Elvis

[hnpcc]

I keep seeing Elvis.

I've no idea where it's based, but it must be somewhere in a direct line between here and the outer hills.

It's kind of trippy though, first I always think "oh a helicopter" which becomes "that's a pretty big helicopter.." and then I realise it's Elvis.

One of these days it'll be a Blackhawk instead and I'll be very surprised.

Of course all these helicopters are giving Dean the opportunity to mutter about "black helicopters/CIA"[1] every five minutes, so the sooner the finish up the better.

In other news, the Buln Buln cricket ground caught fire last Saturday. This should probably not be making me laugh, but it is. I'm not sure why - the ground where I go for group training is so dry it crunches when we run so there's no good reason why Buln Buln should be any different.

Even so though, I can't believe it caught fire. Especially from ember attack.

[1]King of the Hill quote. In Dale's accent.

Comments

[undergroundsea.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they have a CD player inside Elvis and play a song or two when they're out on a mission :) Or if they have take-off codes that go something like "Roger. Elvis has left the building".

How on earth does one pronounce Buln Buln?

[hnpcc]

Bool-lin.

I'd have a CD going, that's for sure!

I've never seen Elvis...

[17catherines.livejournal.com]

I do love that they call the helicopter Elvis. It means that every time you or anyone else writes about it my brain goes 'Elvis sighting!'.

Elvis lives...

[essjayeff.livejournal.com]

There is more than one...just in case you're wondering how they get to be everywhere. Current deployment of Sky Cranes in Oz

2008-2009 Victoria: "Elvis" (N179AC) & "Bluey" a.k.a "Elsie" (N218AC); New South Wales: "Malcolm" (N217AC) & "Clancy" a.k.a "Isabelle" (N178AC); South Australia: "Flynn" a.k.a "Christine" (N173AC); spare "Delilah" (N194AC); for the period of Australian operations, some aircraft have been temporarily renamed with Australian themed names.

[hnpcc]

I knew there was more than one, I think at least one is based out of Essendon judging on flight paths. God knows where the rest are!

[vestalvagrant.livejournal.com]

I read about a baby born to a Marysville (?) couple mere days after the bushfire. They didn't name him Elvis! I definitely would have. Middle name, at least.