Were your parents/grandparents /forefathers.....

Almost forgot.

My grandfather also was the lead engineer in designing the Cooper River Bridge in South Carolina as well as the Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi.

Probably 40 or 50 years ago he introduced the idea of using neoprene rubber as a seismic pad to elongate the life of bridges. It is now a standard worldwide. :snooty:

I've slept with the Grandson of Barnes-Wallice, the chap who invented the bouncing bomb.

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I've slept with the Grandson of Barnes-Wallice, the chap who invented the bouncing bomb.

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Then you came to post about it, thanks for sharing.:D

wasn't recently, but no probs.

My late grandfather from my mum's side was in the RAF during WWII, something to do with radars...

I guess the next one in the family to do something big is...


me... only 2 years 'till I go into the Israeli army..... I'm excited already.. :)

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I've slept with the Grandson of Barnes-Wallice, the chap who invented the bouncing bomb.

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I'd glag if he hummed the theme to The Dam Busters when he climaxed :unsure:

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Mom's side Grandfather fought in Germany during WWII.

My Grandfather on my Dad's side told us a story about five years ago that he had never spoken of before. He told us about a night during the war where he woke up with Japs sneaking around their camp getting ready to kill everyone. He said he woke up and stuck the closest Jap with his bayonet, to which the Jap screamed waking everyone from their sleep and a large fight ensued. It's a pretty long story but that's the gist.

I'm also related to this guy somehow:

http://www.americanrevwar.homestead....les/MARION.HTM

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Almost forgot.

My grandfather also was the lead engineer in designing the Cooper River Bridge in South Carolina as well as the Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi.

Probably 40 or 50 years ago he introduced the idea of using neoprene rubber as a seismic pad to elongate the life of bridges. It is now a standard worldwide. :snooty:

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Niiiice.;)

I have lots of family in South Carolina.

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Niiiice.;)

I have lots of family in South Carolina.

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He probably would have been paid some sizable money for these projects had he not been an employee of the State Highway Depts at the time of each (giggle) erection.

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Niiiice.;)

I have lots of family in South Carolina.

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He probably would have been paid some sizable money for these projects had he not been an employee of the State Highway Depts at the time of each (giggle) erection.

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Civil engineers never get their due, eh. :snooty:

My maternal Grandfather served under Black Jack Pershing in Europe in WWI, and fought in the second Battle of the Marne.

My Father was the first man to ever hit a baseball completely out of Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.

He actually did it three times in a row (the first two were just foul in left), the third time was a walk-off home-run to win the Baltimore High School City championship.

The next fellow to do it was named Frank Robinson.

He was pretty good, too.