but the idea of a 60' hose scything through a busy street in the middle of the evening doesn't bear thinking about
I heard the story of a Victor Tanker operating on detachment just off the coast of the sub-continent. The aircraft suffered a problem with the refuelling apparatus, and so a request was sent to the local ATC to "jettison my hose". A confused voice came back on the radio (no doubt after consulting a phrase book):
"c/s... I understand that you wish to get rid of your socks?"