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[James Curry]

Now James, what is wrong with a good Irish whiskey??

But most drinkers cannot tell the difference between the various blended whiskeys.

When we had the pubs 'Bells' was all the go, majority of drinkers would ask for it.
But what they got in our pubs, and I suspect many others was often the breweries one blend, about 80% of the 'Bells' cost.

John that is why I drink Bushmills Original. The best of Irish whiskies blends and single malts.

[Bryan Portwig]

the big day arrived - tugs moved the stern of the united states from pier 82 to pier 80

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[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Bryan
Great pictures, but what a sad sight to see ship that won the Blue Riband left to go rotten with rust, shame on the US.
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

Sure could use a coat or two of good paint!!!!!!

[Ivan Cloherty]

[QUOTE=Bryan Portwig;438926]the big day arrived - tugs moved the stern of the united states from pier 82 to pier 80

/QUOTE]

What I want to know is why they only moved the stern!!

[James Curry]

It's a rust bucket Ivan maybe the sharp end fell off

[Ivan Cloherty]

Just an observation, has anyone noticed that the bow section is of all welded construction along with the rest of the lower hull, but the three upper strakes of the hull from just for'd of the bridge appear to be clinker built and riveted

[Bryan Portwig]

almost ready to become - an artificial reef

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[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Bryan
A ship caught in a storm liker the one that went ashore in Newfoundland the other day is bad enough, but to see a ship deliberately sunk never mind what her age is a sad look.
Des

[j.sabourn]

#25 They got the ships architect to work it out for a price and with great mathematical genius he said the bow would in all liklihood follow the stern of its own accord , thus cutting out the cost of another tug to shift the vessel safely. Plausible ? Will we be better off with AI. ? JS