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19-07-10, 03:29
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What a great way to pass an afternoon! Bob and Joyce entertained, 'watered', and fed probably 40 people, including a 3-yr old boy and my 9-yr old. There was a wonderous lineup of vehicles in the back pasture as old as 1942 and as new as a 1980's (and that is just Bob's old rusty ones!). Seriously, a dozen rolling Jeeps, a CMP, Iltis' and a M135 "Deuce and a half" makes quite the sight. The conversation was story telling and experience sharing, knowledge exchange and that strange feeling of realizing, 'we all have the green disease'.
When I left, Bob was hosting the hard core at the world famous Hammond Barn. As one guy said, 'Oh look there is an attic'. Which got the reply, 'But it is only one storey'. The term, shed full of shit, came to mind as I looked upon the truly workmanlike assembly of tools, materials, parts, 'stuff' and the usual things found in a country back shed. The convoy was going to be piloted into Ottawa by a local Ford GPW and an Iltis. The two route criteria being roads that would tolerate a 40mph slinky of 15-odd vehicles, and maximum exposure to the public. Their last halt was planned for the National War Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I advised the roadmaster that no one would complain if their convoy parked blocking traffic to dismount to pay their respects. One of the privileges of honouring the past is to be allowed to be present with the symbols of comemoration.
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Terry Warner - 74-????? M151A2 - 70-08876 M38A1 - 53-71233 M100CDN trailer Beware! The Green Disease walks among us! 
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19-07-10, 05:21
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Everyone had a Ball (or two)
What a great day! Having a fairly large convoy of jeeps/ilitis with a CMP and a SMP pull thru the woods at Hammond was a real treat. Congrats to the Blue Balls Express (BBE) for their "drive" and determination. These folks have their act together!
Speaking of getting acts together, there was some rumblings about combining Bob's BBQ and a future BBE. Now that would be a sight to behold. We will see what Bob comes up with... A tip of the Rotters hat goes out to the BBE and a hearty "bon voyage" for the rest of their trip.
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RHC Why is it that when you have the $$, you don't have the time, and when you have the time you don't have the $$?
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27-07-10, 02:20
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Hello All,
The ride was fantastic. We had a problem however Sunday night so that the schedule for Monday had to be shortened. We had to go to Swords and Ploughshares Museum and is the heavy heart that we had to cancel our visit to Mike Calnan. Anyway we'll go there again... it's a promise. Thank you to everyone who welcomed us and helped us to achieve this ride in Ontario. To see pictures of this ride, click the following link and you'll need to sign up with Koday Gallery to view the photos. It's free with no obligation to purchase http://www.kodakgallery.ca/ShareLand..._photos_button Cheers
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Guy aka M38CDNBill 1945 Willys MB 1942 Chevrolet G7107 Last edited by M38CDNBill; 27-07-10 at 02:32.
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04-08-10, 16:08
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Nice picture of my M38CDN ahead a Mustang P51
 Another one for CMP lovers  And why the theme of Blue Balls Express  
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Guy aka M38CDNBill 1945 Willys MB 1942 Chevrolet G7107
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