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Thus causing millions of people to get more exercise by taking the stairs, instead. Brilliant!

"I don't like the noise out side. But it's not scary like the one a few days ago" - Explorer the Cat. "Lawn work vs firetruck. She really didn't like the firetruck, but seem to just be jumpy about the law work " - The Human

"Done being a madcap running cat. Gonna take a nap here on the comfy chair." - Explorer the Cat.

"Gonna jump up on the desk, get in the way for a few minutes, then get down and eat. Haven't planned much past that." - Explorer the Cat.

Well, they was just after the 2 storm shadow, 1 decoy attack so they might have been a bit trigger happy. Also given that Russia and Ukraine have the same air frames and electronics they have the same IFF units so some mode of IFF will respond the same way. They may have used the wrong mode and gotten a return, which the Russian aircraft had been told to disable. Don't know if this is possibe, but I know that NATO aircraft during exercises would turn off mode 3, but use mode 4. A target the squawked mode 4, but not mode 3 was considered to be friendly. Aircraft that squawked mode 3 only (i.e. commercial aircraft) were evaluated based on their actions. Now IFF is supposed to be coded on a daily or even 4 times a day basis, based on code books sent to the various users. My personal bet it that the ADA units on the ground and the flying units didn't get the same code books, so IFF request goes out, aircraft doesn't squawk the right response, it's hostile. Or the Russians are just idiots, could go either way.

"The Human made the bed this morning. Still gonna lay on it and nap, even if it's the lumpy blanket" - Explorer the Cat. "Explorer doesn't normally like the weighted blanket" - The Human

"What's that sound outside? Sounds sorta scary. Need to get on the desk with The Human!" - Explorer the Cat.