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Conogre · 15th March 2005, 05:11 AM

I too think you did fairly well....I've got one that's also WWII vintage or later and while we westerners tend to look down on aluminum it's often hard to remember that even today many of the Afar and similar nomadic peoples aren't far removed from where they were 100 years ago with the exception that, in their eyes, the Gods took pity on them and left vast piles of metal (tanks, jeeps and aircraft) laying around that their ancestors would have happily fought to the death for.
Likewise, many of their ancestors DID die while those piles of metal were accumulating and they are using them just as their ancestors did.
Mike

15th March 2005, 05:11 AM	#1
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	I too think you did fairly well....I've got one that's also WWII vintage or later and while we westerners tend to look down on aluminum it's often hard to remember that even today many of the Afar and similar nomadic peoples aren't far removed from where they were 100 years ago with the exception that, in their eyes, the Gods took pity on them and left vast piles of metal (tanks, jeeps and aircraft) laying around that their ancestors would have happily fought to the death for. Likewise, many of their ancestors DID die while those piles of metal were accumulating and they are using them just as their ancestors did. Mike Attached Images