A "lert"

[Terry Beckingham]

At 06:01 12/15/97 EST, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 12/15/97 2:13:49 AM, birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca wrote:
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><<"What's a lert?
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>Stephen">>
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>Aha ! another quiz?
>A "lert" is that one big eye on the back of a dollar bill which forms the top
>of the pyramid...right Ron ?  :-)
>Jim Bryant (FL)
>

I'm not sure what a "lert" is, but I believe it has something to do with
aviation. Back in the old days when I worked as a flight service specialist
with our government, we used to broadcast weather reports to pilots. We
would end each broadcast with the phrase "keep a lert and watch for other
aircraft". 

Terry Beckingham