> >Coincidence made it the same day the friendly, local IRA-group had
> made
> >a bomb threat to the city hall on the other side of the street.
> Sheriff
> >noticed green thing parked, noticed it had US markings (stars and
> WWII
> >unit markings!?!), called up the local US army camp. No, they had no
>
> >vehicles with that serial number........
> >
> >LOTS of quick and intense conversation with sheriffs, who were not at
>
> >all amused.
> >
> >In short; don't eat at McDonald's if u don't want yr mil-veh blown up
> by
> >the bom squad.....
> >
> >Greetings from Oslo!
> >--
> > )))
> >-- (@ @)
> >- Morten K. Agerup Myhr-----oOOo--(_)--oOOo------
>
> Hi Morten,
>
> I know the Military Garrison town of Colchester well. I also know the
>
> McDonalds in the High Street very well....there is a taxi rank all
> along
> the kerb outside it ! So you would have sure upset some taxi drivers.
>
> However my point is this.......parking a military vehicle outside a
> McDonalds is going to stick out like 'dogs balls', especialy in a
> military town like Colchester. The military do not use McDonalds !!!
> It was rumoured some years ago that McDonalds were helping to fund the
>
> IRA. There was a 'Woolworth', store almost next door to that
> McDonalds
> in Colchester, but it was closed down after the IRA bombed it (a good
> IRA target lot's of women & kids).
>
> regards
>
> Colin Brookes
> Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society (IMPS)
> colb@xtra.co.nz
>
> (Chairman of East Anglian Fighting Vehicle Group, Colchester.
> 1986-1992)
>
> P.S A common misconception that a WW2 vehicle with white stars on it
>
> must be US. All Allied vehicles had the white stars marked on them,
> the US was the only one to continue using the insignia after WW2.
> There
> are many British and Canadian restored WW2 vehicles in the Colchester
> area, almost all with 'white star markings'.
PLS note that my intention was not to make any fun of the tragic actions
by the IRA hitting the people of England. Maybe I have been a stupid
foreigner or just plain stupid seeing some sort of humor in the
situation on that day.
On a merrier note; n o t h i n g beats touring England (and Wales!) in
such a vehicle. U feel very welcome and there is always some event to
attend or some sight to see. The Brits should never be at ease; the
vikings shall return, over and over again......
--
)))
-- (@ @)
- Morten K. Agerup Myhr-----oOOo--(_)--oOOo------
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