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But you know, its GOOD! After I got out of the Army, I became an electrician here in Germany. The last 10 years of so I worked at a PV company, building Photoelectric on every dog house, barn, house, factory and building in Bavaria. And the the solar parks. Half the size of Texas. The boss...
I know. Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants to be having a convo and all of a sudden switch to German! We could really mess with them! Imagine, we say something, stop, look at them and just start bustin' up! :ROFLMAO: Then walk away.
Daily occurrence in my house. Anyone who knows us...
Soldiers have a way of correcting someones "Bad Habits". About 1978-79, on our Hawk Missile site, we had a guy in the motor pool who was a real pest. Talk crap all day long, without end. He could have driven a rock to commit Harakiri. He was harmless, but the boy just could not shut his mouth...
Yes sir! I would have guessed winch sheer pin. Having had to replace a few over the years on active. That was my first thought. Three weeks ago, I had to unwind a rats nest like that, But it was a Hyd. winch, and had not sat more then two years. Took 4-4.5 hours, and I wanted to bring the torch...
I drove some of the last 5 ton gassers, in 32nd AADCOM in 1973, to the bone yard. We had to tow a few. They were a super PITA to steer without the truck running, or rolling. I would try and start it. Might be a lot of work, but might save you tearing up your shoulders!
Something like this happened to us in the field one day. We were in the woods outside of K-Town, and had the CG, the Brigade Commander, Battalion Commander and a million strap hangers watching us take up position. Someone put the porta potty's on pallets and dropped them too close to the mess...