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Another Bill C. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 06:53 AM
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The caption says "...his 'room' aboard ship."
There's a picture of a Great Lakes seaman carrying his belongings to his "room" aboard ship. After 45 years away from ships, it still seems strange to see landlubber terminology applied to them. I'll bet his "room" has "walls," a "floor," and a "ceiling," too. I'll bet he climbed a "stairway" to get to it.

I'm sorry about this but once you have it, it never goes away.
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 06:59 AM
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1. Were you a seaman on the Great Lakes?
I've always been fascinated by the ships that travel inhospitable waters, and the crews that work on them. Got any stories?

Tucker
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Another Bill C. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 07:07 AM
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2. Sorry.
It was peacetime Navy and I just had one narrow escape during a refueling accident at sea.
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-23-04 07:11 AM
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3. I'm most interested in the weather, actually
Did you ever encounter any weird weather? Or any other weird stuff?

Tucker
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