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Still got power (2pm). At least one wheelie bin blown over and getting some stones (probably from the pebble dash) getting blown on to the bedroom windows but none cracked so far. We're now at the peak of the storm according to the Met Office so should start to ease off in an hour or so (gusts only ...

Tut, tut Stuart. I'm in Scotland, here they drink Whisky only across the pond do they drink Whiskey (I don't like either but I think there is some Ginger wine in the cupboard). At the moment all is quiet. If the power is on in the morning, the wind isn't supposed to peak till about lunchtime, then I...

Up here near to Glasgow Airport we are red most of tomorrow and into Saturday overnight then down to amber. Did the weekend shop today and planning to make a flask of tea before I go to bed tonight - just in case. I think the drawbacks of VOIP phones may be demonstrated - if the power goes off so do...

A modern site for the data base. Treasure Island, according to Wikipedia it is an artificial island constructed in 1936 (why we haven't met it before?) off San Francisco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island,_San_Francisco https://www.geonames.org/5403319/treasure-island.html However Shosho...

Happy Christmas may you have a fair wind for the next year.

Yes indeed. I hope her hedgehogs are still flourishing. I used to write to her every Christmas, tell her about my successful joint replacements and encourage her to accept the offer of one for herself. She never did, she had seen some unsuccessful ones, as I had too, but we took different decisions ...

Northland reports very bright northern lights during 1st part 8pm to midnight watch of 4 Sep 1927

https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 08_046.jpg

Came across a new term (tricky handwriting of course) REBABBITTING
A bit complicated but here is a possible source of info
https://www.quora.com/What-are-Rebabbit ... l-bearings

If anyone wants a good laugh read the last section of the following article. I do hope we have access to the ship's log (USCGS Daphne) for this date. The extract comes from a press report. https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Article/2454804/daphne-1934-wpc-106/ This came up...

Don't think so in this log - there are too many of them in the same crew! I don't think the Coast Guard would be that generous with the wage bill, especially in 1927 which I seem to remember from my schooldays was part of the depression after WW1 although I'm not sure how badly the US was affected c...

I've finished the first pass of transcribing Northland's log and am dealing with the dreaded highlights. Right at the beginning I am trying to decode some of the rank abbreviations used by the US Coast Guard. Well MM seems a bit ambiguous according to our crib file and can be used for Machinist or M...

There is a lighthouse on Point Hudson in Washington State
https://www.geonames.org/5807104/point- ... house.html

The Navy has now confirmed that the wreck discovered off Frazerburgh earlier this year is HMS Hawke. More that 500 men lost their lives in the incident. Seems a good time of year to say RIP.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gx81ne5jko

I see the Singapore Government is interested in local historical weather reports and has access to some of the Royal Navy logbooks. Zooniverse are hosting a tr.anscription project. As usual they simplify the transcription and you are presented with individual columns of data to enter from random shi...

Doesn't work at Charles de Gaulle. When asked to stand in an open space on one leg while she inspected the shoe on the other leg after my refusal (my balance isn't bad but not that good) she subjected me to a 'searching' examination in full view of the queue. If I am unfortunate enough to use that a...

I've got 2 hips and 1 knee and the 2nd knee is feeling hard done by and starting to complain. Upper limb major joints OK (so far) but fingers have nodules so distorted and stiff. Last time I checked finger joint replacements were'nt that good so soldier on. I've probably got a bit more metal than yo...

Good luck with the replacements. I've got 3 and signals say that if I don't pop my clogs I'm heading for a 4th. Hope the rehab goes well, take it steadily but at frequent intervals. I must admit they call out the bomb squad when I go through those metal detectors, good thing I'm not flying anywhere ...

As someone living in the UK which gets a lot of benefit from the Gulf Stream I am happy to be coming to the end of my time on earth (at least in the context of climate change). I am really sorry for those young OWers or those with children and grandchildren because the consequences could be dire. I ...

Ye gods is it that long!!

By the way a little earlier the Forum went down then whan you could log in it was very, very slow but it seems to be back now.