Firefighting aircraft

[Pavel Samsonov]

> I would suppose that the existence of major weapons development test areas
> and other sensitive military / defense installations in the states now
> threatened by fire is a factor in the reluctance to accept Russia's offer
to
> roam on the range.
>
> Rodney Patterson
> State University of New York at Albany
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This is US government. It has been notorious for centuries for red tape and
resistance to any change (like almost any government).
Been there, done that. The Russian bureaucrat may not be very helpful, be
s/he will tell you up front: "Yes" or "No"
("No" in most cases).
The US bureaucrat will charm you with  a smile and ask about your US
impressions, your family, etc.
Then s/he will pretend to listen to your story nodding his/her head and
saying: "yes", "right", "sure", "oh, really".
S/he will make some notes somewhere and say when you're done:
"Listen, I tell you what: let me take a shot at it, OK? I'll call you". S/he
may even want to see you to the door, shake your hand again and again
promise to call.
They NEVER do.
It is only later that you recall that s/he  never actually asked for your
phone number.

With compliments,

Pavel (Paul) Samsonov
EDAD, College of Education,
Texas A&M University
tel. (979) 862-7771 (lab)
      (979) 862-9152 (home)
fax (979) 862-4347
e-mail p0s5658 at acs.tamu.edu

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