MikeL

I have four sons, one grandson, and another grandson on the way.

Tennessee, California, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Republic of Korea (involuntarily), Oklahoma, Tennessee.

Happy Birthday, Dan!

Great chapter, Cliff, beginning with the opening scene which proved to be something other than it seemed at first. As for the question of a cliffhanger, I submit the following into evidence:

Cliff James has released Chapter 29 of Changing Lanes..."Ignition".

Bonne f

It's great to see someone else using Cliff's proper name.

The Mustard Jar is a good site. All the stories there are by Roynx, a GA Member. My favorite is Brittle as a Bird followed by its sequel, A Bridge to Yesterday.

Canada is so cool...especially in February.

I'm beginning to wonder if anyone will make it. Horst said: I assume the surprise package is a nuclear explosion using the Iranians own weapon against them. There was discussion in the bunker about rigging a bomb:

As a former artillery officer, I can assure you that a single 105mm howitzer round has enough punch to immobilize a C-130. An airburst above the plane could kill everyone on board.

I use Microsoft Word to beta/zeta read stories for Kit. I believe he uses whatever is the standard word processor for Apple computers. I have had no compatibility issues and do not believe he has had any. My wife uses both Microsoft Word and the Open Office word processor interchangeably on any one document with no hitches. I think there is a lot of compatibility among word processors.

Maybe he likes one of them.

Benji, the way I read that, Eric planned to go to the airport later:

Another great chapter, Cliff! Lots of action in this one, especially in Iran. Cliffhanger free? Not by a long shot. The chapter ends with a very explosive, unresolved situation.

Cliff James has released Chapter 28 of Changing Lanes. The chapter is titled "Blood and Time". "The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito." Guess who.

Malicious goat!

I'm thinking they've all gone down to Washington to get a slice of the pie. These telephone answering systems are a pain in the neck. Companies use them to save money on customer service and end up costing you a lot of your time. I desperately needed gas in my car last night only to have my credit card declined at the pump. I got home and called the 24-hour customer service number, responded to all the requests for secret info to identify myself, only to have the customer friendly 24-hour recording tell me to call back during normal business hours. What the @%*&$@? I called again and responded to every demand for information by pressing zero. After only four zeroes, I got a real, live 24-hour person who informed me that there was no problem with my credit; their system was down and they couldn't approve any transactions. Next time I get a recording I am going to respond with the zero key only. If computers were really smart, they would tell you exactly what the problem is so you could use another card or pay cash.

Happy Birthday, Nick!

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There is no money...except yours. Beware especially of Nigeria.

Neat! My new one is a picture of one tough frog dude who fears no evil (especially despicable goats). Beyond that, it contains several references to my identity which I will not reveal.

If the Iranians are to the north and the plane is pointing south, the rear of the plane is in position to blow something toward the Iranians.

Or, release some chemicals from the bunkers and blow them into the Iranians faces.

You are right, Drew. The goat keeps dragging out the volcano thing so that I get fixated on that. The Eric/Jansen situation is the real cliffhanger in this chapter.