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[Racerbvd]

[RBNetEngr]

Jumping on the bandwagon




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[widebody911]

[GH85Carrera]

General George Patton's US 5th Division crossed the Rhine River during the night of 22 March 1945, establishing a six-mile deep bridgehead after capturing 19,000 demoralized German troops. Patton, who actually did not have the orders to cross the river, did so under an extremely low profile: quietly, his troops crossed the river in boats without artillery barrage nor aerial bombardment. His commanding general Omar Bradley, who issued the order for him not to cross to avoid interfering with Bernard Montgomery's operations, did not know of the crossing until the next morning. Bradley did not announce this crossing until the night of 23 March; Patton had wished the Americans to announce that they had crossed the Rhine River before the British. This was the first crossing of the Rhine River by boat by an invading army since Napoleon Bonaparte. Within three days Patton's troops were rapidly approaching Frankfurt in Germany, capturing bridges in tact as the German defenses began to fall apart.
Source: Dwight Eisenhower, Crusade in Europe

George S. Patton crossed the Rhine in March 1945 at Oppenheim, south of Frankfurt. While still on the pontoon bridge, the irrepressible American general heard the call of nature – and answered it. And he was supposedly photographed doing so

[JackDidley]

[Racerbvd]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

She's hot. Gotta be a photoshop, just looks off.

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Wow, WTF, Wesley?

I think Angus pulled it off better.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

This is an about 1930s real photo postcard of Oatman, Arizona by Frashers Fotos.

Thanks for all the great contributions, Glenn!

I want to make a plug for anyone on an I40/Route 66 road trip to try and find the time to make the drive to Oatman from Kingman (or vice versa). It's one of the longest uninterrupted stretches of the "Mother Road" extant today, and as an extra treat you get to visit Oatman - a very fun town today!

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by masraum

I think Angus pulled it off better.

1978, Neunkirchen W. Germany......

[Racerbvd]

[daepp]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The Cliffs of Moher are upright sea cliffs running along the western coast of Ireland for about 14 km (9 miles) in County Clare. Their maximum height over the Atlantic Ocean reaches 214 m

I am not afraid of heights - generally - but those freaking cliffs are so high I had to literally crawl up to the edge when we visited a couple of years ago.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by daepp

I am not afraid of heights - generally - but those freaking cliffs are so high I had to literally crawl up to the edge when we visited a couple of years ago.

Good stuff. I'm not afraid of heights either, but there are times when my sense of self preservation takes over. Yeah, I'd not be standing on the edge of those, no way in hell.

[GH85Carrera]

he CSS Stonewall was a 1,390-ton ironclad built in Bordeaux, France, for the Confederate Navy in 1864. After she crossed the Atlantic, reaching Havana, Cuba, it was already May, 1865, and the war had ended. Spanish Authorities took possession, soon handing it over to the U.S. government.


The longest-ever Viking longship was unearthed by accident during renovations of a Danish longship museum.
The Oseberg ship (Norwegian: Osebergskipet) is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway. This ship is commonly acknowledged to be among the finer artifacts to have survived from the Viking Era.

[asphaltgambler]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

You know..... it was a very sad day when women went from stockings...... to pantyhose

[GH85Carrera]

March 1948, the first tornado warning in the U.S. was issued in Oklahoma.
The tornado blew through Tinker AFB causing 6 million in damages, a few injuries but no fatalities.






Columbia-class – $5 Billion Each, The Most Dangerous Sea Monsters

[Racerbvd]

[Eric 951]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

George S. Patton crossed the Rhine in March 1945 at Oppenheim, south of Frankfurt. While still on the pontoon bridge, the irrepressible American general heard the call of nature – and answered it. And he was supposedly photographed doing so

This did happen and Patton remarked "send one to Monty" to the photog.

[NeedSpace]

Originally Posted by daepp

We have some cliffs like that in NJ on the Hudson across from NYC. Ironic I flew to Ireland to see these when I have those just 5 mins away.

Palisades in NJ today


Palisades in NJ 1898

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by masraum

Good stuff. I'm not afraid of heights either, but there are times when my sense of self preservation takes over. Yeah, I'd not be standing on the edge of those, no way in hell.

I have no fear of heights at all.
Terrified of depths though...


morning shot at my parent's house.

[svandamme]

I can stand on the edge of that, no problem
hell I'll jump off em if you give me a chute

one of the life experiences was at 18 I decided i'de jump out of a working plane.
And its a very odd thing, you stand at the edge.. out in out
and your body resists it.. it doesn't want to jump
Mind over matter and out I went.

I can still see and hear the noise of the exit out the back of that skyvan..



I did tumble cause i had forgotten to kick legs back so i summersaulted out instead of ending up flat. But I saw that skyvan get smaller and smaller, it was great

It was a big confidence boost for life after that. knowing I don't freeze up when it's time to do something scary