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Chris_C · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 3:37 am Post subject: Re: Patton Museum this weekend

Heh.

bsmart · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Patton Museum this weekend

- Chris_C

Thanks very much to Dontos and Tumbleweed for showing us around today. We both had a great time and really appreciated your time and knowledge; thanks a lot. I dunno what the plans are on Memorial Day, but if the group can capture them they'll prove to be excellent tour guides.

I'd also like to thank all the Kentucky law enforcement officers (some of whom drive new Impalas instead of Crown Vics...) who apparently have a pretty high speed tolerance threshold.

And a bit of advice for those driving down for Memorial Day: Be prepared for some vehicular paint maintenance upon your return.

Is that just 'bug splatter' or are some of those stone dings?

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Patton Museum this weekend

I'm guessing both, especially the latter if he went to the museum storage facility... Its kinda off the beaten path down a gravel road.

Neil

Chris_C · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: Patton Museum this weekend

All that's visible there is bugs. The roads we went on were mostly paved, but we weren't going fast enough around Knox to kick up any rocks. Lotsa protein in that picture.

Burik · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 119

Don:

Interesting to see other angles of Answer To This. They even have MREs and packs. They still need to mark the side CIPs and there would be one on the rear with the battleboard too. I don't know why they can't find front CIPs... I understand that they are working on getting the rear extended bustle rack and two jerrycan racks.

Don, do you know what is inside the case next to the tank?

Bob

bsmart · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: Patton Museum this weekend

- Chris_C

All that's visible there is bugs. The roads we went on were mostly paved, but we weren't going fast enough around Knox to kick up any rocks. Lotsa protein in that picture.

Okay, bugs I can handle. I was just wondering if there were other hazards (like extended work zones on highways where you can't avoid stuff being thrown up that would ding up my wife's car if I took it instead of my truck.)

bugs are a big problem this time of year, especially the big juicy Junebugs

Dontos · Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: Patton Museum this weekend

- Burik

Don:

Interesting to see other angles of Answer To This. They even have MREs and packs. They still need to mark the side CIPs and there would be one on the rear with the battleboard too. I don't know why they can't find front CIPs... I understand that they are working on getting the rear extended bustle rack and two jerrycan racks.

Don, do you know what is inside the case next to the tank?

Bob

The glass covered case has a micro-armor example of the 'road bound' Tank Company column assaulting into Iraq from the early days of the Invasion.