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Skriven 2011-06-02 09:23:17 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: Submarines
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 GJ> The submarine was of interest in that the spaces for people to move
 GJ> and work were so small.  I doubt if many modern adult Americans could
 GJ> squeeze through such restrictions.

 DD> You'd have to talk to M. Newsom about that. When I was in the Navy
 DD> subs were mostly older diesel powered boats - I think there were a
 DD> total of two nukes ... maybe more but not a lot.
 
 DD> They were manned by "feather merchants" due to the restrictive spaces.
 DD> More modern nuclear powered boats are somewhat larger and can
 DD> accommodate somewhat larger sailors.

 GJ> I could squeeze through the spaces on that WW2 US submarine, but in
 GJ> comparison with modern USAn and Australian sizes I am "sub-standard".

I visited the USS DRUM (SS-228) The oldest Gato-class, WWII-era museum
submarine in the world. Co-located with the battleship Alabama (BB-60) in
Mobile Bay. I am not especially claustrophobic - but the cramped spaces and my
imagination of being under all that water in a small cigar of thin (relatively)
metal ...

 DD> T-shirt and Georgia got some little gew-gaws for the home folks at the
 DD> museum run by the society. So, they did take some $$$ off of us.

 GJ> So there were no restrictions on you entering the shop to spend money!

 DD> You kidding? It was a business. No one in America will tolerate
 DD> restrictions on spending money.   Bv)=

 GJ> No comment...

No comment necessary to a statement of fact. 
 
 GJ> At Port Adelaide an old steam tug has been restored and is maintained
 GJ> by volunteers, and from time to time is taken out for a run in the
 GJ> Port River, when retired engineers enjoy a few drinks of cask wine
 GJ> while watching the triple expansion engine in action.  That engine is

 DD> I am a life member of the Monticello & Sangamon Valley Railway
 DD> Historical Society. The Society restores and does demonstration runs of
 DD> old steam powered locomotives, old diesel (first and second generation)
 DD> locomotive and retired "heavyweight" passenger cars and some old

 GJ> Young Greg Mayman is our local member of the Australian Railway
 GJ> Historical Museum, and a licensed engine driver, and he would enjoy
 GJ> taking you for a ride.

Other than at the age of eight when some of my companions and I were crawling
around the cab of a Baltimore and Ohio switch engine which had been parked
behind a local cafe whilst the crew put the feedbag on - and someone moved the
wrong lever, causing the engine to start moving and us to bail out the "off"
side and become scarce, I've never had a cab ride in any sort of locomotive.
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Black Drum Creole
 Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Chilies, Citrus
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      5 lb Black drum; cleaned
      1 c  Onion; chopped
      1 c  Bell pepper; chopped
      1 c  Parsley; chopped
      4 cl Garlic; chopped
      4    Bay leaves
      6 oz Tomato paste
     16 oz Can whole tomatoes
      2 c  Water
      2    Lemons
    1/2 ts Basil
        ds Hot pepper sauce
    1/2 c  Cooking oil
      7 tb Flour
           Salt & red pepper
 
  Clean fish well,scoring on both sides at one inch intervals.
  Season fish well using salt and pepper. Squeeze lemon juice
  all over fish. Place in a heavy casserole dish and set
  aside. In a heavy black iron pot, heat oil over medium heat.
  Add flour and make a roux. Add seasonings, saute until done.
  Add tomato paste, tomatoes and water, blending well. Cook
  over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add rest of seasonings and
  season to taste. Cook approximately 20 minutes. Pour
  resulting gravy over fish. Cook uncovered in 350xF/175xC
  oven for approx. 1 hour. Add water as necessary to retain
  volume.
  
  Also for: Sheepshead, Bull Croaker or other scaled fish.
  
  Source: Louisiana Conservationist Mar/Apr 88
  
  Recipe date: 04/25/88

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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