Chuckle from WWII

[blume357]

My now departed Mother in Law worked at several radio stations during WWII and one of them was WINX radio in Washington D.C. My wife is going through some of her parents stuff and throwing most of it away and we ran across this memo from that station listing what should be done in case of an air raid. Not probably up the the standards of todays humor but still fun to look at and think about those that were there at the time. (The paper this is on is the original typed and not a copy)

 

[Kevin]

Ha! I hope you get that framed!

 

[graygun]

I used to listen to that station in the 60s-70s. It was in Rokville,Maryland then and was AM.

kind of corny humor

cool because of the era

 

[WendyZXZ]

Now that is excellent!

 

[jimd441]

I too remember that station from the 60s and 70s, but forgot that it was practically in my backyard.

Jim

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

I wonder if the person who wrote that had any input a few years later with the "bomb drills" every kid in school during the Cold War knew by heart. You know, the ones where you cower under your desk and the last line of the instructions were "Kiss your arse goodby!"

Rick C

 

[Fox Mike]

A station is still operating with that call sign, just no longer on Rockville but now in St Michaels MD

 

[woodsy]

Wow.

 

[powder smoke]

Hi,

I wonder if the person who wrote that had any input a few years later with the "bomb drills" every kid in school during the Cold War knew by heart. You know, the ones where you cower under your desk and the last line of the instructions were "Kiss your arse goodby!"

Rick C

Remember that very well also the air raid sirens would go off!

 

[Fox Mike]

Hi,

I wonder if the person who wrote that had any input a few years later with the "bomb drills" every kid in school during the Cold War knew by heart. You know, the ones where you cower under your desk and the last line of the instructions were "Kiss your arse goodby!"

Rick C

Remember that very well also the air raid sirens would go off!

I was in eighth grade, sitting by a window, next to a street (Duke of Gloucester Street in Annapolis MD), in an OLD brick building. I always figured that if the blast didn't kill us the wall collapsing would.

 

[blume357]

I actually missed the hide under your desk times.... I guess by the early to mid 60's they figured out that was doing more harm than good... but I do remember having nightmares about seeing the nuclear flash off in the distance. Usually I would be in the back seat of the car with my parents in the front and we would be driving home and I would be looking out the back window.... and there would be this flash and glow off in the distance... I bet a shrink could have a field day with that....