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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (28)
Faemike55
oh! thank all the gods and goddesses for small favors. I thought I was going to have to oder eye-bleach when I clicked on this one. Great capture, sig!
MagikUnicorn
I LIKE THIS
Lashia
Haha what a good idea! This guy thinks like an entrepreneur haha- thanks for sharing! :-)
evinrude
Very amusing slice of life. Well done.
kgb224
Well spotted and captured my friend. God Bless.
renecyberdoc
a real artistic walk he has. its a hard work going up and down the beaches to make a living i have respect for all these people.
bazza
Looks great very interesting capture!
fallen21
Excellent shot.
Bossie_Boots
Superb shot never seen that before !!
Feliciti
great captured scene !!
nefertiabet
So cool, great shot!!! :-)
flaviok
Esplendida captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
drifterlee
Cool idea. I bet he gets a lot of business.
Sea_Dog
Very unusual and amusing. Good work.
farmerC
Shining shot.
jeditojan
Have you ever tried to walk in sand for any amount of time? It is very hard. In boot camp, our company commander was mad at us and make us march in sand for 30 minutes. At first it was, Oh no big deal, after 10 minutes it was like someone was holding on to you boots and you were lifting 50 pounds in every step. They could not beat us, but they came up with some interesting ways to punish us. Try holding a 30-06 springfield rifle in your hands with your arms straight out front of you!
junge1
You must be a Marine. I have walked in sand and I know it is difficult, but I never had to hold 30-06 or anything else.
flavia49
fabulous capture!! I like the POV and the colors!!
auntietk
My mind just boggled. Who on earth in their right mind would buy a bikini without being able to try it on? Well ... I suppose there are a lot of shoppers who will buy anything, or this guy wouldn't be making a living! What an amazing photograph! Excellent capture, my friend.
junge1
What makes you think they won't try it on Tara? This is Brazil lol!
Richardphotos
maybe he offers personal sizing and fit!
Isabelle711
Excellent capture of where I need to be "The Beach". LOL!!!!! Thank you for sharing. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
carlx
Awesome find and capture!!! Very funny!!!
bobrgallegos
Awesome photo of everyday life!
danapommet
A great capture Sig and very funny photo. Who would have believed it? :>) Dana
lyron
Cool capture!!
bebert
ici, ce sont plutot des ballons LOL Beau sujet !
debbielove
LOL Now, there is a job! Rob