Hartinger sounds familiar, but I did not know 'im.
Your mention of partitions reminds me: Headquarters for my operation were
at Chidlaw Bldg. in Co. Springs. Couple of the civilian mechanical and
electrical engineers involved with me in the power plant generator engine
rebuild and replacement project at Sondrestrom were separated from each
other in the Chidlaw Bldg. were separated from each other only by GSA
partitions - partitions only about 5 feet tall; metal about 3 feet or so up
from the floor and translucent plastic above that. One could stand and
easily peek over them. Several times I would receive a call from one of the
engineers not long after the end of my normal duty day and have to spend up
to 2 hours sometimes explaining stuff to 'im, only to get a second call from
the guy in the cubicle right next to 'im wanting to talk to me about the
same thing I had just explained to the first one. 'Finally asked the second
one one day, "Did you hear Mr. XX in next cubicle on the phone for the last
2 hours? He was on the phone with me! Can't you guys work out a way to get
on the phone together? I've been talking so long now, I can hardly speak."
They finally did after doing that to me 2 or 3 times. I couldn't understand
why they couldn't speak to each other over or through the partition.
BTW, I talked on phone several times with BGen. Paulk there at HQ; also
visited with 'im at least 3 times, twice in Co. Springs and once at Sondy.
On one of my trips to Co. Springs, Gen Paulk and I noticed each other as we
were getting on airplane at Denver. Gen. Paulk talked to stewardess, who
got guy in seat beside him to switch with me. As we were arriving at Co.
Springs, Gen. Paulk inquired of me, "Wilt, do you have a ride to your
hotel?" I responded, "No, Sir, but I'm picking up an Air Force car at
Peterson AFB Motor Pool." He replied, "Ride with me, then, I'll drop you
off." While The Gen. and I were waiting for our bags, a mighty
fine-looking, young blond female captain (in civilian clothes) I had known
in the B-52 unit in MI 3 or 4 years before came running toward me squealing,
"Wilton! Wilton!" (Gen. Paulk and I were in uniform.) The fine-looking
captain and I hugged enthusiastically, and chatted a bit, and, as our bags
were showing up, she asked, "Do have a ride Wilt? I'll drop you off
somewhere if you need it." I replied, "No thank you, I'm riding with Gen.
Paulk. He's gonna drop me at the motor pool." As the fine young thing went
tripping off, Gen. Paulk said, "Wilt, you're dumber than I thought; I'da
gone with HER." I replied, "Well, I guess that shows how tough I am, too."
Wilton
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mountain Man" <maontin....@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT -Adventure on ice cap or greet royalty?
Wilton wrote:
Besides, you know I don't have much respect for 'royalty,' and I
wouldn't want to embarrass you."
The other day in another of your Sondy tales you mentioned getting
equipment sourced through Colorado Springs. It reminded me of the
4-star I met when we lived there - Jim Hartinger. He told the story
about his command at NORAD and the partitions between military staff
there. When he took command at NORAD he took those partitions down.
A very down-to-earth guy from his telling stories. He began his
career in Army Air Corps and turned the first spade of dirt at the new
Shriver AFB east of CSpgs - formerly Consolidated Space Operations
Center. He was employed by the consultants we associated with and
they had a meeting out on the project site where our house was the
only residence on the property, so the meeting was there in the home
office I used. Gen. Hartinger had to use the facilities so I directed
him through the house to the bathroom. Several minutes later we
wondered where he was. There he was, talking to my wife who was busy
doing school work with our kids in the kitchen. Again displaying his
legitimate down-to-earth character, being a credentialed 4-star. Did
you know that guy?
mao
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