VX Madness

[ZEUS]

I have to admit - I was hesitant to click on "Operation Penetration"! That looks like some great fun though. I have gone cave diving before... does that count? Either way, it is freakin awesome to go under ground and have to worm through some tunnel to get to another room or chamber... well hopefully there is a room or chamber anyway!!


BTW The custom fab shop has to be a good connection to have!

[biju]

Indeed. Nice work, Bart!

-biju.

[nfpgasmask]

Thank's Beej, means a lot, coming from another fellow web guru! I can't imagine your subject matter is as entertaining as mine though

Bart

Indeed. Nice work, Bart!

-biju.

[JHarris1385]

Man I really like the Operation P website.

[nfpgasmask]

Thanks man. You know, you are in really good territory for exploring places like this. I heard of a few abandoned military spots in southern Indiana that would be cool to check out.

Bart

Man I really like the Operation P website.

[JHarris1385]

Yeah the Army Ammunition Plant, Tunnel Mill its endless. But yeah you would really like the Ammo Plant VERY odd stuff goes on there. Its rougly a mile from my house max. Still to this day even though it supposevly closed after WWII, you will see blacked out expeditions rolling around, men in white hazard suits coming out of buildings. LARGE FIRES. A guy I know went deep in there by truck and was escorted back by 5 SUV's and could not even drive his own car back. The Charlestown state park runs right beside it so if you stray off trail you get to see alot. Plus when I worked for the city we got a gate pass and being seniors in high school we abused the pass and drove city trucks all over the place back there. Like to the generals mansions. Google Earth Charlestown Indiana look on the right side of HWY 62 and zoom in. There is ALOT. I see the plant everyday I trek to work using hwy 62 everyday and the plant is no more than 200 yards off the HWY at times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana...munition_Plant

Almost forgot to mention ROSE ISLAND Amusement Park
http://www.roseislandvideo.com/
http://www.spookyblue.com/gallery/rose_island/

Marble Hill - Old nuclear power plant
http://www.nukeworker.com/pictures/thumbnails-435.html

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, I have done many a tour at the old JAAP in Joliet, IL. Its soooo cool to see all this old stuff. I have loads of photos from there that I have yet to upload to my OP site. All the old concrete ammo storage bunkers, and all the old TNT factories. All of it is abandoned and wide open. It took us several years of "penetrating" deeper and deeper until we felt "safe" going in. And after a little research we found out that the whole area is going through a big environmental clean up, which is good. But hopefully they will keep some of the old historical structures. The area is basically open now, and you can walk around freely and check out all the structures. Its really quite interesting.

If you ever get up that way, its worth checking out. JAAP

Bart

Yeah the Army Ammunition Plant, Tunnel Mill its endless. But yeah you would really like the Ammo Plant VERY odd stuff goes on there. Its rougly a mile from my house max. Still to this day even though it supposevly closed after WWII, you will see blacked out expeditions rolling around, men in white hazard suits coming out of buildings. LARGE FIRES. A guy I know went deep in there by truck and was escorted back by 5 SUV's and could not even drive his own car back. The Charlestown state park runs right beside it so if you stray off trail you get to see alot. Plus when I worked for the city we got a gate pass and being seniors in high school we abused the pass and drove city trucks all over the place back there. Like to the generals mansions. Google Earth Charlestown Indiana look on the right side of HWY 62 and zoom in. There is ALOT. I see the plant everyday I trek to work using hwy 62 everyday and the plant is no more than 200 yards off the HWY at times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana...munition_Plant

Almost forgot to mention ROSE ISLAND Amusement Park
http://www.roseislandvideo.com/
http://www.spookyblue.com/gallery/rose_island/

Marble Hill - Old nuclear power plant
http://www.nukeworker.com/pictures/thumbnails-435.html

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, when we were younger that was the "code name" for our "missions" when we went exploring. LOL. I know, it sounds like it could be something vulgar.

I love exploring. Its quite different here in Nevada, but nonetheless fun. The steel plant was my favorite but the mines were a little scary. We encountered all sorts of spots where the ceiling caved in and the mud was unreal. The kind of stuff that you had to keep moving through or else you would just sink and get REALLY stuck. And GPS does not work underground.
And talk about dark. One does not know the true meaning of darkness until you have entered a cave or mine. Your eyes kinda freak out after a while hunting for light.

That site is really outdated, I have a lot of places that I have not updated on there yet. But as you could imagine, it takes a lot of time. Time that I don't want to spend in front of the PC. And on that note, I'm gonna go do something else!

Bart

PS - Yes, the fab shot is good to know. Tom is working on a custom wind deflector for my roof basket right now. Which reminds me, I need to check on his progress! My dead Xterra is sitting back at PPV in Chicago still. That thing may one day become a total off road beater, if I ever get around to fixing it.

I have to admit - I was hesitant to click on "Operation Penetration"! That looks like some great fun though. I have gone cave diving before... does that count? Either way, it is freakin awesome to go under ground and have to worm through some tunnel to get to another room or chamber... well hopefully there is a room or chamber anyway!!


BTW The custom fab shop has to be a good connection to have!