JimH wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:


Impressive. Best of luck to your son.

How long is his tour? What are his duties on the ship?

This is scheduled to be a 6 month deployment. They departed Norfolk in
early October. He has been in the Navy for about a year and a half and
has 2 and a half more years of active duty to go. He went to a state
college for a year, then transfered to Mass Maritime Academy for 3 years,
then got the itch for adventure and duty.

He is assigned to an air squadron on the Truman. (VAW 126)

Eisboch


Could be a career for him....who knows. My thanks to your son for serving.



Could be, but I doubt it. He also just got married and I think that
will fill his adventure needs.

Eisboch

Best wishes for your son's safe and speedy return.

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:00:11 -0500, Eisboch
wrote:

I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


Propellers: 4, bronze, 21 feet across

Rudders: 2, each 29 feet by 22 feet

Anchors: 2, each weighing 30 tons

Anchor chains: 2, each 1,041 feet, 684 links, individual link weighs 365
pounds

Distillation plants: Provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water daily from
the sea water, enough to supply 2,000 homes

Toilet paper: 100,000 rolls

Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors that can go 20 years without refueling

Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

Eisboch

That's one hell of a lobsta' boat!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

JohnH wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:00:11 -0500, Eisboch
wrote:


I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


Propellers: 4, bronze, 21 feet across

Rudders: 2, each 29 feet by 22 feet

Anchors: 2, each weighing 30 tons

Anchor chains: 2, each 1,041 feet, 684 links, individual link weighs 365
pounds

Distillation plants: Provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water daily from
the sea water, enough to supply 2,000 homes

Toilet paper: 100,000 rolls

Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors that can go 20 years without refueling

Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

Eisboch


That's one hell of a lobsta' boat!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

Losta boat?? did I hear lobsta boat??? Oops sorry John my auto
tracking system painted you in error, apologies again:-)

But we can probably expect a brand new Krause "my father" story, I feel
yet another fire tug welcome into NY harbour???? or maybe his father's
biggest dealership in the NE sold the navy that particular boat????
maybe nuclear fichts all across the stern??? maybe that's why they melt
down or have been melted down?? it's all maybes really the vagaries of
medication mean his mind can't be predicted; coming to a NG near you:-)

Well done eisboch you must & should be proud of him, best thoughts for
his return & thanks from all in the coalition.

Just hope mum doesn't buy 'him" his own boat also:-)

K

K. Smith wrote:


Losta boat?? did I hear lobsta boat??? Oops sorry John my auto
tracking system painted you in error, apologies again:-)

But we can probably expect a brand new Krause "my father" story, I
feel yet another fire tug welcome into NY harbour???? or maybe his
father's biggest dealership in the NE sold the navy that particular
boat???? maybe nuclear fichts all across the stern??? maybe that's why
they melt down or have been melted down?? it's all maybes really the
vagaries of medication mean his mind can't be predicted; coming to a NG
near you:-)

Well done eisboch you must & should be proud of him, best thoughts
for his return & thanks from all in the coalition.

Just hope mum doesn't buy 'him" his own boat also:-)

K


Isn't it just downright refreshing to get off the politics and back to
our regularly scheduled programming? :-)

Thanks for your best wishes for the kid, K.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
K. Smith wrote:


Losta boat?? did I hear lobsta boat??? Oops sorry John my auto
tracking system painted you in error, apologies again:-)

But we can probably expect a brand new Krause "my father" story, I
feel yet another fire tug welcome into NY harbour???? or maybe his
father's biggest dealership in the NE sold the navy that particular
boat???? maybe nuclear fichts all across the stern??? maybe that's why
they melt down or have been melted down?? it's all maybes really the
vagaries of medication mean his mind can't be predicted; coming to a
NG near you:-)

Well done eisboch you must & should be proud of him, best thoughts
for his return & thanks from all in the coalition.

Just hope mum doesn't buy 'him" his own boat also:-)

K



Isn't it just downright refreshing to get off the politics and back to
our regularly scheduled programming? :-)

Thanks for your best wishes for the kid, K.

Eisboch


It certainly is & thanks to the news servers who have finally started
deleting the anons & hopefully will soon get the x no archivers also.

I love Mrs E:-) over the years you've mentioned lots about her & she's
got ingredient X, you're a lucky man, probably well deserved I know, but
still:-)

We have a family here who have 2 GBs a 42 & 36, while they both look
magnificent underway (the 42 doesn't even lift it's bow, just throws a
destroyer like ever bigger bone in it's teeth) the 36 with it's
uninterrupted sheer line is by far the prettiest when they're moored up.

The 42 regularly goes up to our barrier reef, what is a big deal 3mths
trip for the rest of us is just a quick month away for them. We oft talk
about the fuel they must use???

All the best

K

"Eisboch" wrote in message news:X62dnROkbKq6FwncRVn-

I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.

Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

Thanks and Good Luck to Eisboch Jr. God Bless.

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Name: USS Harry S. Truman (currently heading for duty in the Persian Gulf)

God be with him.

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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:00:11 -0500, Eisboch wrote:

I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


I was amazed to learn that big cruise ships have more electric generation
than some of our grid-based power stations - more than enough for a small
town. I'm guessing they use electric motors for propulsion?

So: If you're in a remote seashore town and you lose power, get a BIG
pair of jumper-cables and flag down a cruise ship!

Lloyd

I was amazed to learn that big cruise ships have more electric generation
than some of our grid-based power stations - more than enough for a small
town. I'm guessing they use electric motors for propulsion?

I understand that some are diesel-electric,
like a railroad locomotive.