Operation Overlord

[Slipdigit]

Thanks HO.

I've already trolled that site and sucked the pictures off of it.

She is a beautiful old girl.

She was damaged almost two years ago by Hurrican Ivan. She sits on pilings or some structure similar to those, so she doesn't float freely. The storm surge knock her off of the supports and she was listing 10-15 degrees to port.

When I was a boy, you could go higher up on the structure than you can now. They've gut the ladder rungs completely off to keep people from getting to masts.

About 18 years ago, when we were going through the ship we passed through the dispensary. They had cabinet full of 'meds' to show the area was intended for medical care. Positioned PROMINENTLY in the cabinet was a large bottle labeled "Premarin". That name will probably only have meaning to the older women (if any) in this forum as it is a medicine that is prescribed exclusively to older women for hormone replacement therapy. Go figure that one out.

[Kitty]

Maybe the Premarin was for the ship.........

[Herroberst]

Originally Posted by Slipdigit

Thanks HO.


About 18 years ago, when we were going through the ship we passed through the dispensary. They had cabinet full of 'meds' to show the area was intended for medical care. Positioned PROMINENTLY in the cabinet was a large bottle labeled "Premarin". That name will probably only have meaning to the older women (if any) in this forum as it is a medicine that is prescribed exclusively to older women for hormone replacement therapy. Go figure that one out.

That's a Julie Andrew's joke about women trying to be men who impersonate women or a wife of the association with a sense of humor.

[Glamorgan]

when i was at school every boday new the date of d-day

[sapper]

Two of our lads, part of the assault teams RE, for Queen Red and Queen White sectors on Sword, had their assault landing craft stuck on something away from the shore.

It was absolutely vital that the three Royal Engineers assault demolition and mine clearing teams, with the task set of opening a path to the road beyond, and of blowing up any enemy gun posts if they stood in the way.... was completely successful, the whole operation hinged on the three teams success.

So! the two of them stripped off and swam ashore. Don't ask me where they got new clothes from, I have no idea.

There were many deeds of great courage that were never reconised. many that the general public never even got to hear about.

The one that I do like, was the Sapper (RE) that slid under the barbed wire on his back, in front of a concrete machine gun post. He had a pound of Gun Cotton on his chest, with a primer, detonator, and short bit of black safety fuse. He had a cigarette in his mouth, he slowly wriggled up under the wire to the gun slit. Took the Gun Cotton off his chest, lit the safety fuse with his cigarette, and popped it through the gun slit over, and behind his head. "BANG" Good night nurse!
Who's a pretty boy then?
Sapper