The 34th Random TPBM Chat and Bubble Wrap Bursting Thread

That pack of Jasper's has two hydration bladders in it so he can carry his own water too. I'm thinking that filling them with wine for me might be a better idea. He has lots of snow to eat.

short5 wrote in post #9531304
Pirate Dan and anyone else that wants to get sea sick. Is this boat kicking butt or in mortal danger?
http://www.liveleak.co​m/view?i=efe_126517442​6

Both. It looks like it's engineered to do some heavy seas, like in Arctic conditions by the look of the keel and the layout of the superstructure, etc. That being said, the captain is pushing it pretty hard, harder than is necessary, methinks.

JWright wrote in post #9532755
Yee Haw! (Been there, done that...)

You 'n' me 'n' a few others here. I loved, loved, LOVED going through storms. I used to pull extra watches on the bridge, covering for those that were too sick to stand watch, just so that I could have a front row seat.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #9535327
You 'n' me 'n' a few others here. I loved, loved, LOVED going through storms. I used to pull extra watches on the bridge, covering for those that were too sick to stand watch, just so that I could have a front row seat.

WOW! Holy Moly!!!

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #9535327
You 'n' me 'n' a few others here. I loved, loved, LOVED going through storms. I used to pull extra watches on the bridge, covering for those that were too sick to stand watch, just so that I could have a front row seat.

I never really enjoyed it, but it didn't bother me, either. Frankly, I found it to be a nuisance, especially at chow time with troops on board. We had to eat standing up, and holding your tray with one hand meant you had to do everything else with the other including steadying yourself. Sandwiches were much more popular than soup, I recall.

I remember think at the time, "In 50 years, this will make a great story, and I'll tell people how much fun it was." I still can't bring myself to do that.

Permagrin wrote in post #9535287
you mean we could put one on kona...add a few pounds of rocks and slow him down??

Lol, seems the good idea until you take it off. Can you imagine the tears he could get going without it once he could carry it
Some people lunge their horses(run them on a rope in a circle) before training thinking it tires them out. I think it just makes them more fit lol.

BearLeeAlive wrote in post #9535324
That pack of Jasper's has two hydration bladders in it so he can carry his own water too. I'm thinking that filling them with wine for me might be a better idea. He has lots of snow to eat.

Nice pack Jim! I know you are not kidding on the wine either

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #9535327
Both. It looks like it's engineered to do some heavy seas, like in Arctic conditions by the look of the keel and the layout of the superstructure, etc. That being said, the captain is pushing it pretty hard, harder than is necessary, methinks.

You 'n' me 'n' a few others here. I loved, loved, LOVED going through storms. I used to pull extra watches on the bridge, covering for those that were too sick to stand watch, just so that I could have a front row seat.

COOL!

Belmondo wrote in post #9535420
I never really enjoyed it, but it didn't bother me, either. Frankly, I found it to be a nuisance, especially at chow time with troops on board. We had to eat standing up, and holding your tray with one hand meant you had to do everything else with the other including steadying yourself. Sandwiches were much more popular than soup, I recall.

I remember think at the time, "In 50 years, this will make a great story, and I'll tell people how much fun it was." I still can't bring myself to do that.

You have good stories none the less.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #9535327
Both. It looks like it's engineered to do some heavy seas, like in Arctic conditions by the look of the keel and the layout of the superstructure, etc. That being said, the captain is pushing it pretty hard, harder than is necessary, methinks.

You 'n' me 'n' a few others here. I loved, loved, LOVED going through storms. I used to pull extra watches on the bridge, covering for those that were too sick to stand watch, just so that I could have a front row seat.

My favorite moment was taking a wave over the flight deck....one of the helo crews got a shot of it....but I have yet to find a copy online. The bridge of a carrier gives you a totally different sensation than you get on the bridge of a conventional ship. With the island structure being off-set from the centerline....the motion is hard to describe. I guess in my mind I feel the motion of a conventional bridge to be somewhat oval shaped.....while a carrier is more egg shaped, with the fat part of the egg to starboard.

misspix wrote in post #9535058
Sorry, not karate, Kung Fu: CLICK

I couldn't do that... I'm not coordinated enough.

Permagrin wrote in post #9535287
you mean we could put one on kona...add a few pounds of rocks and slow him down??

It has water bladders in it. A couple of liters of water would slow him down...

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #9535327
Both. It looks like it's engineered to do some heavy seas, like in Arctic conditions by the look of the keel and the layout of the superstructure, etc. That being said, the captain is pushing it pretty hard, harder than is necessary, methinks.

You 'n' me 'n' a few others here. I loved, loved, LOVED going through storms. I used to pull extra watches on the bridge, covering for those that were too sick to stand watch, just so that I could have a front row seat.

mtnphtgrphr wrote in post #9535346
WOW! Holy Moly!!!

As long as I was warm and dry, I didn't have a problem. It was when I had to stand lookout watch on an open bridge that it got a bit unpleasant.

The fun part was trying to sleep when the ship was doing that. As the ship came up, I was pressed down into my mattress. When the ship reached the top of it's arc, I would be momentarily weightless and then as the ship started down, I would collide with the bunk above me. I would then start down, only to meet up with my bunk which was already on the way up again. I'd spend most of the night bouncing between my bunk and the one above me...

<----land lubber

Off to the diner.

Try having the #3 Cat stop directly above your rack.

GAH!! TROLLS!! GAH!! I'm SO TIRED OF THEM!

*that is all...back to our regularly schedule progress*

short5 wrote in post #9535421
Lol, seems the good idea until you take it off. Can you imagine the tears he could get going without it once he could carry it
Some people lunge their horses(run them on a rope in a circle) before training thinking it tires them out. I think it just makes them more fit lol.

good point!

*starts feeding Kona fatty foods*

whatchoo lookin' at

Woolburr wrote in post #9535468
Try having the #3 Cat stop directly above your rack.

I've been there too...

When I was out of the Ronald Reagan a couple of years ago, the VIP stateroom was right under the Number 2 cat. It wasn't so much the noise of the cat but the racket when the JBD came up and the F/A-18 on the cat went to full afterburner...

Woolburr wrote in post #9535443
My favorite moment was taking a wave over the flight deck....one of the helo crews got a shot of it....but I have yet to find a copy online. The bridge of a carrier gives you a totally different sensation than you get on the bridge of a conventional ship. With the island structure being off-set from the centerline....the motion is hard to describe. I guess in my mind I feel the motion of a conventional bridge to be somewhat oval shaped.....while a carrier is more egg shaped, with the fat part of the egg to starboard.

I spent both my tours of sea duty on Bayfield Class APA's (assault troop transports). They were notorious rollers. They were 492' long, and we did take water over the bow occasionally, but mostly, we'd just lay over on one side, then the other. I always felt a little sympathy for the troops on board. Most of the time they were restricted to their compartments when we were in heavy seas, and these ships weren't air conditioned.