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Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Ho Ho Ho
In 1955, a store in Colorado Springs sent out holiday flyers with a phone number for kids to call on Christmas Eve and speak with Santa. Unfortunately, there was a slight misprint and children calling the number listed were put through to the Continental Air Defense Command's operations hotline.
On Christmas Eve, 1955, CONAD's Director of Operations, Colonel Harry Shoup, began recieving phone calls from children looking for Santa. Colonel Shoup had his staff track Santa throughout the evening with CONAD's radar systems, and provided minute-by-minute updates to the children calling in.
CONAD became NORAD in 1958, and later moved to Cheyenne Mountain and Petersen AFB; but they still track Santa every year.
The NORAD Santa website will provide real-time tracking this Christmas Eve, and now has some historical exhibits, some music, and messages by people ranging from Peter Jennings and Ringo Starr to Clifford the Big Red Dog and the Los Angles Police.
Hat tip to Walt for that. On a personal note, expect light posting the next two weeks: I fly out to D.C. tomorrow and on to Salt Lake on Saturday. I won't be back here until Jan. 3rd, and I expect to be focusing on some actual life for the next little while.
Happy Holidays!
On Christmas Eve, 1955, CONAD's Director of Operations, Colonel Harry Shoup, began recieving phone calls from children looking for Santa. Colonel Shoup had his staff track Santa throughout the evening with CONAD's radar systems, and provided minute-by-minute updates to the children calling in.
CONAD became NORAD in 1958, and later moved to Cheyenne Mountain and Petersen AFB; but they still track Santa every year.
The NORAD Santa website will provide real-time tracking this Christmas Eve, and now has some historical exhibits, some music, and messages by people ranging from Peter Jennings and Ringo Starr to Clifford the Big Red Dog and the Los Angles Police.
Hat tip to Walt for that. On a personal note, expect light posting the next two weeks: I fly out to D.C. tomorrow and on to Salt Lake on Saturday. I won't be back here until Jan. 3rd, and I expect to be focusing on some actual life for the next little while.
Happy Holidays!
SEE YOU SOON THEN, GUY
Posted by@ 10:41 PM
Hey kiddo,
Told 'ya I still read the blog! I'm glad you're in town. Just so you know, I informed Chris N. that you're back in the SLC for a bit, and he asked for your number, so he may be calling you. I hope you don't mind.
My sentence structure sucks when I don't sleep.
Anyway, if you care to read my blog, which is still as much absolute crap as ever :P, it's track07.blogspot.com and it's nothing interesting, just emotional outlet.
Anyway, happy holidays. Salude!
Posted byCaprielle @ 2:48 AM
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Told 'ya I still read the blog! I'm glad you're in town. Just so you know, I informed Chris N. that you're back in the SLC for a bit, and he asked for your number, so he may be calling you. I hope you don't mind.
My sentence structure sucks when I don't sleep.
Anyway, if you care to read my blog, which is still as much absolute crap as ever :P, it's track07.blogspot.com and it's nothing interesting, just emotional outlet.
Anyway, happy holidays. Salude!
(btw, it keeps not showing the comment as posted on my comp, so I hope it doesn't post multiple times)
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