Hong Kong's last authentic junk in troubled waters

BBC News ^ | Justin Harper

[Red Badger]

Don’t tase my junk!......................

[j.havenfarm]

Perhaps they can salvage the business by issuing junk bonds

[a fool in paradise]

Haul it to the junk yard

[abb]

I always thought this craft would be neat to own.

http://www.jamesbondwiki.com/page/Scaramanga%27s+Yacht

[SuperLuminal]

"In general, to be authentic, you have to use same materials the methods the old masters used to build it, right down to their methods of carpentry.

Replicas use modern materials and modern methods of building it. It just looks the same.

Authentic junk boats probably have a certification that says they are authentic."

Seems like the same description could be applied to American automobiles... 😪

[flaglady47]

“[[We cannot control the direction of the wind but we can adjust our sail.”]]

Cool saying!”

I was thinking the same thing. I’ve stuck this phrase into my memory bank, what little is left of it, lol.