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Re: Turning Off the GPS
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2006 Apr 4, 18:05 -0600
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2006 Apr 4, 18:05 -0600
On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:10:16 -0700, you wrote: > Has anyone seen those German films of the U-Boats during World War > II in the North Atlantic pitching and rolling? I start getting > seasick just watching it. I saw one where a German Officer was > taking a noon sight on a sub like that. They may have been the > enemy, but they sure had guts. (It took guts to stand up to them > too) > In the TV production series / film "Das Boot" I think I remember one officer laughing like crazy while the sea crashes over the conning tower ... but I don't remember any sextant observations during that storm. Good excuse to view it again. -- Richard ... 2006-Apr-04 6:04:47 PM (time zone: UT-7hrs)
