THE THREAD!!!

[DivePac88]

Early morning tithe, bit cooler tonight, and is only 15C outside now (0240). [:'(]

[DivePac88]

Oh golly-gosh... a new page, I feel all warm and fuzzy, or is that the scotch. [:D]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Early morning tithe, bit cooler tonight, and is only 15C outside now (0240). [:'(]

Dag, Des, that's really an early morning! [X(]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: DivePac88

Oh golly-gosh... a new page, I feel all warm and fuzzy, or is that the scotch. [:D]

Oh, I see. It's actually a rather late evening. [:D]

Have one more on me, Brother!

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Time to go home after work tithe...


Leo "Apollo11"

[scott64]

47F and partly cloudy. [:'(][X(]

[Nikademus]

51F and boring

[Grollub]

SLR ...

... and time for this years Xmas party at the college. Got a sturdy whiskey in my hand ... [:D]

Laters.

[scott64]

[:'(]

[BrucePowers]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

51F and boring

Nik;
The weather channel says it pretty wet up your way....

[Nikademus]

its always wet here. we all float.

[BrucePowers]

Yeah, I know. I'm still thinking about it.

Bad Bruce Bad. Must pay attention to log.....

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good afternoon!


Leo "Apollo11"

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

55 mph winds

Oooh, scary.[8|]

I imagine there are some distinct benefits of cruising underneath all that nonsense.

[Chickenboy]

Good morning tithe...

[JWE]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus
its always wet here. we all float.

Odd here in Mobile, too. Cold and crunchy (22F last night). Abby, the Hamster dog, is finding it hard to find a good spot to do the deed - 'Dad, what is this crispy grass thing? Dude, I gotta dump! Whassup with this? What the heck you done to me, Dad?'

My memories of the Gulf Coast are probably colored by time, but I recall fair, lissome, languid, maidens; swaying palms over white, sandy beaches; dinner at midnight at las Novedades; my first love. So, I was a bit nonplussed at the multi-day 'below freezing' forecasts. I guess I'm a bit like the dog; don't have to dump, but wouldn't minding knowing whassup.

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: sprior

55 mph winds

Oooh, scary.[8|]

I imagine there are some distinct benefits of cruising underneath all that nonsense.

It has its downsides.

[Kwik E Mart]

morning lads...

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Oh my... [X(][X(][X(]

Pass the sea-sick pills: The terrifying moment a cruise ship was slammed by giant Antarctic waves

By DailyMail UK

An Antarctic cruise ship with 88 American passengers and 77 crew members aboard sustained damage after being battered by brutal waves.

On Tuesday the Clelia II declared an emergency, reporting it had suffered engine damage amid heavy seas and 55 mph winds when it was northeast of the South Shetland Islands on its way towards its destination in Argentina.

But the crew of the 2420-ton ship managed to overcome the damage and was heading safely back to its scheduled port yesterday, the vessel's operator said.


Huge waves caused a broken bridge window and some electrical malfunctions that temporarily knocked out some communications and affected engine performance on the Clelia II:




The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators issued a statement saying the wave that hit the Clelia II caused a broken bridge window and some electrical malfunctions that temporarily knocked out some communications and affected engine performance.

'There are no injuries to passengers, although one member of the crew sustained minor injuries,' it said.

Another ship, the National Geographic Explorer, accompanied the Clelia II for much of the day and helped in restoring its communications, according to the association statement.

The ship had 88 passengers, all from the United States, and 77 crew: 44 from the Philippines and the rest from Greece, Bulgaria, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, France, Denmark, Hungary, Indonesia, Ukraine, Romania, Britain and the United States.


One crew member sustained minor injuries as the ship, carrying 88 passengers and 77 crew, was rocked by the Antarctic swells:




It was heading for the port of Ushuaia at the extreme south of Argentina at normal speed by midday Wednesday and was in no danger, the association said.

The ship set out from Ushuaia on Nov. 30 and was scheduled to return on Wednesday.

The ship is operated by Travel Dynamics International of New York and owned by Helios Shipping of Piraeus, Greece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef6gWGeHg8Q

Leo "Apollo11"

i always wonder to myself, who's taking these pictures? helicopter? submarine? martian ufo?

[Grollub]

Short Xmas party SITREP;

Smack full of Christmas food.

Approaching "Stoned" level.

** Hormone alert ** Female college dinosaurs starting to look attractive - advise going home. ** End hormone alert **

Leaving.

End SITREP.