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Don White wrote:
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 19:37:33 -0600, "SteveB"
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What's the difference between a boat and a ship?
Mostly size.

Traditionally boats are carried on the deck of a ship, or at least are
small enough to do so. 100 feet is a boat: 200+ is a ship. These
semisubmersibles that can carry a full sized ship, the Cole comes to
mind, blur the original distinction. Also traditionally, the crews of
US subs call their ships " boats ".The fact that the Electric Boat
Company built so many subs may have something to do with it, I don't
really know.

Casady
Here'a one of the 'lemon' subs we bought from the British getting a
free ride again.
After it's fire off the coast of Britain, it was carried to Halifax a
few years ago.
Now it has hitched a $2 + million ride from Halifax to the west coast.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1114504.html

Maybe if your schools were better and the people could read, you would
be able to fix boats in the "Maritime Provinces".

Shows how much you know Kalif Swill..... er Bill.
We have a first rate shipyard here but for political reasons the contract
to maintain our subs was given to a west coast shipyard.
The local company has a lawsuit pending.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/novascotia/...ving-subs.html

Mr. White,

It is a sad state of affairs when it makes sense to send subs to the other
side of the continent, rather than service them in the Maritime
providence. Of course the local company has a lawsuit pending, and it
will be interesting to see if the lawsuit has any merit. I would guess
that even Canadian politicians are smart enough to have documentation to
validate the reason it makes sense to send the boats to the west coast
rather then service them in their home ports. I would guess they have
better educated employees with a much higher work ethic than they have in
the Maritime Providence. From what I have seen in this group, you seem to
blame all of your problems on everyone else, it is NEVER your fault. Your
logic seem to reinforce the belief among most of the regulars that you are
one of the duller bulbs in the chandelier.

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