Well, the Grumman factory was in clear sight on Long Island. My
grandfather was the manager of the cafeteria there.
** Edited by Stork at 5/27/2026, 12:07:57 PM
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Fun fact:the US govt built a fake town on top of Boeing Plant #2 in........
-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 09:55 AM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 09:55 AM ET
I think a similar thing was done to a Lockheed plant in California.**
-- Kudelski
May 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM ET
Kudelski
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05/27/26 12:50 PM ET
I wonder why they just didn't build it in Iowa or someplace. They are
-- Coach McGuirk
May 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/27/26 11:32 AM ET
Well, the Grumman factory was in clear sight on Long Island. My
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-- Stork
May 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Stork
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05/27/26 12:05 PM ET
Germans were trying to come with a bomber that could hit NYC. Lucky for us
-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 12:24 PM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 12:24 PM ET
They just wanted to eat at Stork’s grandfather’s cafeteria.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
May 27, 2026 at 01:14 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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05/27/26 01:14 PM ET
Well he was Danish and spoke German and my grandmother was from the German
-- Stork
May 27, 2026 at 01:38 PM ET
Stork
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05/27/26 01:38 PM ET
Well the plant had to have been there for years with an established pool
-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 11:59 AM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 11:59 AM ET
Established factors like a barrel full of pork?**
-- VTHokie2000
May 27, 2026 at 01:01 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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05/27/26 01:01 PM ET
True. Nobody wants to give up their favorite BBQ joint**
-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 01:23 PM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 01:23 PM ET
Well pork is the other "green" meat. :-)**
-- VTHokie2000
May 27, 2026 at 01:36 PM ET
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05/27/26 01:36 PM ET
In RIC they built a fake airfield. You can still see remnants in the woods **
-- ModerateHokie
May 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM ET
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05/27/26 10:43 AM ET