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Discussion in 'Free Fire Zone' started by Gage, Mar 29, 2013.

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A change is coming for WWIITalk. Be like driving a brand new car.

'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940.

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Is it down now Craig? Getting a fatal error message

Lesley

thanks for confirming it's down

Very proud daughter of a 56 Recce
My father served with the British 78th Infantry (Battleaxe) Division in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
He was one of the "D-Day Dodgers"

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It's WW2Talk.
I wish you'd get that right.

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You know I spell 2 like II, Goddamn it!!

'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940.

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Has anyone told Von Poop to make sure the steering wheel remains firmly ensconced on the right....

British Army 1939-1945 - World War II Tribute Video

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Otto GröFaZ Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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Migration is going well, but then again we did have a dry run here first. A few hours still to go.

Getting a DB error at the portal page, but that was expected. The poor, bolt-on nature of the portal is the reason we moved to Invision.

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Just tried logging on to WW2Talk. Didn't realise the change was so imminent, but really looking forward to it especially after seeing the changes here.

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Have just spotted this thread. after commenting on another one.

If nothing else, it reminds me how much I rely on ww2talk for my daily fix

Ron

I am a British veteran who was called up into the Forces in October 1942. I served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Egypt, Austria & Germany, firstly in the 49th Light Ack Ack and then in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars.
I was one of five brothers who served in WW2, one of whom was in the RAF and was killed over Nuremberg on the 16th of March 1945.
I am a long standing member on the ww2talk.com site.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/18128947129038825503

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URGH

Just noticed your Avatar.

It's identical to the one we were awarded in Whitby, Yorkshire in Jan 1943 after passing our Driver/Op test !

January 1943

Almost at the end of the course I was due to take the driving test that would enable me to call myself a qualified army driver. As luck would have it on the same morning as I took the test I had a dental appointment and so by the time this had finished it was about eleven a.m. before I could get to the car park where I was due to meet my examiner.
To my horror when I arrived the only vehicle left in the car park was a huge tank transporter.
When the examiner saw the petrified look on my face and I had explained the reason for my lateness he laughed aloud, took pity on me and gave me a two minute course on how to handle this monster with its complicated gear changes and its huge turning circle. He also gave me a pass at the end of what must have been for both of us a very alarming ride!

Quite apart from our training we were also called upon to man pillboxes along the coast against the always threatening German invasion of England. Despite our best intentions we could never take this very seriously particularly when we found ourselves manning a pill box on a deserted strip of the coast outside Whitby armed with only a Lee Enfield rifle and five rounds of ammunition.

At the end of the course my comrades and I proudly sewed on our Driver/Op. badges, a stylised hand grasping forked lightning and we were posted to various anti-aircraft regiments around the country.
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Thanks for the memory

Ron

I am a British veteran who was called up into the Forces in October 1942. I served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Egypt, Austria & Germany, firstly in the 49th Light Ack Ack and then in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars.
I was one of five brothers who served in WW2, one of whom was in the RAF and was killed over Nuremberg on the 16th of March 1945.
I am a long standing member on the ww2talk.com site.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/18128947129038825503

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Ron Goldstein said:

URGH

Just noticed your Avatar.

It's identical to the one we were awarded in Whitby, Yorkshire in Jan 1943 after passing our Driver/Op test !

Thanks for the memory

Ron
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RAF siggies Ron...I'm always thinking of getting it as a tattoo..but I don't suppose I ever will...It was apparantly awarded to siggies after formation of RAF or at least in the early days...As unless spoken to by an officer the officer could only be approached in conversation if he spoke first, or if the other party was at least an NCO...Being that siggies needed to pass stuff on especially ground siggies....they got the sparks badge and anyone wearing it was then able to pass your message so to speak....Hillarious but supposedly true...

British Army 1939-1945 - World War II Tribute Video

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=273eSvOwpKk

Just have a little patience
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I'm feeling your frustration
Any minute all the pain will stop
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It's complicated but understand me
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Have a little patience
Have a little patience

Take That - Patience

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http://youtu.be/YunC5buPG5E

British Army 1939-1945 - World War II Tribute Video

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It's going to take awhile to move the old forum.
Imagine rebuilding this.
That wasnt built in a day either.

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The sound of finger tapping.

'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940.

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Apologies to all for the delay. We've run into a few hurdles, but I've hired a real tech guru for this and everything is moving ahead properly, if a little slower than we'd like. A task like this is a matter of slow and steady is the race, and going for speed creates all manner of problems now and down the road. I'm happy to say that the most difficult and sensitive part, that of the importing message data over the to new system, all 550,000 posts, has been completed. I can't really give a useful timeframe, but we are close to the end of this.

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Thank you for taking the time to update us Otto; we know you are very busy.

Lesley

Very proud daughter of a 56 Recce
My father served with the British 78th Infantry (Battleaxe) Division in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
He was one of the "D-Day Dodgers"

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Thanks for the up-date; this must be a huge job - so take your time.

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Thanks Otto. Am really looking forward to seeing the new look ww2talk forum.

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First time I've go this message when clicking on ww2talk on 'My Bookmarks'.

Invision Power Board is currently unavailable

Conversion in process
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On VBulletin nomore.
It's quite exciting .

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It's been saying that for a day now
Won't have long to wait I'm sure

Very proud daughter of a 56 Recce
My father served with the British 78th Infantry (Battleaxe) Division in North Africa, Sicily and Italy.
He was one of the "D-Day Dodgers"

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