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"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")
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The race will be interesting , the QM "sails" at a steady 23 knots and is expected first, while the others depend of the changing winds. This is a rehearsal for the Ultime race non-stop around the world
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This reminds me a story about a parrot who spoke very well, only he sweared heavily all the time. The owner tried every method to make him change but to no avail.
So one day while the bird was cursing as usual, the guy took him by the neck and into the fridge.
One hour later when he takes the bird out, to his surprise the later has a very nice and polite conversation. He was most impressed and asked how come this change of manners.
Then the parrot replied : " I saw what you did to that chicken!"
With compliments of Princesse
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Quel joli lapin!
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Thanks! It's actually a Royal Wulff, which has a hair wing and tail. The Coachman uses feathers. The hair floats better on the rougher American freestone streams.
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Nice workI used to tie trout flies as a teenager, had better eyes back then!
As well as using them myself, I sold them to a local fishing tackle shop for pocket money - and gave them to girlfriends!
Even when I was a teenager, I found out quick that you could go blind staring at flies in a vice all day. Now I have a 3x magnifying lamp. That makes a HUGE difference.
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The Bridge 2017 is first and foremost the celebration of a unique centennial. To understand it, one must go back to June 26th, 1917, the day when the first troop of 14,750 American soldiers landed in Saint-Nazaire. As allies, 2 million American soldiers fought alongside France in defense of the same ideals of liberty and fraternity.
The Bridge 2017 features a race from Saint-Nazaire bridge to New York Verrazano between two exceptional classes of ships:
The first one is none other than the Queen Mary 2 (she was built in St Nazaire 2002/2004)! 345 meters long and weighing over 75,000 tons, it is the last true transatlantic ocean liner! ...
The Queen Mary 2 will be challenged by the largest trimarans in the world, including those belonging to Thomas Coville (Sodebo), François Gabart (Macif), Yann Guichard (Spindrift 2) and Yves Le Blevec (Actual) among others... These multihull ships are the fastest and most powerful within the ocean racing world.
As proof of that, in 2009, Pascal Bidégorry and his crew set the world record for the longest distance traveled on a sailboat within 24 hours aboard the Banque Populaire V (renamed Spindrift 2 in 2013). They travelled the record distance of 1,460 km with an average speed of 37.84 knots (70 km/h)!
(read more : https://www.thebridge2017.com/en/)
Fascinating post JP, and a great pic. An old friend of mine (now deceased) went to the US on the first Queen Mary. Here's a pic of him chatting with a young Marvin Gaye, quite a cool cat in his time
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I didn't even have a proper vice, just an old pin vice my dad gave me!
It's the only artistic thing I've ever done!
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I didn't even have a proper vice, just an old pin vice my dad gave me!
I was just reading an article in Trout magazine where Dave Whitlock said he once watched Lee Wulff tie a size #20 Royal Wulff without a vice at all, just holding the hook in his fingers. That would take me about a year, I think.
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Add something to eat with it as it burns more calories eaten the thing than it is worth.
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When I was a year old, my family went to Europe. One way on the Queen Mary, and back on the Queen Elizabeth. (maybe the other way around, I don't know) I wish I remembered the trip.Fascinating post JP, and a great pic. An old friend of mine (now deceased) went to the US on the first Queen Mary. Here's a pic of him chatting with a young Marvin Gaye, quite a cool cat in his time
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Incredible
I've heard of folks doing that in the old days, but even with a vice, you need good eyes and nimble fingers to tie that small Wow!
My friend Dave had met all sorts of people (he worked for Tamla Motown), even Marilyn Monroe, but his proudest moment was when he was smoking a cigarette at midnight on deck, and Noel Coward, doing the same in first class, waved up at him That would have been 1962 I think 
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Now that's a ship.
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Jack, that's a great photo. You never cease to amaze me my friend!
R8shell, having no memories of that trip, how unfortunate. From what I've read, travelling by ocean liner was truly a unique experience, one not matched by today's cruise ships.
When I was a young child my paternal grandparents owned a 3 season home on Lake Michigan. Being an eight hour drive one way, we only went there for several 1-2 week stints each year. My fond memories of this home are still with me. The house was sold in 1965, largely due to the long drive time. My youngest brother was too young to have any memories of this place. I truly do feel for him not having been able to recall what the rest of us do when me and my siblings get together and begin to reminisce.
R8shell, having no memories of that trip, how unfortunate. From what I've read, travelling by ocean liner was truly a unique experience, one not matched by today's cruise ships.
When I was a young child my paternal grandparents owned a 3 season home on Lake Michigan. Being an eight hour drive one way, we only went there for several 1-2 week stints each year. My fond memories of this home are still with me. The house was sold in 1965, largely due to the long drive time. My youngest brother was too young to have any memories of this place. I truly do feel for him not having been able to recall what the rest of us do when me and my siblings get together and begin to reminisce.
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Thanks Tom, I'd never seen the photo before Dave passed away, about ten years ago, and they used it to accompany his obituary in the paper. I knew him from Sheffield, where he lived for about 25 years, running a cinema, and then working for Sheffield Education Dept. He was a very down to earth character, but had had some fascinating times. I wish I'd got more stories out of him
Those sound like great memories my friend
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I'm a serious fisherman.
Turbo Schiff Bremen is the one with two funnels.
Even in second class, you needed a jacket and tie to enter the dining room.
I was ten years old, so I remember a lot.
Turbo Schiff Bremen is the one with two funnels.
Even in second class, you needed a jacket and tie to enter the dining room.
I was ten years old, so I remember a lot.
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Trouthound I tied flies for years also have fished all over WNC and East Tn. I prided myself on only fishing with the flies I tied. I still have my old Griffin Tying rig. I bought it in the late 80's or early 90's at a little outdoor shop here in Asheville I think for about $75 they are around $300 now. I guess it's time to give it to my son if I can find it in all the stuff in my basement. I remember when I first started tying flies I wasted a lot of materials. It took me a while to get the hang of it however not trying to brag but I got really good at it and started selling them at that outdoor shop I bought the Tying kit from. I finally bought an Orvis rod because of their rep for being the best but IMO my Eagle Claw or Shimano were better rods. I had a handmade bamboo one that was my favorite. Since I become disabled in the accident fly fishing is the one thing I miss the most these days I'm limited to fishing from the bank or out of a boat and it just isn't the same. I don't live far from the Cherokee Indian Reservation and they have well stocked trout streams that you buy their permits no state license need and whatever bait you want to use with a 10 fish per day limit They also have 3 well stocked ponds in front of the KOA where I do most of my fishing these days. I now use a Shimano Spin Cast rig with meal worms. Kind of weird for an old fly fisherman. Sorry for rambling on it's just your post brought back great memories so thanks for posting it put a big ole smile on my face this morning.
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My cats, Nix and Nox, are brothers from the same litter-- we fostered them from sma' before adopting them almost 6 years ago now-- and each still seems to consider each other an extension of himself. This is all the sweeter because we adopted just the one, then retrieved his brother three weeks later after further consideration (and the discovery that he was still 'in jail'). They still also wrassle something fierce now and then, but most tussles end with their cleaning each other.
From babies on up....
The day we brought Nix home to Nox:
(A new foster baby is in the background.)
Always nearby-- they get to the door before the dog when I come home, and stay near thereafter-- and almost always together. Finding them together melts me every single time.
My ridiculous little dog, smaller than either of the cats and yet taking up exponentially more psychic space:
All hold my heart, hard.
BugDoc, I'm so sorry.
~ P.