TO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS AREA"Yeah, Right, like Who am I going to talk to?
I've got a pretty flashy Resume. Not quite as impressive as my dad's: PHd Mathematics, Buckingham Professor, Chairman of Dept. Mathematics & Statistics, Senior Resident Missle Scientist..... knew half a dozen Nobel Laureates. Mine spans about 33 years; Licensed Electrician, Electrical Inspector, Fire Control Tech, Field Engineer, Electrical Administrator, Troubleshooter....
Do you think I should pencil in at the bottom: "And I know a little bit about Snow Cat's." ?
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Working and living around the Puget Sound, Seattle/Tacoma/Everett area I would run in to someone I didn't know at a Denny's Restaurant, a Boeing Facility, an Antique Car Meet, or at an auto parts store. Somehow the subject of snow cats would come up and I was always suprised when a person asked me: "Do you know the "snow-cat guy" in Sumner?". I should have been a wise-acre and said : "No, never heard of him", or "Yeah, I think I might have met him", but usually I said: "Yeah, I'm the guy"! There were even a few people that called me the "Snow-Cat-King". But the titles of: "Snow Cat King & Qween" probably belong to Bill & Mary Guthrie. That's why I gave them the Serial #1 tag some years ago. Maybe Earl would be the "Duke".


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utahwilson

New member
Lyndon,

Great stories and pictures. Makes me feel very good about my snow cat purchase. I feel like I have a piece of history in a relative way.

Thanks
 

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Master of Distraction
Staff member
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More great stuff! Thanks again Lyndon! :thumb:

Even though I don't have a snowcat, I look forward to all your posts.
 
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