Along the Waterfront.... Hall Scott Defenders (1 reply)
Here You are viewing some old photo's of what the U.S. Coast Guard would call "Go Fast Boats" today! These photo's are from the late Thirties or Forties... Hall-Scott was a company formed in...
View ArticleAlong the Waterfront... Wicked Tuna, Gloucester Ma. (4 replies)
This vessel is the "Hard Mechandise" featured on the Nat'l Geo Channel. She was captained / owned by Capt. David Marciano. As you see the vessel here, she looks normal, other than the propeller shaft...
View ArticleAlong the Waterfront... The Schooner "ADVENTURE" (5 replies)
The Adventure is a 122 foot Schooner, built in 1926,at the famous Shipyards at Essex Massachusetts, about 10 miles from Gloucester. Here She is, on the Gloucester Marine Railways, having some hull...
View ArticleThe Gunslinger (6 replies)
A cowboy sitting in a saloon one Saturday night recognized an elderly man standing at the bar who, in his day, had the reputation of being the fastest gun in the west. The young cowboy took a place...
View Article"That 45/70 Krag t'was a hell of a gun" said Hans in his (1 reply)
heavy Swedish accent. "Uffda she'd shoot right through a moose or a bear with no trouble" Hans was the grandfather of a girl my friend married, he lived his whole life up in Grygla MN as a...
View ArticleGuaranteed Treasure!!! (1 reply)
Just read about this on MS-NBC. An older fellow with terminal cancer hid several million dollars of gold and jewelry in New Mexico. Clues are based upon a poem. It's quite and interesting story. Read...
View ArticleA Personal Story Of A Big Day In Larger Picture Of Life, Where A Stupid...
A while back I was hunting a beach, when I noticed somebody guarding a stretch of sand. I couldn't hear what they said so I moved closer. The lady said "I'm just making sure this sand over here...
View ArticleCrap? This page still here? Here is an old story (3 replies)
This is a story about my most productive metal detecting spot out of dozens. It was an amazing experience for a person that was very new to the hobby. When I returned from my detecting trip to Boyne...
View ArticleAnother oldie....As always (5 replies)
lots of readers and few taking the time to bother posting. That is the main reason this page went to @#$%&..... Nim's story reminded me of something I got myself into a few years back. Actually...
View ArticleMy Corvette (8 replies)
This is a story I have told before but since I can not find it, I will do it again. If it doesn't resemble the first time, tough as I am old and suffer from "CRS" :) After I got out of the Marines in...
View ArticleFlying Tigers in Burma - 1942 Life Magazine........... (5 replies)
I came across this old story about the famous P-40 Flying Tigers that operated in Burma (China) at the beginning of WW II. This is the exact story as published in Life Magazine in 1942. While this...
View ArticleThe Alligator Man, a South Texas Killer........ (2 replies)
The Forum appears to be a little slow at the moment, so I figured I would tell you the story about Joe Ball, known as the Alligator Man in South Texas. Back in the 1930's, Joe Ball opened a bar over...
View ArticleMariposa fire (1 reply)
After choking on smoke from the Rim Fire for two weeks straight, Diane and I decided to drive out of the fire zone to Mariposa for lunch. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
View ArticleHidden Gold Coins??? (5 replies)
Long ago and far away, Oh, wait! Back in the early 90's I ran into a guy who told me that he had heard of a treasure trove of around a hundred $20 gold pieces. That's $2,000 face value for the...
View ArticleNew Years 1968 memories (11 replies)
Memories of New Years 1968...By Christmas 1968 i was on LZ Baldy and i was the guy who took clean clothes and mail to the guys in the field....on New Years Eve i dropped off clean clothes and mail to...
View ArticleOld Story but posted a different way (no replies)
I don't think I have posted this audio version here yet. I did post the written one a few years ago. I might try to do some of the others this way some day :D Mebby not...
View Article$7,000.00 Diamond Ring Found in septic tank!! (7 replies)
Thought I posted this one a while back, but it seems I only thought about it!! One evening back in the
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