Posted on 02/26/2018 12:12:20 PM PST by CottonBall
I wonder if Captain Trimmer is still alive. The first edition of the book appears to have come out in the early 1980s - at least, I found an ad for the book in a 1983 issue of ‘Yachting’.
How did you ever find this book and its reviews on Amazon?
So, it’s a serious boating book?
I probably found it a few years ago, while reading an article about funny Amazon reviews.
Yes! Captain Trimmer was a Master Mariner and a harbor pilot. The book was sincere; apparently the Captain had seen many pleasure-boaters doing stupid things out there and failing to understand the physics involved in encounters with Huge Ships:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Avoid_Huge_Ships
Then I really hope he hasnt read the reviews. People making light of something he find serious could be insulting. Either that or I hope he has a fantastic sense of humor.
If he’s still around, he probably gets a kick out of it.
I think he’d be quite old, though.
A few years ago, there was a ‘tweeter’ claiming to be him, tangling with another tweeter called @AHugeShip:
https://twitter.com/johnwtrimmer?lang=en
I had no idea this book was so famous, LOL! I”ve been missing out. Thanks for introducing it to me.
I especially like the reviews where people couldn’t find huge ships after reading the book - the lady whose vacation was ruined because she didn’t see her cruise ship or the naval pilot whose career was ruined because he couldn’t land on the aircraft carrier.
I might have to read “Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers” next, LOL!
It’s funny stuff. (I really don’t have too much time on my hands...I just spend it badly ;-)
That sounds like a sort of philatelic work; probably not as exciting ;-)
“I really dont have too much time on my hands...I just spend it badly ;-)”
LOL, I was doing really well at being productive, getting my downstairs kitchen painted and all sorts of other chores wrapped up. And THEN someone introduced me these Amazon reviews and I am addicted! Just one more, I’ll just read one more,....next thing I know, hours have gone by.
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I have a question for everyone regarding storing plastic.
Is it better kept at a cool temperature or a warm temperature? As in basement temps (65ish) or house temps (anywhere from 66 to 83 during the year).
I’m storing an odd thing, kinda embarrassed to say what I have done....I’ve put things in a mason jar with oxygen absorbers, but don’t know where to store it now. It’s the plastic part of the thing that I figured might degrade first, while the metal part might be ok because I’ve eliminated the rust issue.
I use canning jars.
The downside is that glass breaks.
The upside is that nothing gets through it.
Definitely in the cool place.
TY!
Yup, I have them in mason jars with an oxygen absorber inside. But now I don’t know whether the jar should stay downstairs in the basement or upstairs in the house.
My instinct is to keep it away from heat. Not freezing. Basement seems right to me.
OK great thank you that is what I will do. I didnt know if plastic had issues from being cool. But it wont be cold, nor freezing.
“Care of Objects Made from Rubber and Plastic”
I just thought of something, Im wondering how those reviews made it past the moderating process.
I was annoyed with something political years ago with Amazon, I cant remember exactly what right now. The CEO came out for something liberal most likely.
I was reviewing something that you could actually get cheaper on the companys website because they had a coupon. I put that in my review stating that Since Amazon saw fitto alienate half its customers, that I would show people there was a cheaper alternative.
It was rejected :-)
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