I want to believe you.....
Posted on 12/23/2013 8:14:49 PM PST by TBP
NORAD’s tradition of tracking Santa’s sleigh began with a wrong number.
Right before Christmas in 1955, Sears ran an ad offering millions of toy-hungry girls and boys the chance to talk to the big man himself. In Colorado Springs, the retailer published the local phone number to the North Pole as ME 2-6681.
Modal TriggerCol. Harry Shoup There was only one problem: The number was one digit off.
And that wrong number rang on the desk of a high-ranking officer in a bunker at the Continental Air Defense Command — the predecessor of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which has the less-than-festive mission of detecting and defending the continent against nuclear attack.
Col. Harry Shoup fielded the first call on the command’s red phone.
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Volunteering for this is one of the all time great fun events as you talk to kids from around the world looking for where Santa is. It is also great fun if you have little ones to have them check the website and / or call in.
Volunteering for this is one of the all time great fun events as you talk to kids from around the world looking for where Santa is. It is also great fun if you have little ones to have them check the website and / or call in.
I still believe this coz one night in 1957 I coulda swore I saw something red `n long flying up high in the the night sky....
Yup It`s true!
Since Obama has all his papers, I want to know if Santa has a valid drivers license, a social security number and don’t forget a birth certificate? Forget the phone number!
Great story!
The new number is...
0118 999 881 99 9119 725......3.
Given that Santa’s workshop is west of Colorado Springs on US 24 at North Pole where the road begins up Pike’s Peak it makes sense that the local store might have a tie-in. Given also that prior to moving into “the Mountain” the command headquarters were located just off US 24 near downtown Colorado Springs at the Childlaw Building. Things can get a little mixed with so many close elements together.
I want to believe you.....
What a nice story. Thanks.
I called that number and got the NSA!
:O
i thought the AF set it to 0000 0000.
I remember having Christmas eve dinner at my in-laws and the nieces and nephews waiting by the radio for the NORAD reports.
nope- It was long and curved and shiny-
Santa Claus is Saint Nicholas-
nothing impossible with God.
What do you really think you saw? Serious question.
Bingo!
Call ANY number, get the NSA!
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