From: Rob Kleinschmidt on
On Mar 2, 10:52 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 2, 10:44 pm, Robert Bolton <robertboltond...(a)gci.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Insane was the word that came to my mind. I wouldn't even want to
> > walk that.
>
> Me neither, but let's bear in mind that the protagonists in question
> seemed to be German.
>
> Better to have them doing that than invading Poland.

"These boots were made for marching
and that's just what they'll do
and one of the days these boots
are going to march all over you."

old Prussian lullabye.
From: Twibil on
On Mar 3, 2:05 pm, Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> "These boots were made for marching
> and that's just what they'll do
> and one of the days these boots
> are going to march all over you."
>
> old Prussian lullabye.

I don't mind the boots so much as the Panzers.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Jagdtiger_1.jpg/800px-Jagdtiger_1.jpg
From: S'mee on
On Mar 3, 5:39 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 3, 2:05 pm, Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "These boots were made for marching
> > and that's just what they'll do
> > and one of the days these boots
> > are going to march all over you."
>
> > old Prussian lullabye.
>
> I don't mind the boots so much as the Panzers.
>
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Jagdtiger_1....

Those aren't tanks tinkerbell. ;^) Them are assault guns and tank
killers. Not this, this is a REAL kraut tank.

http://www.achtungpanzer.com/panzerkampfwagen-v-panther-sd-kfz-171.htm

8^) or would you prefer the Panzer VIII Maus? Bit of a joke really, as
a tank that is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_VIII_Maus

8^)
From: Robert Bolton on
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:17:58 -0500, "Vito" <vito(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote:

>"Robert Bolton" <robertboltondrop(a)gci.net> wrote
>| Insane was the word that came to my mind. I wouldn't even want to
>| walk that.
>|
>I agree, and yet we ride paths that are just as narrow for hours on end all
>the time. Only ditterence is that there is room for error. It's really all
>in our mind - but you'll not see me on that trail either <g>.
>
Yup. The average person could stand on the painted centerline of a
road for a long time, but it's a different story when that line is on
the edge of a cliff. At least it would be for me. I had a tendency
to stiffen up when I need my balance the most, which of course ruins
my balance.

Robert