Bottom Gun BBSSubmarineSailor.com
Find a Shipmate
Reunion Info
Books/Video
Binnacle List (offsite)
History
Boat Websites
Links
Bottom Gun BBS
Search | Statistics | User listing Forums | Calendars | Quotes |
You are logged in as a guest. ( logon | register )


At random: Habitability is heavily stressed in the construction of modern submarines. Specially designed color schemes, mechanical conveniences, air conditioning, and the best chow in the Navy are supplied to make the vessels more livable. A full time staff is maintained by Electric Boat Division to work out 'human engineering' problems.
Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches
Moderators:

Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
   Forums-> Submarine DiscussionMessage format
 
GaryKC
Posted 2018-09-09 8:20 PM (#90158)


COMSUBBBS

Posts: 3660

Location: Kansas City Missouri
Subject: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

Stay warm and dry, old friend 
Sewer Pipe Snipe
Posted 2018-09-10 3:34 AM (#90160 - in reply to #90158)
Master and Commander

Posts: 1795

Location: Albany, GA.
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

You got time to load up and get the Heck out of town Ralph, use it. Old folks and Hurricanes don't mix well. I remember cutting my way through Highway 17 to get to the in-laws with Hugo.
Ralph Luther
Posted 2018-09-10 5:32 AM (#90161 - in reply to #90158)
COMSUBBBS

Posts: 6180

Location: Summerville, SC
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

Thanks for the well wishes We'll be staying put at the home 20. We made it through Hurricane Hugo without too much trouble in fact our 2nd home in the Charlotte area suffered more than here.
Runner485
Posted 2018-09-10 11:48 AM (#90164 - in reply to #90158)


COMSUBBBS

Posts: 2667

Location: New Jersey
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

See if the old hard hat fits Ralph...
Ralph Luther
Posted 2018-09-11 5:43 AM (#90169 - in reply to #90164)
COMSUBBBS

Posts: 6180

Location: Summerville, SC
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

Ahhh Joe, my "Ball & Chain" says my head is hard enough to with stand. I think she might be trying to tell me something.
Sewer Pipe Snipe
Posted 2018-09-12 12:43 AM (#90176 - in reply to #90158)
Master and Commander

Posts: 1795

Location: Albany, GA.
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

The in-laws in Goose Creek are going to ride it out. I wished them well.
Thomas Courtien
Posted 2018-09-12 4:08 AM (#90179 - in reply to #90158)
Master and Commander

Posts: 1886

Location: Patterson, New York
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

My brother and his family left Pawleys Island to go to Atlanta and stay with a nephew. My sister and her husband are staying in Charleston (for now).
Sewer Pipe Snipe
Posted 2018-09-12 4:32 AM (#90181 - in reply to #90158)
Master and Commander

Posts: 1795

Location: Albany, GA.
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

I, for one, cannot believe anyone would accuse a MM/SS/DV of being hard headed. No matter how well, nor how long she has known him.
Ralph Luther
Posted 2018-09-12 5:46 AM (#90182 - in reply to #90181)
COMSUBBBS

Posts: 6180

Location: Summerville, SC
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

Awww man Walt, you are putting me between a rock and a hard place I am kinda sorta hardheaded and if the "Ball & Chain" says so you had best believe. Know what I mean Vern?
Blue from West Oz
Posted 2018-09-12 7:19 AM (#90183 - in reply to #90182)


Master and Commander

Posts: 2357

Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

Ralph Luther - 2018-09-12 9:46 PMAwww man Walt, you are putting me between a rock and a hard place I am kinda sorta hardheaded and if the "Ball & Chain" says so you had best believe. Know what I mean Vern?

We all know that Sharon is correct in her character evaluations, after all, I am her Choir Boy!  *_*

Make sure you guys remain safe, and everyone else in the path of this hurricane!!

Blue *_*
Ralph Luther
Posted 2018-09-12 1:37 PM (#90187 - in reply to #90183)
COMSUBBBS

Posts: 6180

Location: Summerville, SC
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

Thanks Mate!! Looks like tomorrow and Friday should be very interesting.
rover177
Posted 2018-09-12 2:33 PM (#90190 - in reply to #90158)
Master and Commander

Posts: 1576

Location: Wollongong, NSW
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

We have climate change - the climate is different every day to some degree.
Here they talk about averages for the month or season. Apart from our seasons in the northern tropics, the only thing predictable is that the climate is unpredictable.
Fortunately there have been few category Fives during summer seasons. Any blow can cause trouble and anyone living in coastal tropics has to accept that one will be there someday. We still build/expand cities on our coasts. We can be storm resistant (cyclones for us) but we will never be able to build 'cyclone proof' and have an acceptable, liveable building.

I have not forgotten Cyclone Tracy of Christmas Day 1974. Did not go to provide power (Otway) at the time but early 1976 was there in my LCH to help take stuff in and out for the ongoing clean-up. It was years before Darwin was rebuilt. The larger the city, the worse the overall damage. In my LCH (Balikpapan), we were met by Tropical Storm Dawn, when south of Cairns; managed to re-secure the load and was then able to enter port whilst inside the eye of the storm.

We don't build community bomb shelters but we may have to start considering tropical revolving storm shelters.

I'm fortunate to live in temperate climate conditions but I take my hat off to people who can master 'extreme conditions.'
GaryKC
Posted 2018-09-12 9:31 PM (#90198 - in reply to #90158)


COMSUBBBS

Posts: 3660

Location: Kansas City Missouri
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches





(fema to ice.jpg)



Attachments
----------------
Attachments fema to ice.jpg (144KB - 606 downloads)
GaryKC
Posted 2018-09-13 12:56 PM (#90200 - in reply to #90158)


COMSUBBBS

Posts: 3660

Location: Kansas City Missouri
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deG4NxkouGM



(2018-09-13_150602.jpg)



Attachments
----------------
Attachments 2018-09-13_150602.jpg (108KB - 557 downloads)
steamboat
Posted 2018-09-13 1:49 PM (#90201 - in reply to #90198)
Master and Commander

Posts: 1812

Location: Boydton, Virginia
Subject: RE: Ralph - Batten Down the Hatches

Gary, you left out the $30M transferred from the Coast Guard recently.

Steamboat sends
Jump to page : 1
Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page]
Printer friendly version
E-mail a link to this thread
Jump to forum :


(Delete all cookies set by this site)
Running MegaBBS ASP Forum Software v2.0
© 2003 PD9 Software