Great WWII reenactment today

May 30, 2010 12 Replies
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Myself and my kids went to the IL train museum. Unbeknownst to us, there was a huge WWII reenactment at the museum. It was very nicely done.



It was themed as US vs. German fighting in Italy.



At the station, the German SS oversaw us boarding the train (ick), and off we went with the SS on board and checking our papers.



Then they captured a downed US pilot. After 5 minutes a big battle ensued, and US troops won, captured the SS and the battle was over with a few "casualties".



I thought that it was very well done. My 4 year old was slightly scared of shooting, but not the 9 year old.



At 3:30pm there was supposed to be a big battle, but unfortunately, the kids were tired and we had to leave before seeing that. There was shooting all over the museum, military vehicles (not armored), planes, all together it was a very unexpected blast!



I bought a Russian major's belt for just $10, those are made from good leather and it should be a good belt for maybe 50 years.



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Sure but that is from the date of manufacture. It was being sold off because it had been sitting on the shelf since 1965...

Besides, didn't you go and make a good belt a few months ago?

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I think I have...hummm somewhere around 20 different belts. Some get worn working, some get worn hunting, some get worn when laying under a vehicle doing dirty work...and so forth.

Its not like they are ties or shoes. Those a person can only have one each.

Gunner

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You only have one shoe? ;-)

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Of course. I live in Kalifornia, and thats all the Ration Board allows Conservatives to have. That way when we kick Leftwing ass..its one foot or the other, but not both.

Sigh.....sure blew that last sentence, didnt I?

Gunner

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Yep.

I have three pairs of shoes actually. I have a few good belts now, but could not pass that one up. This belt (if it is not a fake) was made in 1979 at the Karl Marx leather factory.

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Getting old is a real bitch, isn't it? :(

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This belt (if it is a fake) was made in 1959 at the Groucho Marx faux leather factory. ;-)

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That stroke I had a year ago ...havent completely recovered from it. Though its a LOT better inside my head than it was 6 months ago.

I can go days now without stepping on my dick.

Gunner

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I have 11 pairs of cowboy boots alone. 4 pair of combat boots..no..5 pair, and all manner of Rockports, sneakers, etc etc. I LOVE second hand stores!!!!

And having a 10' wide closet helps....though...I really do need to go through it and haul some stuff to the second hand store, so in 6 months I can go back and repurchase some of it. (long story...sigh)

Gunner

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Take a look in your mouth. Maybe it's there.

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It's easy to miss a word when you take a quick glance, because your mind isn't looking for a missing word.

That's good. It gives it a chance to heal. It's a good thing you don't wear stilettos! ;-)

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But I do occasionally wear hobnails..which is even worse, one would assume....sigh

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