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On 07/14/2015 04:02 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/14/2015 8:00 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> how far is that from bremerton shipyard ... my old ship the Kitty Hawk
>> (cv-63) is there. she was decommissioned in 2009 right now still in
>> ready reserve but there is a effort underway to save her from scrap heap
>> and becoming a museum in long beach close to the queen mary. the Ranger
>> (CV-61) lost that battle and just arrived (got towed) to brownsville
>> texas and will be dismantled as scrap. would be a shame if the hawk
>> ended up that way ... she was the first ship of the kitty hawk class and
>> the last one of that class in service. at one point she was the flag
>> ship if the navy and flew the red and white stripped "don't tread on me"
>> ensign
>
>
> I hope that the USS Kitty Hawk is not scrapped. I have heard that name
> countless times, over the years.
> It is sad when part of your life gets consigned to the scrap heap. The
> Oil Platform I worked on, for 12 years, was decommissioned last year. :-(
yeah ... at times reminds me of my age. well if she's not saved at least
i have a piece of her. took the nomenclature tag from above my berthing
compartment at the end of my last cruise
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On 07/14/2015 12:16 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 03:00:16 -0400, James Holsenback wrote:
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>> On 07/14/2015 01:16 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:57:04 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 7/13/2015 8:10 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:15:55 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/13/2015 7:06 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, we've only been here a little over a year. ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> That long?
>>>>>> My, how time flies.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, we'll actually have been here 18 months the end of August.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> As I said. Time flies.
>>>
>>> Indeed it does - we're looking at maybe moving again in February - the
>>> rent is pretty steep here, and it's *extremely* crowded. We're looking
>>> at perhaps a place on Bainbridge Island, on the west side of Seattle
>>> (other side of Puget Sound).
>>
>> how far is that from bremerton shipyard ... my old ship the Kitty Hawk
>> (cv-63) is there. she was decommissioned in 2009 right now still in
>> ready reserve but there is a effort underway to save her from scrap heap
>> and becoming a museum in long beach close to the queen mary. the Ranger
>> (CV-61) lost that battle and just arrived (got towed) to brownsville
>> texas and will be dismantled as scrap. would be a shame if the hawk
>> ended up that way ... she was the first ship of the kitty hawk class and
>> the last one of that class in service. at one point she was the flag
>> ship if the navy and flew the red and white stripped "don't tread on me"
>> ensign
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kitty_Hawk_%28CV-63%29
>
> As the crow flies, it's not far - but it's the other side of Port
> Orchard, so driving distance is about 30 miles. (There's no direct ferry,
> so taking the ferry takes longer - back to Seattle and then the Bremerton
> ferry, which docks there; it probably would take less time in light
> traffic from here in Bellevue than it would to take the ferry from BI to
> Bremerton).
if you ever make that way have a look ... from what i understand she's
close enough to the highway to see
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On 07/14/2015 03:30 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
> On 07/14/2015 04:02 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 7/14/2015 8:00 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
>>> how far is that from bremerton shipyard ... my old ship the Kitty Hawk
>>> (cv-63) is there. she was decommissioned in 2009 right now still in
>>> ready reserve but there is a effort underway to save her from scrap heap
>>> and becoming a museum in long beach close to the queen mary. the Ranger
>>> (CV-61) lost that battle and just arrived (got towed) to brownsville
>>> texas and will be dismantled as scrap. would be a shame if the hawk
>>> ended up that way ... she was the first ship of the kitty hawk class and
>>> the last one of that class in service. at one point she was the flag
>>> ship if the navy and flew the red and white stripped "don't tread on me"
>>> ensign
>>
>>
>> I hope that the USS Kitty Hawk is not scrapped. I have heard that name
>> countless times, over the years.
>> It is sad when part of your life gets consigned to the scrap heap. The
>> Oil Platform I worked on, for 12 years, was decommissioned last year. :-(
>
> yeah ... at times reminds me of my age. well if she's not saved at least
> i have a piece of her. took the nomenclature tag from above my berthing
> compartment at the end of my last cruise
lol ... knew i had a picture somewher
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On 7/14/2015 6:16 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
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> Indeed it does - we're looking at maybe moving again in February - the
> rent is pretty steep here, and it's *extremely* crowded.
Crowded? You are next to Alaska. It cannot be crowded.
> We're looking
> at perhaps a place on Bainbridge Island, on the west side of Seattle
> (other side of Puget Sound).
>
Looks nice and you don't have to commute.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 7/14/2015 8:30 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
> yeah ... at times reminds me of my age.
Do you need reminding? I don't. :-)
> well if she's not saved at least
> i have a piece of her. took the nomenclature tag from above my berthing
> compartment at the end of my last cruise
With me it is oil. I have a sample of first oil and one from the
100,000th barrel. (I knew the man whose job it was to count them. ;-) )
--
Regards
Stephen
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>> nomenclature tag
> lol ... knew i had a picture somewhere
>
I knew it! Your bunk number. Why is it Americans use big words while we
use small ones?
Elevator Vs Lift
Faucet Vs tap
:-P
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:47:59 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/14/2015 6:16 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>
>
>> Indeed it does - we're looking at maybe moving again in February - the
>> rent is pretty steep here, and it's *extremely* crowded.
>
> Crowded? You are next to Alaska. It cannot be crowded.
BWAH!!!! Alaska is about 2,000 miles away from us.
In the Seattle area, the current population is around 3.61 million
people, and it's the fastest growing metro area in the US.
I'll grant you that that's less than half the population of London,
though - practically rural by comparison. ;)
>> We're looking at perhaps a place on Bainbridge Island, on the west side
>> of Seattle (other side of Puget Sound).
>>
>>
> Looks nice and you don't have to commute.
Which is a hugely positive thing. The ferry ride takes about 30 minutes
from the island. :)
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:05:03 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> Elevator Vs Lift
> Faucet Vs tap
Through Vs. Thru
...
Whoops. ;)
Jim
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:32:11 -0400, James Holsenback wrote:
> if you ever make that way have a look ... from what i understand she's
> close enough to the highway to see
I shall have to do that - we're headed out to BI in 2 or 3 weeks, not
sure yet if we'll take the car on the ferry or just park in Seattle and
walk on the BI side.
Jim
--
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 07/14/2015 03:55 PM, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/14/2015 8:30 PM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> yeah ... at times reminds me of my age.
>
> Do you need reminding? I don't. :-)
well i refuse to grow up and be old (as it where) ... for the second
time in the last four years my life has been turned upside down, and
it's just been a challenge to keep from giving up. i have to keep
telling myself you can't change the wind but you can change your sail ;-)
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