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Posted on 08/05/2004 5:47:31 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
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We've seen that a couple of times. It is pretty good! Is this the episode where the tall dark haired fireman is attending a support group for those traumatized by 9/11? It is just priceless!
Here she is, Windjammer Cruise's Fantome, 281 feet, sank 1998, off Honduras, in Hurricane Mitch.
Retrieved the pic from this article in the Miami Herald, http://www.fortogden.com/fantommiamiherald.html
Seems like kind of a dumbass, but nevertheless fascinating article. Skipper was only 32, pretty young, probably too much so.
Yes, in the Gulf of A the weather actually does vary... from *bad* to *really seriously bad*... hehehe... though I also remember a crossing from Dutch Harbor to Juneau when for a period of a couple of days the whole thing was just a huge sheet of glass. *Everybody* on the bridge thought this was exceedingly creepy.
Wow... that windjammer was a beautiful ship. Heartbreaking to lose something like that. Interesting sail arrangement. It's like staysails on acid. I'm guessing that it was an automated rig. Those middle staysails look like they rollerfurl or something... so they could control lots of sails with electric winches and less crew. Tragic to lose a ship like that.
Fascinating story... yes, maybe a dumbass, maybe just really unlucky, maybe just too smart by half. Sounds like he thought he could out-tech the storm, and skirt it. Too bad that the storm didn't believe the models. They're obnoxious like that sometimes.
What a lovely boat, and what a shame to lose her and her crew.
Zell ROCKED THE HOUSE!!
Incredible, huh? I have GOT to get the audio for Steve!
Good morning!
I'm all riled up. Am composing a rebuttle to a stupid, slanted email on the history of women's suffrage. I might post it later.
Please do! I'd love it.
Good morning! I didn't sleep a lot last night... but I'm up! Coffee is needed.
~sip~
Zel's was a great speech. He kinda upstaged Cheney a bit. ;~D
I missed it completely! Was in bed early and didn't even see the commentary. Hopefully a transcript will show up later.
Good morning!
Today is PAYDAY!!! Woo-hoo! Tonight I'm gonna grocery shop 'til I drop...
Hope all the Florida folks are making the necessary preparations. I know we've been repeating it often...but once again, you're in my prayers!
dude... a handful of sand in the engine block is called fer...
Heh...how bad does sugar in the gas tank really muck up a vehicle?
Maybe Corin should experiment...
Good morning folks!
Got my shutters up, bought water and supplies and have 3/4 tank of gas. Not much else to do except sit and wait.
I have to run 4 payrolls today and hopefully, they will let us out early. Unfortunately, rumor has it that the pointy-haired bosses upstairs want us to work LATE to be sure everything gets done. Grrrrr....
Try to watch it...see if you can get it on CSpan or something and actually watch it. He barely paused for any applause, he just plowed through it. It was fantastic.
To get the full effect, find it and watch it. I'm gonna watch it again!
I don't have any official plans for tonight (no practices or anything - woo-hoo!), so hopefully after I do my grocery shopping, I can watch some chunks of the RNC. From what I've heard, that speech was a major highlight.
Say no.... I have preparations to make at home too.
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