SOS 2014

J.LeBrasseur said:
Yes, Gus bought a coal miners helmet!

james
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James is right, it is the helmet in the photo, on the left is a French M2 gas mask, and on the left is the best Kumont-Zalinski gas mask I have ever seen. The helmet is a British made miners helmet that was the pattern first used by British troops in WWI before the Brodie was introduced, this one is one purchased by Portugal and has the liner, chin strap and 95% of the original paint. I wet myself several times this year at SOS!
 
I forgot to mention that they are on a WWI US commercial stretcher that I picked up too.
 
You figured out how to get the stretcher home! I always thought that that helmet was a prop from the village people. :o
 
usa1918 said:
And where are the weapons of mass destruction?? :guns:

Keith
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Hey Keith,
Gas masks are classified as weapons of mass destruction by the US government, at least by the part of the US government. It is a felony to import gas masks to the US. This is why there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but some of the government uses different definitions for weapons of mass destruction. The term now is applied to cooking pots and fireworks with out any hint of irony by the US media.
Best
Gus
 
I forgot to mention that when Joe and Janet arrived, James and I took their baggage up to their room. James asked me if I knew how to short sheet a bed, I do not remember if I answered, but the next night, Maggie and I borrowed James and Lori's shower. When we got done, we decided to show James how to short sheet a bed. We were disappointed that they did not even notice.
 
Hmmmm....Gus nice of you to admit that you had wet yourself. I wondered what that smell was! No one else at the show would buy a Portuguese construction helmet. All kidding aside and that was a big part of the meet especially between Joey and myself we all had a fantastic time. I really think that Joey and I should go on the road as a comedy team. He chirps me about my earrings and lack of manliness. I in return, using a far greater logic express my suspicions regarding his need for that chair...I think its a tax dodge, a vehicle by which he attracts women and gets preferred parking!! This guy claims dexterity problems and then I catch him crushing a beer can with his hand like it was the jaws of life!!! To be continued next SOS Col. R.
Yes, I did break a nail, when trying to lift a plastic box of Janet's collector dishes. As an average polite Canuck, I wanted to help out. However, the box was obviously of cheap Chinese manufacture and that's why the handle broke. I suffered a minor injury, had the box been of US manufacture, I am certain that there would have been no breakage. Once accross the Canadian border, I sought out proper medical care using my health card and got my finger fixed up! Until the next SOS Mr. Robinson!
 
We do know who gave you mouth to mouth for your fingernail. Who was it that you went to the bathroom with? If this chair is a tax dodge – which it is – it is not working well enough. 2013 taxes are going to be very very bad. As lousy as your Canadian currency might be I am still open to donations that I can pass on to the tax man. Did you notice how funny the money was? Gus was running around trying to give everyone dollar coins and you were trying to pass that plastic currency off on real Americans. Caron was even able to buy a bottle of Jaegermeister with it. 2015 could be a banner year. I heard Dick Roback might even be out of prison by then. I do have one request however. Can we stop with the lousy weather? I can handle importing Canadians but keep your weather up there. :army:
 
Gustaf said:
usa1918 said:
And where are the weapons of mass destruction?? :guns:

Keith
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Hey Keith,
Gas masks are classified as weapons of mass destruction by the US government, at least by the part of the US government. It is a felony to import gas masks to the US. This is why there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but some of the government uses different definitions for weapons of mass destruction. The term now is applied to cooking pots and fireworks with out any hint of irony by the US media.
Best
Gus
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That made me think of a Lt in our unit who was hit by an IED in a 'Hummer' or 'Dumb-V'. It was described as a 'plate IED' in which a crudely cast copper plate was projected into the truck and his back. They THINK the casing for the device was an old pressure cooker, but there wasn't much left of it... however, I wouldn't call it "mass" destruction... My Lt called it a 'Pain in the back'. I won't say a word about the US media... :-$

I'll tell you this much about gas masks, I never knew those things could be strapped on so tight before we were fitted for deployment!

:D Ron
 
poniatowski said:
I'll tell you this much about gas masks, I never knew those things could be strapped on so tight before we were fitted for deployment!

:D Ron
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I had a friend who served in WWI and was a bayonet instructor. He told me that the procedure for deciding when to remove a mask after a gas attack was to lift the edge of the mask and remove the nose clip and sniff the air, he told me that he just waited until everyone else had removed their mask. He said that system always worked well for him.
Best
Gus
 
Gustaf said:
poniatowski said:
I'll tell you this much about gas masks, I never knew those things could be strapped on so tight before we were fitted for deployment!

:D Ron
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I had a friend who served in WWI and was a bayonet instructor. He told me that the procedure for deciding when to remove a mask after a gas attack was to lift the edge of the mask and remove the nose clip and sniff the air, he told me that he just waited until everyone else had removed their mask. He said that system always worked well for him.
Best
Gus
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Well, that's the way we still did with CS gas in training (cheaters!), but for other agents, we had to wait for our NBC NCO (Nuclear Biological Chemical, Non-Commissioned Officer) to give us the all clear. Of course, with blister agents, it was pretty easy to tell when it was all clear. ;)

:D Ron
 
NBC training.
Belgian Army. (but...I guess this was SOP in NATO)
Before issuing "End of Chemical Alert" we used "the Drill of the Manchurian Candidate"....
Unscrewing the filter of the mask. Taking a sip of air.
Removing the mask. Being politely invited to open one eye, then the other one...
Being observed by the entire Battery CP crew.

Those were the days !
:army:
Francis
 
This photo came to Joe as a walk in from a lady at the show and he beat me to it. 8 1/2 by 11 and so cool.

never seen this one before.

James
 
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