Originally Posted by woodyrr

Don't want to take the thread too far OT, but it is a decommissioned "air raid" or more commonly known in the midwest, "tornado" siren. I bought it and am restoring it. Here is a link to photos with the story: http://www.flickr.com/photos/3921318...7625311045099/

The point being that, as a poster expressed above, I'm sure that friends, relatives, and coworkers of flyertalkers who fly as a hobby and accumulate and spend "miles" are inclined to look somewhat askance at them, but relatively speaking, flyer hobbyists are not any more crazy than the rest of us.

I really enjoyed being exposed to a new subset of society.