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Title: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: johnw on June 29, 2017, 08:28:13 PM: Pulled into the parking lot of my grocery store on the harbour front to find this montrosity docked nearby, Anthem of the Seas. I swear there were more people in the streets nearby and in the store than I've ever witnessed. I'm so happy I never booked a vacation on this one as I've lost my door sign "Misanthropy Spoken Here". A good way to catch a permanent case of agoraphobia. A "normal" cruise ship docked at its stern, the Masdam and it's huge.....

Also in port the USS Eisenhauer which looks like Heathrow afloat and a container ship, the Zim Antwerp, with a capacity of 10,000 containers. No water skiing this evening.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-port-hosts-large-container-ship-1.3178192 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-port-hosts-large-container-ship-1.3178192)

john
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: Graeme on June 29, 2017, 08:52:44 PM: any photos of USS Eisenhower and its support ships?

by the way is that compst or gravel in the bags - I have a bit of a problem with gravel, but it seems a long way to go and pick some up :(

That is a massive cruise ship
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: johnw on June 29, 2017, 10:55:07 PM: Graeme

My guess is the bags at the store's garden centre are bark for mulching or useless planting mix.

When I was a child the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth would oftentimes be docked back to back at this same pier.

video.

http://globalnews.ca/video/3566614/big-ships-bring-big-business-to-halifax (http://globalnews.ca/video/3566614/big-ships-bring-big-business-to-halifax)

john
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: Maggi Young on June 30, 2017, 11:03:46 AM: Crikey! Well, I'm not a great one for holidays at the best of times but there isn't enough money in the world to entice me on board one of those floating cities.
There are three thousand crew on the aircraft carrier - can you imagine how many people are on board those cruise ships? Yikes!!
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on July 01, 2017, 06:36:07 PM: Happy birthday Canada!
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: johnw on July 01, 2017, 07:03:56 PM: I can't imagine why so many crew members were in the mega grocery store unless they ran out of chocolate aboard.....
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: Maggi Young on August 04, 2017, 04:31:37 PM: Just found this - so cheering to have such a message.....

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Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 05, 2017, 10:23:24 AM: Quote from: Maggi Young on August 04, 2017, 04:31:37 PM
Just found this - so cheering to have such a message.....
;D ;D ;D
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: Maggi Young on September 16, 2017, 01:51:39 PM: I'm happy to see so many well known SRGC members / forumists being given annual awards in the latest AGS news - Wol and Sue Staines, Rob Potterton, Martin and Anna-Liisa Sheader, Tim Ingram, Philip and Diane Blyth and Paul Cumbleton to name a few!
Title: Re: Yes, I'm so happy, 2017
Post by: angie on September 16, 2017, 11:37:55 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on August 04, 2017, 04:31:37 PM
Just found this - so cheering to have such a message.....

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Bit late but I love that poster . I knew my weight would have its good point.

Angie :)