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Post by ptitrainrouge on Feb 25, 2022 14:48:17 GMT -5
I have just realized something about blue and yellow, don t you ?
these guys are amazingly brave
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Post by zscalehobo on Feb 25, 2022 15:22:56 GMT -5
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Post by BAZman on Feb 25, 2022 16:31:28 GMT -5
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Post by Rob Albritton on Feb 26, 2022 10:30:36 GMT -5
Normally we don’t encourage things on this forum that are not model train related. But given that Alex in Kyiv was working on a DCC decoder for the SW switcher, I think there is more than enough of a connection that we should let this thread keep going. If you want to read more, this is a rather good piece on the subject: www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-russia-vladimir-putin-miscalculation/ |
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Post by Kez on Feb 26, 2022 10:37:03 GMT -5
Keeping Alexey in my thoughts. I hope that he and family remain safe.
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Post by markm on Feb 26, 2022 12:42:40 GMT -5
Normally we don’t encourage things on this forum that are not model train related. But given that Alex in Kyiv was working on a DCC decoder for the SW switcher, I think there is more than enough of a connection that we should let this thread keep going. If you want to read more, this is a rather good piece on the subject: www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-russia-vladimir-putin-miscalculation/Rob, Thanks. I think this story is as railroad related as the wildfire in Talent OR. the article is a good reference but we need to be careful the thread doesn’t become political. That said and being a knowledgeable on Russian history, the world, and in particular the U.S, have underestimated Russia, just as Hitler did, as Napoleon did. |
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Post by matt on Feb 26, 2022 15:35:34 GMT -5
Keeping Alexey in my thoughts. I hope that he and family remain safe. He´s on his way to the Polish border with his kids. But it takes a lot of time as many try to do so. Here in Germany, Holger Späing of trainini magazine and Jörg Erkl from HRT organize and coordinate the help that will start when they are in Poland and then, finally in Germany. Greetings Mattias |
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Post by bloodynose on Feb 27, 2022 1:03:52 GMT -5
Keeping Alexey in my thoughts. I hope that he and family remain safe. He´s on his way to the Polish border with his kids. But it takes a lot of time as many try to do so. Here in Germany, Holger Späing of trainini magazine and Jörg Erkl from HRT organize and coordinate the help that will start when they are in Poland and then, finally in Germany. Greetings Mattias This is a horrific assault on a country of free people! I don't understand what putin believes he will accomplish besides trying to enslave 40 million people... Hopefully all of the other countries can put enough pressure on him to shut this down! I hope Alex and his family will be able to get to safe haven and there are enough brave souls willing to take up arms to ward off and defeat this invasion! |
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Post by mrz on Feb 28, 2022 14:42:07 GMT -5
Do we know if Alex and family have made it to Poland yet ?
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Post by cwrr on Feb 28, 2022 15:41:35 GMT -5
Hopefully yes, along with the 500,000 that have made it. God Bless and keep those safe who haven't, and have stayed back to fight! Prayers for Ukraine!!  |
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Post by matt on Feb 28, 2022 15:44:44 GMT -5
No, unfortunately not. Hopefully he will have more sucess the next days.
Mattias
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Post by Commodore on Mar 1, 2022 16:40:35 GMT -5
No, unfortunately not. Hopefully he will have more sucess the next days. Mattias He's fighting age... Likely, he will have to remain in Ukraine. |
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Post by BAZman on Mar 4, 2022 13:03:19 GMT -5
From z.fi forum: He is at the border (Friday evening, 14: hours:  [4.3., 18:17] : Yes, very slow. But we are in 50 meters from the check point already. [4.3., 18:19] : In the meantime, there are reports that there is 7-10 km queue behind us once again. As you can see, we started thus morning in time. |
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Post by zscalehobo on Mar 4, 2022 13:35:41 GMT -5
No, unfortunately not. Hopefully he will have more sucess the next days. Mattias He's fighting age... Likely, he will have to remain in Ukraine. In my short short PM conversations with him - I brought this up, too, as every news outlet (left, right, middle) talks about 18-60 males not being allowed to leave. But he is assured he has a way to exit legally, but nothing is assured - we can only hope and pray. Can't say much more on the subject without giving up too many of his personal details. |
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Post by matt on Mar 4, 2022 14:12:17 GMT -5
Alex and his kids have just passed the Ukrain border and move towards the Polish side. The best news in days.
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