True, Chris, but that was an emergency capability in case of no other power sources and a totally cold ship, both rare occurrences, normally manned, the ship has some onboard power systems working, and/or shore power supplies if in port and on major maintenance. AFAIK, this cold start wasn't used, but was there as a fallback that we occasionally rehearsed to ensure the concept might work.

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Happy Crunching,

Graham

I am speechless.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-s-worst-driver-youtube-video-spurs-police-investigation-1.2862750

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I am speechless.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-s-worst-driver-youtube-video-spurs-police-investigation-1.2862750

*BIG BOGGLED EYED LOOK* *speechlessness ->........................................................

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three point turn SNORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unreal. Worse than Mass. drivers.

Unreal. Worse than Mass. drivers.

Watching the painful progress reminded me of the day I devised what I thought would be an excellent method of simultaneously turning a whole load of sausages on the grill at once. After what was a series of extremely complicated manoeuvres which took about four times as long as turning each sausage individually, I'd managed to place them all in exactly the same position and orientation that they'd started out in.

Glad I am not that bad of a driver.

The snow storm last month here in Oklahoma. I was going up a hill and the rear end of my car come unglued from the road. I just took my foot off the gas pedal turned the steering wheel with the slid direction. I went completely sideways three times as the rear end swung left and right. Finally when I was slow enough I pressed the brake and slid about 4 or 5 feet sideways and stopped in the middle of the road. I turned the car downhill and did a three point turn in a driveway and went up the hill with no problems.

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I'm trying to think of something that I berked......

...... nope, can't think of anything ATM.

But C.W. No.1 did get me around her place the other day to work out why her PC speakers hadn't worked since she moved. So I get down on my hands and knees (while fearing another rear assault) and pulled the amplifier/bass box out to check the connections. I take a quick look and I then turn to C.W. No.1 and ask, "where's the power cord?".

Cheers.

I just got a confused look and a "Wah?" as a response. :-O

They worked very well once they had power.

Cheers.

A follow-up thought: That driver may have been a senior citizen. I've seen
some, who can get thoroughly-disoriented. In the USA, they need to drive,
due to poor public transportation coverage. And, yet, there's a case for
more frequent testing.

@ Annie - are you sure you don't need a chaperone in the kitchen?

They'd need nerves of steel Chris :) Anyway... my last one now eats with a potato masher... :))))))))

@ Annie - are you sure you don't need a chaperone in the kitchen?

They'd need nerves of steel Chris :) Anyway... my last one now eats with a potato masher... :))))))))

I'm certainly not sure that I'd want to be in the kitchen at the same time as Annie. :-O

I don't mean any offence Annie, but I'd rather stay in 1 piece if you know what I mean. ;-)

Cheers.

@ Annie - are you sure you don't need a chaperone in the kitchen?

They'd need nerves of steel Chris :) Anyway... my last one now eats with a potato masher... :))))))))

I'm certainly not sure that I'd want to be in the kitchen at the same time as Annie. :-O

I don't mean any offence Annie, but I'd rather stay in 1 piece if you know what I mean. ;-)

Cheers.

:))))))))))))) I'd rather you stayed in one piece too Wiggo - so you can plug things into the mains for CW :))))

I've had kitchen assistants leave to change their underwear before :) the couscous incident of 2009 was one such occasion :) So no offence taken... *attempt an air of superiority* I'm left handed you see - I just look scarier than I actually am... except when I'm tossing pancakes... Then I AM as scary as I look... including to myself :/

But I think that's the fault of screws really... they tend to unfasten themselves at inopportune moments so I'm left just holding the handle...

I'm left handed you see

Ahhhhh, now she tells us, that explains a few things :-)) You see Annie, one is supposed to toss the pancake, not the whole pan as well. But the question is can you juggle three potato mashers whilst stirring a pan of soup? Now that WOULD be scary. Mind you Mel B did quite well with that monica ....

Chris *long withering look* juggling requires an element of catching does it not? *elongated pause* I think you have your answer... :) *wipe soup out of eyes* Oh... btw... *head for thread door* ...As I do NOT intend ANOTHER embarrassing stroll into A&E this year I will be wearing a saucepan-shaped hat next time we meet. With a bit of a luck I will have come loose from the handle by then... so I won't take your eye out with it *collide with doorframe* :)

I'm left handed you see

Ahhhhh, now she tells us, that explains a few things :-)) You see Annie, one is supposed to toss the pancake, not the whole pan as well. But the question is can you juggle three potato mashers whilst stirring a pan of soup? Now that WOULD be scary. Mind you Mel B did quite well with that monica ....

My missus was left handed and so is C.W. No.1 and I stay/stayed well away when either had/has an implement in their hand. :-O

Cheers.

This happend many years ago. My wife had asked me to make a bottle of itailian dressing. I added the oil,vinegar, water and the seasoning to the bottle. I picked it up to put the top on when it slid from my hand. I watched it fall about four feet straight down from my line of sight. It landed perfectly up right. Good I thought for that breif milisecond. It didnt break. But the next millisecond I watched a volcano type eruption explode out of said unbroken bottle. Its quite amazing how much time slows down when you know your going to get a face full of Itailian dressing. I think I just managed to close my eyes when I was hit full face.
My wife was silent. She thought Id be mad as hell. Untill I said ,Did you see that? Then we both busted out laughing. We still bust out laughing when its brought up.

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Old James

Its quite amazing how much time slows down when you know your going to get a face full of Italian dressing.

SNORT!!!!! :)))))))))))))))))))

@Chris :))))) good one - the fruitless search... SO much fun!! :)

Well wot do you expect from a 36% psychopath (Esme's thread in politics) :-)

I'm going to HAVE to check that out! :)))) Haven't been there in ages... too busy training einsteinians :))))

Your tales of woe have insprired me to tell my berk moment.
This happend last winter while we had 2 foot of snow on the ground. One fine witer day the power to the house died. No problem I have a whole house generator that kicks in after one minute. Well after one minute nada ,zip, nothing.
So I go and get my portable car starter battery. It does not have enough charge to crank the generator over.
Now its cold outside. Two feet of snow and Im in onetrack mind mode. I need to get thisg started our we are going to freeze. So I trek to the shed get my old battery charger out and hook it up to the battery in the generator and plug it in. My grandson pops his head out the back door and asks me in his sweet little voice. Grandpa How can you charge a battery when there is no electricty?

DUH! I called my self a dumbass and busted out laughing. So far only my wife and he knew about that. But this Thanksgiving after our meal. Were telling stories and he brings that one up. We sure had a good laugh over that. I told him, That hopefully many years from now. He can tell that story as part of my eulogy.
Im still laughing at what a dumbass I was.

That's not any dumber, just more complicated, than turning on a light switch so you can find your way to the fuse/breaker box when the lights are out because the fuse/breaker blew.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Glad I am not that bad of a driver.

The snow storm last month here in Oklahoma. I was going up a hill and the rear end of my car come unglued from the road. I just took my foot off the gas pedal turned the steering wheel with the slid direction. I went completely sideways three times as the rear end swung left and right. Finally when I was slow enough I pressed the brake and slid about 4 or 5 feet sideways and stopped in the middle of the road. I turned the car downhill and did a three point turn in a driveway and went up the hill with no problems.

That's when I reach for the knob on my dashboard to engage the four wheel drive. And then I still go slow. And then I get home and turn into my driveway and swear because the front end binds up making the sharp turn. (Even worse, into my parking space at work, where I have to worry about hitting the next car if I don't turn sharp enough or the front end slides sideways.)

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

A follow-up thought: That driver may have been a senior citizen. I've seen
some, who can get thoroughly-disoriented. In the USA, they need to drive,
due to poor public transportation coverage. And, yet, there's a case for
more frequent testing.

After a certain age, my grandmother had to be tested every year. She never drove again after an accident when she was about 91.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.