Rita's I : "Tomorrow May Rain , But I'll Follow the Sun"

[Tricksterpup]

Your new avatar is frightening me.

Yours is a little scary itself.

It's all part of my glamorous image.

I hope mine beats both of yours.

[Puma]

your's is just tacky.


Hi Matt & Bret

[Winslow]

1st iron-hulled warship, steam-powered as well as sails, made all other warships obsolete when she first sailed in 1860, was herself obsolete in ten years.

I looked it up on wikipedia. Big ship. Going by displacement, it's more than twice as big as the Eagle. The USCGC Eagle was the training vessel I sailed back in the 80's. Great experience.

[Clarkie]

I looked it up on wikipedia. Big ship. Going by displacement, it's more than twice as big as the Eagle. The USCGC Eagle was the training vessel I sailed back in the 80's. Great experience.

I know it's an earlier ship (though still afloat!) but I've always had a hankering to have a look round the USS constitution, though this would involve going to Boston obviously. Eagle looks a lovely ship, but I can imagine you had to work pretty hard aboard her, that link doesn't work though, the wikipedia says she was german first, nazi flag and everything.

[Tricksterpup]

your's is just tacky.


Hi Matt & Bret

What??? Its my picture..
But yes, i can be Tacky.

[Winslow]

1st iron-hulled warship, steam-powered as well as sails, made all other warships obsolete when she first sailed in 1860, was herself obsolete in ten years.

I know it's an earlier ship (though still afloat!) but I've always had a hankering to have a look round the USS constitution, though this would involve going to Boston obviously. Eagle looks a lovely ship, but I can imagine you had to work pretty hard aboard her, that link doesn't work though, the wikipedia says she was german first, nazi flag and everything.

Yeah, it was a WW2 "war prize" seized by the U.S. So it was a Nazi training ship first.

I wonder if this one works:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Eagle_%28WIX-327%29

[jessecuster3]

So we are going away NEXT weekend with the in-laws.



They just texted and are on their way up here today...

[Clarkie]

Yeah, it was a WW2 "war prize" seized by the U.S. So it was a Nazi training ship first.

What was it like learning the ropes (yes, I've actually used that cliche in it's original context) aboard her?

[Winslow]

What was it like learning the ropes (yes, I've actually used that cliche in it's original context) aboard her?

We had to memorize the entire pin rack for every mast. It's actually not that hard since there is logic to the arrangement (an it's "lines" not "rope" )

I remember a very satisfying feeling of changing course during the mid-watch from a starboard tack to a port tack. We had a watch called the "ready-boat crew" that tended the sails 24-7 and was only about a dozen or so cadets.

The 30th reunion of my class is this year ('84 sir!) so I may scan some pics for that event. If I do, I'll post them if you're interested.

[Joedocwife]

One fix for the avatar thing would be to go here: http://oldforums.comicbookresources.com/ , find one of your old posts, right-click-and-save your old av, and upload it here.

Thanks Michael. I will think about it. Since it is a new Ritas, maybe new avatar will do.

and now Jared.

Seriously people, stop bitching in that thread.

Good Lord. Jared did not listen to his own advise.

Shame that he couldn't heed his own advice.

YEP!

Today is not going well, want to just slap some people at work.


really need to get out of here for a few days.

Maybe you should ban them, that seems to be the in thing today.




Have two pissed off kitties Puma, it was vet day today, shots and exams, they are not happy and let it be known very loudly all the way there and back.

[jessecuster3]

Need to buy some decent wine glasses though.

My wife bought me(us) these. They may look like juice glasses, but are Italian wine glasses





I do not believe they are very expensive.

[Clarkie]

The 30th reunion of my class is this year ('84 sir!) so I may scan some pics for that event. If I do, I'll post them if you're interested.

Yeah, I would be actually, I've always had a fascination with the sea and all things nautical, Patrick O'Brien exacerbated that.

My wife bought me(us) these. They may look like juice glasses, but are Italian wine glasses

Interesting, I admit I do desire the stemmed open-topped classic design, swirl it around, I'm sure it's merely an affectation.

[Winslow]

IKEA has a variety of wine and alcohol vessels at reasonable prices.

[Radioactive Zombie]

I feel like there's an appropriate song for the rise and fall of Rita's, but I'm drawing a blank, as usual.

[tcjohnson]

My wife bought me(us) these. They may look like juice glasses, but are Italian wine glasses





I do not believe they are very expensive.

A little too small to chug with though, don't you think?