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 (25)
MagikUnicorn
Like this
Richardphotos
there seems to be high theft on our military bases so why not bike parts. a sign of the times
Faemike55
As a dedicated bike rider, I cannot help but wonder what is going on in the minds of these bike owners. the Mongoose is a very spendy bike. the other bike, I'm not too sure of who makes it, but these bikes need a bit more than what they have to secure them....quite frankly, they shouldn't be allowed to own anything like this until they learn some responsibility
abreojos
Robbed and abandoned from the looks of it. Sad to see it is a problem on something supposedly as secure as a military base...
Cyve
Great shot and "triste epoque"... wonderful work !!!
jocko500
lol theft is all over the place. cool shot
flavia49
great capture
rachris480907
Great shot. Definitely looks like most of the bike was stolen. Sad how little regard some people have for other people's property. Hey, great looking new avatar photo you've got to go with your posts! :)
UVDan
The orange one definitely was vandalized.
starship64 Online Now!
They don't look like they're in the best of condition, do they? Nice capture.
auntietk
Guy got on his bike in Phoenix, rode to San Diego to get out of the heat, got to the beach and kept going! He's probably on San Clemente by now. :)
whaleman
The one on the left is being stripped of anything useful day by day. Come back in a week or so and only the frame will remain.
renecyberdoc
seems like a very secure place to leave your things.
Juliette.Gribnau
cool shot !
jayfar
Can't do wheelies on that!! Nice shot Sig.
farmerC
Shining shot.
nefertiabet
Lustiges Bild :-)
Valeriya
A wonderful picture :)))))
ontar1
They could be deployed or they just transferred and didn't take them with them, seen guys do that, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!
UteBigSmile
Ich glaube dass diese beiden Stahlesel wurden hier abgestellt um zu verotten - Schade drum!
vis151
Hey, that was my bike! just kidding
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
sandra46
it looks those cannibalized ones near my home
bebert
la selle est très usée !! nice shot
debbielove
Lets hope they were abandoned! If they were just being left there for a short while.... OH DEAR! lol Rob