Posted on 04/17/2005 4:50:14 AM PDT by Rebelbase
Wasn't that a song by that Dylan fella?
Yes, and there is also a union, non-union, and jack leg division.
Which would you like to enter ?????
I'm sitting on the fence on that one.
I've seen that the grass is greener on the other side,
but once I'm on the other side it's still true.
Nam Vet
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee'
25 "And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 men fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." 29 And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees; 30 as soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
Luke, Chapter 21
Chapman Piloting is a book on boat handling and seamanship - an excellent reference guide for all things boating.
Another possible cause is the fact that when a storm is young, the waves are all moving in the same direction because only one sector of the low pressure system has affected the area, meaning that the wind has only come from one quadrant. As the storm ages, though, the circulation brings wind from two or more different directions and causes waves to pile up from several different directions as well. As these waves intermingle, some cancel each other out, and some become additive, raching many times the normal wave height for the wind speeds. I've seen waves mount up fifteen feet above my head in a sheer wall before breaking (42-foot sailboat on a transatlantic cruise) and it's always been worst after the worst winds of the storm have passed.
Good thing she didn't 'turnturtle'.
Guess there really does have to be a morning after.
Warwick is currently captain of the queen mary 2 - took a 70 footer on its maiden transatlantic voyage to NYC.
1966, North Atlantic. Italian steamship Michelangelo is hit by a 21-metre wave en route to New York. The water smashes through the bridge and into the first class compartments, killing two passengers and a crew member.
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My mother and brother took the Michaelanglo in 72 or 73.
You couldn't pay me enough to be a merchant seaman.
You couldn't pay me enough to be a merchant seaman.
Note: this topic is from 4/17/2005. Thanks Rebelbase.
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ROFL!!! you are hilarious
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