mikie Posted May 8 Share #25726 Posted May 8 24 minutes ago, BryanJ said: Speaking of waiting for just the right time to use a good joke on someone, my barber did exactly that to me. Being old and bald, I told my barber that he needed to give me a discount on my hair cut because there just wasn’t that much to cut, to which he replied, “….no I actually need to charge you more because I have to search for it.” Now, my barber had been waiting for just the right smart Alec come along to use that line, and on that day years ago, that happened to be me. 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDUFF Posted May 9 Share #25727 Posted May 9 On 5/6/2024 at 10:53 PM, General Apathy said: . Unissued 1943 Folding Shovel Covers. Two unissued shovel covers both dated the same 1943 by two different manufacturers using different o.d. shades. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 06 2024. ... Hi Ken, I love the '2 tone' colours of OD. I know you have always been a fan too. The number of conversations I've had with people who only want light tan as "dark OD is late war".... not! Here is an example for sale today - credit to 'Paratrooper' shop in France. A classic example of mix n match!! Love it, with early hangar and 1943 dated! Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDUFF Posted May 9 Share #25728 Posted May 9 On 5/6/2024 at 6:55 PM, General Apathy said: . Difficulty now getting the correct look 6 Volt batteries for Jeeps. due to less and less vehicles now using six volt batteries then fewer and fewer manufacturers are making the style needed for the correct look under the hood of a wartime Jeep. Unable to obtain anything locally and now more costly to import from the UK since Brexit a local friend bought a localised six volt battery without the two long flat lead connecting bars on the top cover. He then drained and washed out his old battery and chopped out the two flat bars and gorilla glued them onto the top of his new battery, to the uninitiated they would be unaware that this is what he has done. Looks correct now when lifting the hood. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 06 2024. ... What a great idea!! I may well do the same with my new battery! (I haven't re-cycled the old one yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted May 10 Share #25729 Posted May 10 The person I got this from states it was worn in WW2 by an American soldier. It looks Dutch to me and I think it’s post war: Any European participants know anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted May 11 Share #25730 Posted May 11 Yes it's Dutch. No idea what it is though, or if it even is military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted May 11 Share #25731 Posted May 11 13 minutes ago, earlymb said: Yes it's Dutch. No idea what it is though, or if it even is military. It’s a cooks hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted May 12 Share #25732 Posted May 12 On 5/5/2024 at 12:07 PM, Johan Willaert said: Just spent the weekend in New York, continuing to Honolulu early tomorrow.. Lifelong dream to visit Pearl Harbor sites… Well, still in Oahu and visiting the WW2 sites along with vacationing at Waikiki Beach.. Highlight was the trip to the USS Arizona memorial… Very! Moving!! Will post more once back home… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Tuesday at 12:06 PM Share #25733 Posted Tuesday at 12:06 PM . Outstanding version of ' Don't let the old man in ' Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 14 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Tuesday at 07:00 PM Share #25734 Posted Tuesday at 07:00 PM . Beach Racing Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . A bunch of us attended a beach racing weekend, had a lot of fun, at one stage I noticed that a friend had let his daughter take his car on the races so I took the opportunity to climb aboard and going her, it was a Ford with a five litre block and she was bending the pedal to the metal. When we came back to park up everyone was having a laugh and smirking while looking at me, apparently it was the daughters first attempt at beach racing and they thought it funny . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 14 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanJ Posted Tuesday at 11:32 PM Share #25735 Posted Tuesday at 11:32 PM ‘67 Mustang? Nice - Steve McQueen would approve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Wednesday at 09:18 AM Share #25736 Posted Wednesday at 09:18 AM 9 hours ago, BryanJ said: ‘67 Mustang? Nice - Steve McQueen would approve! . A look into the future. !!!!!!!!!! should there be one Hey Bart what you doing next weekend !!, well John I'm taking my vintage 2024 electric Mustang to the vintage all-electric car show. !!!!!!! Hell Bart that will be something to be seeing . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 15 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted Wednesday at 03:29 PM Share #25737 Posted Wednesday at 03:29 PM 6 hours ago, General Apathy said: . A look into the future. !!!!!!!!!! should there be one Hey Bart what you doing next weekend !!, well John I'm taking my vintage 2024 electric Mustang to the vintage all-electric car show. !!!!!!! Hell Bart that will be something to be seeing . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 15 2024. ... All electric car show? Sounds like a gas. 😁 mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Wednesday at 05:02 PM Share #25738 Posted Wednesday at 05:02 PM 1 hour ago, mikie said: All electric car show? Sounds like a gas. 😁 mikie . Well all the worlds governments are pushing electric as a positive but I'm quite negative about it !!!!! Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 15 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Thursday at 10:46 AM Share #25739 Posted Thursday at 10:46 AM . Carentan store fronts decoration for 80th Anniversary A few more of the store windows one window has decorated in the style of a 1940's French household. Another one features a few pieces of American memorabilia including a field find steel helmet with a rifle round through the frontal area and holes from corrosion over the rear of the helmet. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 16 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Thursday at 10:49 AM Share #25740 Posted Thursday at 10:49 AM . Even the dog grooming store has included a painted window for the anniversary. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 16 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Thursday at 10:51 AM Share #25741 Posted Thursday at 10:51 AM . ' The wild bunch ', Another image from Sunday's beach racing Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 16 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanJ Posted Thursday at 06:12 PM Share #25742 Posted Thursday at 06:12 PM Electron guzzling amp eaters, oh, please spare me! Give me some Steve McQueen induced high-octane horse power! I’m amping up now to go watch “Bullet”! 1968 Charger Vs. Mustang GT Fastback: Sorry Steve, give me the Charger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanJ Posted Thursday at 06:15 PM Share #25743 Posted Thursday at 06:15 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Thursday at 09:18 PM Share #25744 Posted Thursday at 09:18 PM . Carentan store fronts #1 . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 16 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Thursday at 09:21 PM Share #25745 Posted Thursday at 09:21 PM . Carentan Store Fronts #2 . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 16 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted Thursday at 09:48 PM Share #25746 Posted Thursday at 09:48 PM It's nice to see how much effort they put in those store fronts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Friday at 08:15 AM Share #25747 Posted Friday at 08:15 AM . Jeep owners can drive over a restored section of Mulberry Harbour . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 17 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Friday at 11:19 AM Share #25748 Posted Friday at 11:19 AM . Ste Mere Eglise supermarket ' SuperU ' going to town on decoration of the store for D-Day week Just returned from buying groceries at the supermarket in Ste Mere Eglise, and they have dressed their refrigerator counters as Jeeps, and a fully dressed paratrooper sat on a store shelf. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 17 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Friday at 11:29 AM Share #25749 Posted Friday at 11:29 AM . Ste Mere Eglise supermarket ' SuperU ' going to town on decoration of the store for D-Day week There is a lot of cheap and tacky commercialised products all over Normandy being sold for the anniversary, but I was pleased to see these quality cut-out silhouettes in strong 1.5 mm metal and powder coated paint finish, would possibly make ideal wind-vanes silhouettes on chimneys or garages especially the C-47 one . . . . . . . . I grabbed the last Jeep one on the display, maybe they will re-stock in a few days and I can grab another one for my grandson. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 17 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted Friday at 05:20 PM Share #25750 Posted Friday at 05:20 PM . Time to join in 1944 - 2024 decorating the house. #1… Take three cans of paint ( most popular colours ) and cut board to size. #2… Spray board and waterproof #3… Fit board to old Jeep grille from my shoebox #4… Hang grille on front of building ( run test hang, reshape hooks for better positioning ) Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 17 2024. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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