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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 (37)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
jayfar
Looks like she needs a bit of TLC. Nice shot.
Faemike55
the truck has seen some miles Great capture
mickeyrony
Just remember those kind of truck lol..... Nice to see it again . Tanks to share ((5++))
DamienDevil
Cool!!
dochtersions
Such interesting picture!
bobrgallegos
Wonderful capture in B&W!
Dreamingbee
i like it!! looks cool and perfect in b/w!!!!!!
Feliciti
the b/w fits ,great shot !!
farmerC
Exellent shot.
flavia49
fabulous picture!! wonderful B/W render
Crudelitas
Hard to believe that this car will still run ... As you can see once again that solid will last a lifetime. Great shot!
Rainastorm
Oh VERY nice!
drifterlee
Excellent shot!
rocdan
YEAH BUT THE OLD CARS AND TRUCKS JUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON GOING THE NEW ONES JUST STOP,,,SUPERB CAPTURE
Isabelle711
Love this in b&w. :)))) This truck is being used for a good purpose. :)))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
auntietk
What a great image! I remember when this sort of thing was SOP. Vehicles have certainly got more complicated, yet more reliable!
junge1
I remember this too. Some of my early cars needed water, an oil check and top off, a jump start or push and who knows what else. It was SOP for the cars I could afford. I learned the hard way, blew a hole in the engine block of a '52 Pontiac because it almost ran out of oil and I was totally unaware of the fact that oil was needed!
renecyberdoc
heheheh.
bazza
Nice would look great done up I bet someone has an eye on this as a rod vehicle..
lyron
Cool capture!!!
debbielove
Dude! Surprised it made it.. LOL Great shot and the black and white suits the picture.. Well caught.. Rob
bimm3d
wonderful capture!!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful B6W capture , beautiful tones !
rachris480907
Great slice-of-life shot! Nice choice to make it b/w.
bmac62
A classic old farm truck. A 1950 Chevy give or take a year. It is amazing how you can keep these old vehicles going. I had a car while in high school that I'd go to the junk yard to buy tires for...anything with a little tread was good enough for me...when things got too far worn, the white threads would show:)
angora
fantastic capture!!!
twelvemark21
Superb photo!! Great choice with the B&W, classic vintage look. (Reminds me a lot of the old photos from my great uncle's service station/general store.)
jclP
Superb capture b/w
dragonmuse
Wonderful capture :)