Posted on 12/20/2010 2:45:54 PM PST by thecodont
Civil War ironclad ship ping.
Is there a waiting list to get on the Civil War ironclad ping list? Will I have to wait for somebody to die?
Hate to say it but this is exactly the kind of stuff that should not be paid for if done by governmnet funding. We can’t afford it.
The Mariners’ Museum is well worth a visit if you are ever in the Norfolk area.
I particularly enjoyed the full scale replica behind the museum. Monitor was bigger than I thought.
Only going to take another 15 years. I may not be around by then.
But... funding such work is not high on my list of wasteful Government spending.
Well I hear you - it is a drop in the bucket overall. But there are a jillion such things funded that when added up equal big money.
The Museum was founded decades ago by Newport News Shipbuilding. It was a repository for all the ship models from the shipyard model shop. The Museum has evolved into one of the finest nautical museums in the world. Well worth the visit if you're in the Hampton Roads area.
Next time you are in Vicksburg Miss....
The Cairo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cairo_%281861%29
When I was in highschool I was treated to be introduced to Sen Everett Dirksin of Illinois at a Republican rally.
He said it best.
“A million here, a million there, pretty soon you’re talking real money.”
By today’s standards, it is a billion here a billion there. Soon it will be a trillion.
And that of course was the Senators point, he saw it coming for sure.
Unfortunately, no one listened to him.
Oh geez. Used to have weeklong meetings there every fall. But no more.
Upon reflection, it is astonishing that someone with the fiscal/political views of Dirksin could have represented Illinois in the Senate just forty years ago. He was truly a great one.
Awesome! Thank you!
It is the few that make the rest right.
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