Good morning!!!!

[jinman]

Maybe the Navy already stripped some stuff off?

Dave, that's the normal process. First the ship is opened to other ships for salvage/stripping. That normally lasts about a month and then the ship is put on high security while bidders come and inspect the ship. Between inspection and the bid closure, the NISMF puts high security on the ship because bidders typically take pictures of high value items and there would be lawsuits and heck to pay if that item turned up missing.

To give you and idea of how lucrative the scrapping process is, the first carrier ever sold (I've forgotten its name) was sold to Jacobsen Steel in Virginia. They paid a measly $160k for it. They pumped fuel (black oil) off of it during the fuel embargo of 1973 and sold that fuel with enough profit to pay for the ship and towing it to their scrap yard.

 

[dave1949]

Dave, that's the normal process. First the ship is opened to other ships for salvage/stripping. That normally lasts about a month and then the ship is put on high security while bidders come and inspect the ship. Between inspection and the bid closure, the NISMF puts high security on the ship because bidders typically take pictures of high value items and there would be lawsuits and heck to pay if that item turned up missing.

To give you and idea of how lucrative the scrapping process is, the first carrier ever sold (I've forgotten its name) was sold to Jacobsen Steel in Virginia. They paid a measly $160k for it. They pumped fuel (black oil) off of it during the fuel embargo of 1973 and sold that fuel with enough profit to pay for the ship and towing it to their scrap yard.

We probably don't want to know how many inflated and sweetheart deals are involved in defense contracts. Buy high and sell low seems to be the SOP.

I believe it started with moldy biscuits and wormy meat during the Revolutionary War. We've never been tough enough on white collar crime.

 

[txdon]

Good Morning! 57˚ clear skies, heading to the 80s.
I worked my box blade with the T&T and the roads are shaping up. I needed a clay/sand mixture and dug a red clay pit to mix with the beach sand. The sand just blows away and the clay gets too sticky but the right combo with gravel has made a good road. TRACTOR DAY!

 

[deerseeker001]

33 with clouds getting up to 41 today looks to be a nice day.

 

[sixdogs]

Good morning!

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Go Red Sox!

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Dave If you haven't ever seen the movie "Fever Pitch", get it. Best modern era BoSox movie out there.

 

[300UGUY]

Sam A long time back I had a K-9 partner, I was leaving my home for a midnight shift as I was warming up my cruiser I let my partner out to stretch before we left for work. He ran around the back of the house then ran into the car as he jumped into the car I could smell nothing but skunk! Where do you go at midnight in 30 degree weather to bath a 135 pound dog and a car interior? The fire department of course. Heated garage and hot water. The funny part of the story our trainers all told the class, and had in there cars, a case of Massesgill Douche for such an emergency! Can you imagine pulling into a store at midnight to pick up a case? I don't think they believed why I was buying douche by the case. Oh and by the way I have tried other skunk washes, this still works the best.

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My wife has a dog grooming shop. She used to use the Massingill douche method. Once, she special ordered 3 cases of 24 from a local drugstore. I was sent to pick up the order. The cashier looked at me kinda funny when I was checking out. I decided to have some fun with her - I told her "we are having a party!!!" She freaked out and just about threw my change at me!

 

[DABSGT]

New snowblower just arrived need to run errands with wife then come home and look for directions to get it ready.

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[bakerg]

New snowblower just arrived need to run errands with wife then come home and look for directions to get it ready.

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Lucky dog.

 

[sodamo]

68F, .11 rain yesterday looks like a pretty day, but still cloudy

Mowing done, back to my fence project, just 2 more holes to dig for the dogs cross fence

Have a great day.

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[Buppies]

My wife has a dog grooming shop. She used to use the Massingill douche method. Once, she special ordered 3 cases of 24 from a local drugstore. I was sent to pick up the order. The cashier looked at me kinda funny when I was checking out. I decided to have some fun with her - I told her "we are having a party!!!" She freaked out and just about threw my change at me!

Now that is funny thanks for the good laugh