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Port Moresby Progress

sc7500 said:
"...I drive a C3500 1-Ton Dually, he's driving a Camry. So instead of a dent he pushes in the whole side of my cab about 8 inches deep...... "

Good Gawd, Pen ~ Is that dually of yours slammed or what ?

I roll an '88 Chevy Dually CrewCab at stock height ~ NOTHING is tall enough to nail the cab, except maybe a 4WD !!

Did you "adjust" the driver ?

SC
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He was backing out of a parking spot that was above the center of the parking lot which is just where I happened to be sitting. Mine's a '91 2WD so it doesn't sit very high. Better for hauling horses that way. The trailer floor is eaiser to get level which in turn is better on the horses legs during long hauls. Guys that haul with their horse trailer's nose up in the air are doing their ponies no favors.

Anyway, he hit me with the corner of his bumper right between the back edge of the door and the front of the bed, right in the Extra of the Extra Cab. Couldn't have picked a worse spot. He must have thought he was hung on the curb or something because after he hit me he hit the gas. He didn't have enough muscle to move me but he rocked the stuffin' out of me. Almost hit my head on the side window.....

Yea, I said my peace but nothing more, I was armed so any kind of physically agressive move would have put me in the slammer. I'm probably lucky I didn't give the old guy a heart attack. But he really PO'ed me. I've had that truck since 1995 and have over 250K on it. It's taken me and my horses to hundereds of Rodeos all over the country and has been a great truck all around. Alot of the time it's dirty but it's never had a dent in it until today. Dirt washes off, paint polishes up but this is way beyond that. It actually creased the back edge of the cab, inward!

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OK, back to the airfield business, despite the days problems....

The big ones are done! Just two little ones to go.

Here's Jackson and a shot of the area. It's really starting to take shape now. Once get the ground scenery for Berry and Schwimmer done then I've got about 1500 objects to put into the GSL part of it.
 
So Port Moresby is OUR base? Or... it was over-run by us anyway? I gotta go back to the books... :typing:
 
Thanks Again ME;

DD, The Airfields at Port Moresby were never taken by the Japanese Forces. They made two major attempts to gain control of the area which resulted in the Battle of Coral Sea and the Kokoda Trail Campaign. They got within 40 or so miles of it but never took it. They also made an attempt to capture Milne Bay and then planned to do an End Around but events in the Solomon’s were sapping resources intended for the PNG area so it was a half hearted affair.
 
Despite my truck getting wrecked and working a tail load of hours this week I did manage to get the rest of the PM Field Ground BGL's and a LC BGL for the area done including Waigani Swamp.

Next up -GSL....

Getting Close....
 
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