THE GREAT LAKES

[Ivan Cloherty]

Can't honestly remember John, I think it had two floors and a bar, but Padre was always in attendance, had a great dance floor and you know as soon as you have a girl in your arms whether she can dance or not and 'D' could, mind you a was a different kind of dancing to that on the WCSA! to which I was apprenticed at the tender age of 16 !!. Cannot understand modern youth of 16/17/18 complaining that they have been molested by their female teacher of 26 years old, bluddy hell that's what we used to wish for!

[j.sabourn]

Think at 16/17/18 are still trying to find out what sex they are. Been brainwashed since children same sex marriages Gay parades. At 15 had to leave school and start to earn. Some of the youth of today don't start earning till there past 20, then talk about retiring when there 45. My son did hes now 50 and says he will have to work way past 65, some of them must be getting traumatized at the thought of it. When you read in the western Media how people are aghast at girls being married at 13 and 14 this has been going on for centurys in their beliefs, who has the right to change that apart from themselves. I think a lot of todays problems wouldn't exist if we could wind the clock back 50/60 years. Cheers John S.

[higratuit]

Have done the Lakes on two different vessels. Weather wise you were lucky can get as rough as any ocean. Been right up to Duluth and Lake head. One was a 35000 ddwt vessel supposedly the biggest salt water ship up there at the time. She was fitted with tension winches which wasnt too bad getting through the Locks. The other a conventional 18000 ddwt cargo ship with conventional winches etc. a work house with broken wires etc. Once up there though some great ports. Was up there for a holiday a couple of years ago and saw things at the time didnt have time to see. regards John Sabourn

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[higratuit]

The mind boggles, hope they were cured by the time you sailed Geoff

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[Laurie Ridyard]

Surprised nobody has mentioned this famous song by Gordon Lightfoot -see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adZiVjXFfKk