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CigDaze

12-01-2006 08:14 AM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

Wow! :cool:

Roger 1

12-01-2006 08:19 AM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

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Originally Posted by Reed Jensen

I wouldn't want to be on the bridge listening to the captain as the bridge came down.... Those big ships take miles to slow down and stop. I'm sure he saw it coming from a long way off. Also... I wouldn't be standing anywhere near as the thing caught fire.... Anyone remember the Texas City fire where a ship caught fire at a dock?.... People were asking, " What's on the ship?".... " Oh nothing dangerous... just some fertilizer..".... A few minutes later...... Ba-Boom..... And the whole town is flattened. :(

Yep! Another rule.'' Never try to put out a fertilizer fire with water". Several firemen were decapitaded from the blast and a small plane of sightseers was blown out of the sky.

Dd24skater

12-01-2006 08:20 AM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

How would you like to make that call to the boss!

PhantomChaos

12-01-2006 12:29 PM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

Where is the sound!!!!! We need sound!

PhantomChaos

12-01-2006 12:35 PM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

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Originally Posted by MacGyver

That wasn't the skippers fault. You can see the bridge being lowered BEFORE the ship passed. Watch in the very begining of the clip, you can see the bridge going down as the ship hit it.

I think the water was rising!! :drink:

Roger 1

12-01-2006 01:23 PM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

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Originally Posted by PhantomChaos

I think the water was rising!! :drink:

Yeah, in the captains pants. :eek:

pullmytrigger

12-01-2006 04:16 PM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

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Originally Posted by warbird

was he on a poker run?

:D :D :D

when was that???........I live about 1.5hrs away from Welland, dont remember hearing about that :(

Tony Montana

12-01-2006 05:05 PM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

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Originally Posted by Dd24skater

How would you like to make that call to the boss!

I think it would go something like this.......um sir um hi are you sitting down..well ya there has been a small problem..... :eek: :eek: :evilb: :drink:

MacGyver

12-01-2006 05:10 PM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

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Originally Posted by pullmytrigger

:D :D :D

when was that???........I live about 1.5hrs away from Welland, dont remember hearing about that :(

It happened Sunday, August 12, 2001. Heres the news report http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2001/...re_010812.html

CigDaze

12-04-2006 07:41 AM

Re: Slight Miscalculation.

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Originally Posted by MacGyver

It happened Sunday, August 12, 2001. Heres the news report http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2001/...re_010812.html

Good info. Thanks!

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