Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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FromMyColdDeadHand said:
But how does it make such a divot? I didn’t think there was that much suspension travel to allow it to continue to make contact and develop heat. I thought it looked like a break that had locked up causing the wheels to generate a lot of heat and when the train finally stopped all of that just saying down onto the metal of the rail making the divot.
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As the wheel burns away at the track, the slag from the track melting away build up on the wheel making the wheel larger in diameter and can cause a derailment
 
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barneybdb said:
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That was what she looked like during refurbishment. She is now at San Marcos Texas at the Commemorative Air Force (fomerly and properly, in my mind, the Confederate Air Force). Where she is in full authentic paint scheme. This plane was the lead plane for the D Day invasion, carrying Curahees, over Normandy. Now fully restored paint and nose art donated by the paint company (as well as all the prep and labor) and engines donated by the Lycoming company (including install and calibration and run up labor). Do a search for her, and when you find the web site, buy something with the logo, as all proceeds go to continuing to maintain the ship. Their mockup display model was in our military group for the San Antonio Veteran's day parade. I wil edit this entry when I get my photos downloaded to the computer.
The plane flies and travels. For the 75th Anniversary of D Day, she led other American C46, and 47's across country, to Newfoundland, then across the Atlantic to Ireland and then England for the flight over the English channel, and D Day activities.
My bride and I went to their 40's themed Hangar Dance.
Totally restored and flying now.
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Longshot231 said:
I cannot find the reference now but read, a long time ago, that Rommel was almost captured in North Africa.

If memory serves me correctly, it was after the allies finally captured Tunis. He found himself behind Allied lines and was temporarily held in an allied field hospital.

He convinced the American personnel holding him that he was Polish and not German.

Just goes to show you that blunders never cease.

If I am wrong on the details, please enlighten me.
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Don't know, but it could definitively be true.
 
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GBMaryland said:
I need one of those.... the wife wants one... where do I find one in excelleNt condition?
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I got that one on Gunbroker, but I would do your homework first if you're going to buy from a private individual. WWII era German stuff is the most faked/easiest to get burned area of firearms collecting I'm aware of.

These guys charge the seller I think 20% to grade and sell guns on their site, so that is often reflected in the posted prices, but the descriptions are no-BS and honest. I was about to buy one from the same serial block of the same year from them when I tossed a bid on the one above and happened to win it.

Lugers - Page 1 - Simpson Ltd

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If you're looking for WWII Era you're probably going to be looking at Mauser production. "G code" (1935) through 1942. There are a handful of other manufacturers that made it into WWII issue but because of the rarity they tend to be pretty spendy. Regardless, worth doing a little bit of homework before hand to get the gist of what you're looking at. Not hard to get into the $2500+ range.
 
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Longshot231 said:
I cannot find the reference now but read, a long time ago, that Rommel was almost captured in North Africa.

If memory serves me correctly, it was after the allies finally captured Tunis. He found himself behind Allied lines and was temporarily held in an allied field hospital.

He convinced the American personnel holding him that he was Polish and not German.

Just goes to show you that blunders never cease.

If I am wrong on the details, please enlighten me.
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Well, first he was almost captured on the 21st May 1940 in France, where he was the most feared commander of the 7th Tank Division.
"Der schneidige Kommandeur hatte sich stets in unmittelbarer Frontnähe aufgehalten und war am 21. Mai nur knapp einer Gefangennahme entronnen - dieser Tatsache wurde spätestens ab 1942 im britischen Oberkommando immer wieder schmerzlich nachgetrauert."

Then later in Africa, he was very often patrouling behind and along enemy lines, alone just with his Adjutant and a car.
At one of this trips, he discovered unintentional a field hospital from the New Zealanders.
He then grabbed the chief doctor and made an inspection with him, and got back into the car and drove away.
"Bei einer seiner zahlreichen Erkundungsfahrten mit seinem Adjutanten geriet der General einmal unbeabsichtigt hinter die feindlichen Linien. Als er auf ein neuseeländisches Feldlazarett stieß, stieg er aus dem Wagen, schnappte sich den verdutzten Oberarzt und ließ sich selbstsicher durch die Zelte führen. Anschließend fuhr er wieder hinter die eigenen Linien zurück - ja, das war Erwin Rommel."

I have no date for this, but it must have been in the second half of 1941.
 
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BullGear said:
It's never career ending. I'm not an engineer, but I've been on the headend when we've struck trespassers. It is unnerving the first few times but I've never known an engineer to quit because of it. I was also a railroad investigator for these types of accidents/suicides. I've seen my fair share of the aftermath. The kids are the hardest. I've seen a grandmother who chased her grandson onto the tracks and the biggest thing left of her was a foot in a shoe, while the grandson made it across the tracks. A young kid who was a part of a group of kids playing chicken with the train. He had no head and not much as far as extremities. An uncle (who lived but barely) and a nephew riding an ATV along a bridge when the train came. The uncle was thrown into the river and the boy had the skin on his back torn off along with the back of his skull. Kinda skinned him from his belt line to the top of his head. He died of course. I won't go into the employee deaths. It's no different than a police officer or fire fighter, you get used to it.
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I do not doubt you get used to the death. But, it is not your job to get there in less than 5 minutes and try to save the ones that are somewhat still alive.

There is the gap.
 
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samadisoulcrusher said:
If only more gun owners would get politically active to fight the anti Constitutional .
Political hacks in government .
We sure as hell wouldn't be constantly fighting for our rights !
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The problem is, that the 200k were bought by the same people who bought the 200k last year.

Me, 100k. ArmyJerry... 100k. He bought more ammo, tho.

cheers, Sirhr
 
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