A Social comment on cruise ships .

GMorrison

Did that a little. Not so much the crews as they usually aren't around, but really really dangerous.

 

Somehow... I knew that you did.   Do tell! Share a story please. I would love to hear. And what are the primary dangers if it is not the crew. I'll never actually do this, but it is fun to think about. I should know better to never say never.

There is no doubt that cruise ships are struggling with an image problem.  Some very well publicised cases of norovirus/ gastro etc decimating passengers.  Combined with the antics of some groups of males who are just there for the food/booze/drugs/sex. An infamous case in Australia of a women left to die after drug taking and group sex.

Bakster

 

 

GMorrison

Did that a little. Not so much the crews as they usually aren't around, but really really dangerous.

 

 

 

 

Somehow... I knew that you did.   Do tell! Share a story please. I would love to hear. And what are the primary dangers if it is not the crew. I'll never actually do this, but it is fun to think about. I should know better to never say never.

 

 

They climbed a really big hill north of town, and got put together in the yards. You didn't want to hop them down there because there were bright lights and lots of people around. But once they got going and headed for the hill they weren't stopping for anything.

Up towards where I lived they were rolling along at a couple of miles per hour, like walking pace. To ride the roots, you run along side and grab the iron at the end, get a foot up in the stirrup and get on the ladder. Then you climb into the car and sit on the beets. Big suckers, like bowling pins, and dirty.

Nice ride though, and there were a whole series of trestles and tunnels on the way up.

At some point past the summit it would stop to uncouple the helpers, that was a good time to get off.

You'd do it in a group, as single folks could get assaulted in the yards, by other bums.

But you are running along on a sloped surface of loose rocks, trying to grab something at head height, at the same time watching for stuff not to trip over further on up, and there's a lot of that like loose ties, loose beets, switch stands.

Trip and fall on that and there's a big round steel wheel coming along that will kill you quick.

But I liked it. Only injury was once a girl fell down getting off and broke her arm.

E.J.;

Matsonia and Lurline -Matson , Argentina - Moore -Mcormack , Hawaiian Merchant , Again Matson . The large somewhat iffy model of the President Wilson ? would be a good starting point for the Lurline  . The hulls are similar . I think the last time I saw it , it was being offered under the Lindberg label . It's also been Life-Like and Ideal !

 I feel the same way about the Midway ! That's where I served as a fleet marine after two weeks on one of the Mega Carriers  .( They found out my daughter was a pilot of an A-6-E on board ).So the lowly Marine had to go ! At least they sent me to my favorite Bird farm -The Midway !  

That President is a straightforward conversion to a General Class P2. Same ship.

GMorrison

 

 

Bakster

 

 

GMorrison

Did that a little. Not so much the crews as they usually aren't around, but really really dangerous.

 

 

 

 

Somehow... I knew that you did.   Do tell! Share a story please. I would love to hear. And what are the primary dangers if it is not the crew. I'll never actually do this, but it is fun to think about. I should know better to never say never.

 

 

 

 

 

There were these enormous sugar beet drags that came through my college town. The longest trains in the world. 100 cars, a mile long, multiple helper engines front, middle and rear. 

 

They climbed a really big hill north of town, and got put together in the yards. You didn't want to hop them down there because there were bright lights and lots of people around. But once they got going and headed for the hill they weren't stopping for anything.

Up towards where I lived they were rolling along at a couple of miles per hour, like walking pace. To ride the roots, you run along side and grab the iron at the end, get a foot up in the stirrup and get on the ladder. Then you climb into the car and sit on the beets. Big suckers, like bowling pins, and dirty.

Nice ride though, and there were a whole series of trestles and tunnels on the way up.

At some point past the summit it would stop to uncouple the helpers, that was a good time to get off.

You'd do it in a group, as single folks could get assaulted in the yards, by other bums.

But you are running along on a sloped surface of loose rocks, trying to grab something at head height, at the same time watching for stuff not to trip over further on up, and there's a lot of that like loose ties, loose beets, switch stands.

Trip and fall on that and there's a big round steel wheel coming along that will kill you quick.

But I liked it. Only injury was once a girl fell down getting off and broke her arm.

 

Buddy... you made my day! That is a great post, and what a cool picture! I love it. I wish I was there when you did it. I would have been right there with you hopping the train. Man... I love the southwest landscape. It is my favorite area to travel to.

Yeah those wheels will have no mercy. See the link below. This happened at a RR Museum that I go to at least once a year. It's a really pretty area and I love looking at the trains. In fact--this accident happened just 1 week after I was there. Very sad.

Thanks again!!

http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Woman-pronounced-dead-after-slipping-underneath-train-266897441.html

https://www.midcontinent.org/