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Forum: Other Companies/Ships 1st February 2024, 07:16
Replies: 123
Views: 84,151
Posted By ShipwreckX
Yes, great story.

Yes, great story.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 16th December 2023, 06:47
Replies: 10
Views: 2,152
Posted By ShipwreckX
What a glorious language English is, in the USA,...

What a glorious language English is, in the USA, a pasty is a little device used to hide a nipple in strip clubs (or was used, anyway, when there were restrictions on strip clubs).
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 21st April 2022, 05:53
Replies: 529
Views: 139,692
Posted By ShipwreckX
I'm guessing what you gents call an indicator is...

I'm guessing what you gents call an indicator is what we Yanks call a turn signal.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 13th December 2021, 07:09
Replies: 18
Views: 4,613
Posted By ShipwreckX
Great story. Malcolm has contributed a lot here...

Great story. Malcolm has contributed a lot here and elsewhere.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 28th October 2021, 06:09
Replies: 529
Views: 139,692
Posted By ShipwreckX
I remember being able to hear Jupiter having a...

I remember being able to hear Jupiter having a hissy fit on shortwave, just above 15 megahertz or so.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 24th September 2021, 06:01
Replies: 529
Views: 139,692
Posted By ShipwreckX
We got the resulting tsunami on the Oregon coast.

We got the resulting tsunami on the Oregon coast.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 11th September 2021, 16:01
Replies: 529
Views: 139,692
Posted By ShipwreckX
There's probably some noise from the Sun that...

There's probably some noise from the Sun that interferes with transmissions that skirt past it.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th September 2021, 06:31
Replies: 529
Views: 139,692
Posted By ShipwreckX
They didn't try golf first?

They didn't try golf first?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 5th August 2021, 06:27
Replies: 529
Views: 139,692
Posted By ShipwreckX
I did the same. If my old man had done that then,...

I did the same. If my old man had done that then, I would have said "far out!".
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 23rd July 2021, 06:13
Replies: 529
Views: 139,692
Posted By ShipwreckX
Looks more like what Captain Kirk would travel in.

Looks more like what Captain Kirk would travel in.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 8th July 2021, 06:10
Replies: 32
Views: 7,610
Posted By ShipwreckX
I thought you all went metric.

I thought you all went metric.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 4th July 2021, 08:24
Replies: 32
Views: 7,610
Posted By ShipwreckX
I predict the insurance bills will be very high.

I predict the insurance bills will be very high.
Forum: The Radio Room 4th April 2021, 05:51
Replies: 15
Views: 4,009
Posted By ShipwreckX
My memory is that a Pound was worth about $2.80...

My memory is that a Pound was worth about $2.80 USD in 1971. 200 Pounds a month would be $560 in the US, which shocks me. I was earning about that much (age 18) working in a fish cannery in 1971, not...
Forum: Mess Deck 2nd March 2021, 06:37
Replies: 2
Views: 2,142
Posted By ShipwreckX
Take your hard drive to a computer tech, chances...

Take your hard drive to a computer tech, chances are the information is still in there, but irretrievable by your computer's commands.
Forum: The Engine Room 31st December 2020, 06:54
Replies: 29
Views: 9,106
Posted By ShipwreckX
Anybody remember that Johnny Cash song "One Piece...

Anybody remember that Johnny Cash song "One Piece At A Time"?
Forum: Stormy Weather 20th November 2020, 06:35
Replies: 36
Views: 11,401
Posted By ShipwreckX
I've noticed many Socialist/Communist...

I've noticed many Socialist/Communist publications were too wordy for the average proletariat.
Forum: Say Hello 12th October 2020, 05:56
Replies: 6
Views: 2,429
Posted By ShipwreckX
In the mid '70s, we had a few visits with a...

In the mid '70s, we had a few visits with a bulker named "Ken Wood", carried logs to Japan. Any connection?
Forum: The Galley 25th September 2020, 05:57
Replies: 23
Views: 9,689
Posted By ShipwreckX
Thanks for your responses.

Thanks for your responses.
Forum: The Galley 24th September 2020, 05:48
Replies: 23
Views: 9,689
Posted By ShipwreckX
Those pants with the little checkers design

I saw them mostly on Scandinavian ships, galley crews wearing grey/white checkered pants, the squares were about 1/4 inch. I saw them on a few other nationalities, including British ships...anyone...
Forum: Stormy Weather 27th July 2018, 06:07
Replies: 8
Views: 7,175
Posted By ShipwreckX
After the November 6th election. I also predict...

After the November 6th election. I also predict that Pence will pardon him immediately.
Forum: The Radio Room 11th May 2017, 07:13
Replies: 32
Views: 24,301
Posted By ShipwreckX
I remember the solar cycle that peaked around...

I remember the solar cycle that peaked around 1968 wasn't much of a cycle, and it followed the strongest one of the 20th century. The next one was predicted to be even weaker, instead it rose quickly...
Forum: Health Issues 10th May 2017, 16:11
Replies: 20
Views: 20,943
Posted By ShipwreckX
I finally had mine last December (thank you...

I finally had mine last December (thank you Obamacare). One tip I would like to pass on is that ghastly prep goes down better with a straw.
Forum: The Radio Room 25th April 2017, 06:32
Replies: 33
Views: 18,922
Posted By ShipwreckX
Or pressed into typing ship paperwork.

Or pressed into typing ship paperwork.
Forum: Health Issues 23rd April 2017, 07:15
Replies: 20
Views: 20,943
Posted By ShipwreckX
If I may be of help, the prep fluid goes down...

If I may be of help, the prep fluid goes down better if you drink it with a straw. The results are the same, but you have a better chance of not puking.
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