cruise ships to the breakers

[shiplleana]

so we had 2 x cruise ships go to the breakers yard - monarch x monarch of the seas and sovereign x sovereign of the seas with others to follow

[Ted Else]

Signs of the economic future?? very sad to see any ship at the breakers though

[BobClay]

And 747's rapidly disappearing out of the sky. They were going anyway, but this virus is the kicker.

[Engine Serang]

Steam trains will be the next to go, mark my words.

[BobClay]

Not if those nutjob volunteer railway enthusiasts have anything to do with it. (Don't get me wrong, I tip my hat to them.)

[Varley]

I see E-S has not come in person to stash his pension in one of Wicca Mona's piggy banks.

(The steam locomotive many, including me, can appreciate as an artifact worth preserving if not overly useful in terms of efficacy. When it comes to love of the cruise ship I have to wonder if block coefficient has something to do with council flats).

[YM-Mundrabilla]

Originally Posted by Engine Serang

Steam trains will be the next to go, mark my words.

Never mind about steam locomotives ES. We, here in OZ, are still running almost 70 odd year old EMD locomotives:

https://youtu.be/pxc92rExtn8

The three GM class locos are from my home system (Commonwealth Railways) whilst the B and S class are ex Victorian Railways. The video was 2013 but all five locos are still running about.

[Engine Serang]

What, no Dining Car?

[Engine Serang]

Originally Posted by Varley

I see E-S has not come in person to stash his pension in one of Wicca Mona's piggy banks.

No longer necessary to appear in the bank with a suitcase full of used notes. And it gave a bad impression with many locals wondering what their island home had sunk to. God help their wit, probably a genetic disorder.

[Engine Serang]

When it comes to love of the cruise ship I have to wonder if block coefficient has something to do with council flats).

Jeez Mr V you can't see a bandwagon without jumping on it.
Never judge a book by its cover.

[BobClay]

Notes ??? what are notes ???

(Covid is going to see them off before any of these other things. I still have unused notes in my wallet from my last visit to a 'hole in the wall' just before the lockdown. Haven't paid anything in cash since I drew them out. 'Goodbye Paper Money' would make a good song title.)

[Tmac1720]

I'm an injuneer, I don't have any money, notes or otherwise

I started a "go fund me" page but all I got was very rude comments advising me where to go and what to do with myself when I got there

[Dave McGouldrick]

Originally Posted by BobClay

Notes ??? what are notes ???

(Covid is going to see them off before any of these other things. I still have unused notes in my wallet from my last visit to a 'hole in the wall' just before the lockdown. Haven't paid anything in cash since I drew them out. 'Goodbye Paper Money' would make a good song title.)

Phaw!- amateur.... I still have One Pound notes from quite a while back (don't think anybody would be particularly interested in taking them as payment)


'Every penny a prisoner'

[BobClay]

Yeah but you have an advantage Dave, you're from north of the border, where wallets contain vast treasures for archaeologists and palaeontologists.

[Varley]

And and I have a 50p Note (it is not my only wealth), we also did plastic notes. Very, very difficult to tear and very, very resistant to wear. Not difficult at all to burn, though. In either sense.

(E-S, I know. One meets such interesting people on a bandwagon).

[BobClay]

Well when I were't lad this wud last us 3 years ... (... and we'd still ave change !!)

[Engine Serang]

The exact coin to buy a bar of McEuans Highland Toffee, the bar with the big cow on the label. You needed an extra "Penny" to get a chocolate coated bar.
PS. Not a big cow but a cow with big horns.

[Dartskipper]

Originally Posted by Engine Serang

The exact coin to buy a bar of McEuans Highland Toffee, the bar with the big cow on the label. You needed an extra "Penny" to get a chocolate coated bar.
PS. Not a big cow but a cow with big horns.

Now that confectioners are reducing the size of chocolate bars and such, (so that they don't have to increase the purchase price thereof,) would one of those Highland Toffees now be known as a "Little Big Horn?" I can see the battle at the counter now over the new smaller bar being the same price as last year when it was much bigger.

Thread drift strikes again.......

[Malcolm G]

Ten Bob note anyone?
No, not one of those fifty pence notes from Fingal's sod, a real ten SHILLING note.


Back on thread - It is perhaps worth pointing out that when SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS was launched back in 1988 it was hailed as 'The worlds first Mega cruise ship'

[Engine Serang]

Was a passenger, guest, on Majesty of the Seas in 1999 and she was a top notch ship.
Like me she is rapidly running out of steam and heading for the knackers yard.

[Hawkey01]

A good few in danger now.

CMV went into Administration on the 20th July.

Neville

[Engine Serang]

When a Moderator types, " A good few in danger now.", I feel I'm due a telling off for being naughty and not being in "Stormy Weather".
Phew, got away with it this time.

[Varley]

That you were a guest of Her Majesty, E-S, surprises some of us not a jot.

I was young passenger on Monte Anaga in the wayback. She looked like a proper ship.

[Dave McGouldrick]

Make me realise just how long I sailed on cruise ships. That class were the latest thing when I started with Grunstad

[YM-Mundrabilla]

Originally Posted by Engine Serang

When a Moderator types, " A good few in danger now.", I feel I'm due a telling off for being naughty and not being in "Stormy Weather".
Phew, got away with it this time.

Do you perhaps have a guilty conscience?