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Hus was aight. The Catholic church has been involved in some evil stuff over the centuries. Currently, its stance on immigration to western nations is horrendous and not tolerable.
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May order this. Apparently, it's a real eye opener for men, but anyone could benefit from reading it.
Amazon.com: Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles (Audible Audio Edition): Robin Baker, Jessica Wolf, Basic Books: Audible Books & Originals
Amazon.com: Sperm Wars: Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles (Audible Audio Edition): Robin Baker, Jessica Wolf, Basic Books: Audible Books & Originals
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Frankly, I am shocked, bewildered, disappointed, and a bit worried by minty's appalling outburst of odious commentary.
That is not the Muffy I thought I knew. I hope she's okay.
That is not the Muffy I thought I knew. I hope she's okay.
bout halfway through The Gales of November by John Bacon n i love it. looooot of establishing chapters leading up to the sinking of the fitzgerald. crucial background info on why boating in the great lakes is a gamble in the first place (as you can see prevailing wind currents bring warm gulf moist air up to meet low pressure systems from canada which dumps massive storms in the region which drag all the way out the northeast)
it also goes into the white out of 1913 which wrecked the waldo n every other ship that went out that day
also mentioned were the sinking of the bradley and morrell, and the stupid ass competitiveness of great lakes shipping and the retardedness of the great lakes ship shapes (inefficient for the weather hostility over time, regardless of metal ductility. both the bradley ans morrell snapped in half. they make these freighters long like this though so they can go through the locks and up the rivers. safety is not considered much) as well as all the efforts undertaken to increase load capacity beyond safe levels and the lobbyists who fought for such shit.
in particular the fitz was retarded. i had already known she was built modular in 3 pieces and when walking from one end to another she would move too much, but i had forgot or memory holed that she was welded instead of riveted. welding is like surface level stitching two pieces of metal together...
the company had them do this because rivets would weigh the boat down more. so the company was excited that they could haul 100 more load tons of taconite in their paperclip-bending accident waiting to happen.
all this said i would still go ride one of these inefficient ass freighters on lake superior on a round trip
it also goes into the white out of 1913 which wrecked the waldo n every other ship that went out that day
also mentioned were the sinking of the bradley and morrell, and the stupid ass competitiveness of great lakes shipping and the retardedness of the great lakes ship shapes (inefficient for the weather hostility over time, regardless of metal ductility. both the bradley ans morrell snapped in half. they make these freighters long like this though so they can go through the locks and up the rivers. safety is not considered much) as well as all the efforts undertaken to increase load capacity beyond safe levels and the lobbyists who fought for such shit.
in particular the fitz was retarded. i had already known she was built modular in 3 pieces and when walking from one end to another she would move too much, but i had forgot or memory holed that she was welded instead of riveted. welding is like surface level stitching two pieces of metal together...
the company had them do this because rivets would weigh the boat down more. so the company was excited that they could haul 100 more load tons of taconite in their paperclip-bending accident waiting to happen.
all this said i would still go ride one of these inefficient ass freighters on lake superior on a round trip
oooohhhh shit so, author interviewed a lot of ppl who worked with or met ppl on the fitz... great lakes shipping season usually ends in january but this trip was supposed to be the last one they were gonna dock her early.
then they did it! they mentioned the thing! the fitz's hatch clasp things weren't closing properly. VERY IMPORTANT PLOT POINT. taconite pellets are smelted into iron but for shipping to keep it dry so it doesn't rust it's mixed with bentonite clay...
bentonite clay, when exposed to water, holds it and swells.
you guys, guess what happens when the seas start splashing over the cargo holds that have busted clasps n aren't watertight anyore
you guys i think the book might end with the ship sinking
then they did it! they mentioned the thing! the fitz's hatch clasp things weren't closing properly. VERY IMPORTANT PLOT POINT. taconite pellets are smelted into iron but for shipping to keep it dry so it doesn't rust it's mixed with bentonite clay...
bentonite clay, when exposed to water, holds it and swells.
you guys, guess what happens when the seas start splashing over the cargo holds that have busted clasps n aren't watertight anyore
you guys i think the book might end with the ship sinking
no "comprehensive" book on the fitz would be complete without mentioning gordon lightfoot
everybody knows the track. already liked my messy, catastrophic folk singer goat before the book but had no idea how much care he had taken. he used to boat around the great lakes and after the fitz he went yearly to the maritime museum for the anniversary of the sinking for the families n perform. when he played at the maritime church the pastor said smth like "hey, as you can see, this place isn't like it says in your lyrics, right?" n after that gordon changed the lyrics. after sub footage was released showing the main hatch wasn't like he sang it he changed the lyrics again. he wanted it accurate n respectful. he grew attached to some of the ppl. when a deckhand's mom (she had successfully fought to get the fitz declared a gravesite after some grifter asshole dove n got some logan paul sunken corpse footage n tried to make money off it) was near death n too ill to make it to the yearly fitzfest he asked her family where she was, n made time to call n casually chat with her before she passed.
gordon lightfoot was a fuckin' bro
everybody knows the track. already liked my messy, catastrophic folk singer goat before the book but had no idea how much care he had taken. he used to boat around the great lakes and after the fitz he went yearly to the maritime museum for the anniversary of the sinking for the families n perform. when he played at the maritime church the pastor said smth like "hey, as you can see, this place isn't like it says in your lyrics, right?" n after that gordon changed the lyrics. after sub footage was released showing the main hatch wasn't like he sang it he changed the lyrics again. he wanted it accurate n respectful. he grew attached to some of the ppl. when a deckhand's mom (she had successfully fought to get the fitz declared a gravesite after some grifter asshole dove n got some logan paul sunken corpse footage n tried to make money off it) was near death n too ill to make it to the yearly fitzfest he asked her family where she was, n made time to call n casually chat with her before she passed.
gordon lightfoot was a fuckin' bro
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A proper weld is very strong and there should be no difference in strength between the welded and non-welded areas.
and you are an expert on shipbuilding, how?
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Don’t you DARE question my bona fides. EVER!
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if you knew anything about welding at all, you would know that hydrogen embrittlement and work hardening due to heat in the weld affected zone adjacent to a multi-pass weld are just two of the causes of weakness that could have contributed to a catastrophic failure in this case...
ofc I wouldn't expect someone who lies like a rug to know any basic metallurgy or physics
i miss the smell of welding. and the smell of ocean water n the sound of wind hitting a main sail...
anyway, one of the people interviewed who had worked on the ship n skipped that season said it wasn't even welded properly, that it was tack welded n already cracking.
now subject that to a massive storm where the captain was going full speed into the waves subjecting the ship to full force sagging n hogging
until he realized the ship was listing starboard n slowed down a little bit (starboard side's the same direction the 30 ft waves were hitting the improperly sealed cargo from)
and it was 4 tons over on cargo so she was already riding low
not saying rivets would've solved the problem. but tack welds certainly didn't. the ship snapped in half
lol
lmao
anyway, one of the people interviewed who had worked on the ship n skipped that season said it wasn't even welded properly, that it was tack welded n already cracking.
now subject that to a massive storm where the captain was going full speed into the waves subjecting the ship to full force sagging n hogging
until he realized the ship was listing starboard n slowed down a little bit (starboard side's the same direction the 30 ft waves were hitting the improperly sealed cargo from)
and it was 4 tons over on cargo so she was already riding low
not saying rivets would've solved the problem. but tack welds certainly didn't. the ship snapped in half
lol
lmao
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Someone clearly didn't read the words "A proper weld..."
>Read play
>Want to watch a production of it
>Every iteration of it is gay, low-budget, and poorly acted
In other news
Reading The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by Steinbeck. He chose to write it like the Old Testament, which is A Choice; could be worse, content itself is fun but the actual reading part is sorta meh. What u think about it @chuj
>Want to watch a production of it
>Every iteration of it is gay, low-budget, and poorly acted
In other news
Reading The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by Steinbeck. He chose to write it like the Old Testament, which is A Choice; could be worse, content itself is fun but the actual reading part is sorta meh. What u think about it @chuj
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Your precise self-diagnosis is a refreshing display of honesty and factual information. Thanks.
steinbeck's dry style completely removes the romantic aspect of arthurian cycle from those stories, but the whole narration is enjoyable and coherent even if i dont approve of some of the choices he made gluing bunch of legends together
and ur correct, it reads a lot like the old testament