I just walked into a full on military exercise in my own front yard...

[DONNIEP]

2:30 this morning...I walked outside to smoke and a soldier, in full battle-rattle, came running down my street. Rifle at his side and all. Seein' as how this isn't the norm for my area I yelled for him to stop. And the guy was actually nice enough to stop and speak to me. Glow sticks were prominent. He carried on until I yelled that his friends were on his three o'clock (I could hear them calling for him over my right shoulder). He immediately yelled for them and made his way back up the street. Too fuckin' weird man...

[VHscraps]

Where are you living - down there, 'south of the border'??!

I used to live in the South of Scotland, and we'd regularly get buzzed by fighter planes from the UK Air Force, which would sometimes be low enough that it sounded like a cross between a rocket heading straight for your kitchen and the end of the world.

[Nitro Express]

I can remember when I was little hearing sonic booms before they made flying supersonic above populated areas illegal. Some of them would really shake our house and rattle the dishes in the china cupboard.

[DONNIEP]

I just called my local TV station and they completely blew me off. I suppose walking out your front door in Cherryville NC and seeing and speaking to a soldier in full battle-rattle is supposed to be normal. Even though he was part of an exercise...and I could hear his partners calling for him right over my goddamned shoulder!!

[DONNIEP]

Motherfucker!!!! I have called every fucking TV station that's local. NONE of them gave two shits that there was a soldier or Marine running down my street in full battle-rattle!!! I live in the middle of fucking nowhere! And to have soldiers or Marines humping it down my street is NOT normal!!! Goddamnit!!!! I'm calling the local National Guard.

[Seshmeister]

It's almost certainly an alien invasion.

[ashstralia]

it sounded like a cross between a rocket heading straight for your kitchen and the end of the world.

that's an amazing sound. i love it.

the hornets love to fly over here at every opportunity, and so does most of the local populace. no meth lab near you, donnie?

[BigBadBrian]

Motherfucker!!!! I have called every fucking TV station that's local. NONE of them gave two shits that there was a soldier or Marine running down my street in full battle-rattle!!! I live in the middle of fucking nowhere! And to have soldiers or Marines humping it down my street is NOT normal!!! Goddamnit!!!! I'm calling the local National Guard.

That's probably who it was...a local NG unit doing some kind of exercise at that time so as to not disturb the citizens. You just happened to be awake.

[mh5150]

motherfucker!!!! I have called every fucking tv station that's local. None of them gave two shits that there was a soldier or marine running down my street in full battle-rattle!!! I live in the middle of fucking nowhere! And to have soldiers or marines humping it down my street is not normal!!! Goddamnit!!!! I'm calling the local national guard.

plausible deniablility .

[DONNIEP]

That's probably who it was...a local NG unit doing some kind of exercise at that time so as to not disturb the citizens. You just happened to be awake.

I just happened to be awake and drunk

[MUSICMANN]

Two things. First, Chicago yesterday and second, The Demo National Convention that's gonna be held in NC later this yr.

[Angel]

I just happened to be awake and drunk

Gee, wonder why none of the radio stations would pay attention to a drunk in the middle of the night?

[jhale667]

Gee, wonder why none of the radio stations would pay attention to a drunk in the middle of the night?

"You don't underthand! Therth's guys in military uniffffferms running around (hic) outthide mah houth!~"

[DONNIEP]

Ha ha. I'll have you know I wasn't that drunk Scared the shit out of me though. It was like Red Dawn out here!

[BigBadBrian]

Ha ha. I'll have you know I wasn't that drunk Scared the shit out of me though. It was like Red Dawn out here!

You should have told the soldier you loved to play "army" as a kid and should have asked, with beer can in hand, if you could play too.