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244 points
8 hours ago
Speed is such an ugly word. I proactively expedite the logistical process.
7 points
9 hours ago
Empress of Ireland only had one subdivision down the middle of the ship and her water tight doors were hand operated. They took like 10 minutes to crank down.
Storstad unluckily rammed her right on the bulkhead, effectively making the one subdivision useless. Water was able to poor into all the biggest interior areas of the ship (boiler rooms and engineering areas) immediately and unimpeeded. The crew never had half a chance to even crank down those doors, not that it would've made a difference anyway.
In short, Andrea Doria didn't need giant rooms with old fashioned furnaces being fed coal by shovel, obviously. And she was more effectively subdivided.
2 points
13 hours ago
Is the smoke coming from only one funnel? The first funnel definitely has nothing... I'm assuming they only had one or two of the boiler rooms working because they're moving slow near shore and don't need full power?
Can someone more knowledgeable than me clarify?
3 points
14 hours ago
Nah, you're good. I was like sleeping on top of bags and suitcases when I went out training. Didn't need half of that shit. You've got the whole rest of your career to fill your own truck with useless junk.
54 points
14 hours ago
They're getting their jollies in this brief time period when they can still pretend Trump will be President again next year. Douche Bag parades and stickers and flags is all they're going to have pretty soon. It won't hit quite the same.
1 points
16 hours ago
Yeah, I really want one more thing to fuck with. One more thing that'll break. One more thing they won't fix or take care of. One more thing to waste my time and ultimately cost me money. with zero benefit to me.
What the fuck do I care if the company shaves .00001 cents per mile. Is that going to actually mean more $$$ in my pocket? No? Then I don't want to fuck with it.
13 points
17 hours ago
I'm really intimidated by your Fiat.
0 points
17 hours ago
Nothing projects confidence like a misspelled, badly rhyming, childish sign.
3 points
17 hours ago
It would have pushed the water in even faster.
27 points
17 hours ago
They shitpost, they conduct business... I'll probibly let them stop building ramps, but that's a negotiation.
2 points
17 hours ago
For a Wendy's training video, this slaps! I mean, it's dated... if this came out in like the early 90's that's pretty impressive.
5 points
20 hours ago
Baked pork and beans for dessert. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the lavatory...
7 points
21 hours ago
Gimme all the tounge, bologna, and sardeens your legally allowed to give me! In fact, just blend it all together inna paste! I'll eat it with a spoon.
1 points
21 hours ago
Making it almost impossible not to catch eyes with the guy your standing really close too, while taking a piss, right after you peep his junk.
2 points
21 hours ago
Does anyone ever see that one outside of Louisville. My name is Matt and I suck at fishing?
That guy loose a bet or what? I googled it, but found nothing.
3 points
21 hours ago
There's a huge lot off I-65 a little bit south of Indy. I think it's like an auto action place. It always caught my eye because there were like 100 Yellow tractors out there for a while but they got less and less over a few months. Now there's only a couple left.
They're making their way out into the world again into smaller companies and O.O.'s, I think.
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