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Hanibal94 wrote:Sat May 18, 2019 9:16 am

Signs of OW Addiction #23: You do not speak of the most difficult ships once they have been finished, for you believe that to do so brings bad luck!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat May 25, 2019 9:08 am

OW Moderator goes door-to-door in the search for new recruits.

Randi wrote:Sat May 25, 2019 1:11 pm Excellent, Hanibal!

AvastMH wrote:Sat May 25, 2019 3:43 pm ROFL!!!




(Hey Randi - you remember that old lamp we threw into the archives to loose some weight from the forum - do you think we can find it again? )

Randi wrote:Sat May 25, 2019 10:32 pm Yup!



But I am out of oil...

AvastMH wrote:Sun May 26, 2019 1:29 pm Sadly - that's no problem at all. I'm not short of oil on OWW. I'd rather it was still swimming around the ocean in its owner, but ...

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:12 am Follow-up to last week's entry:



"For the last time, I DO NOT WANT to join your ship log project! Please take this bread and leave me in peace!"

Randi wrote:Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:30 pm OK, but maybe you would like the word games or the Dockside Gallery...

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jun 01, 2019 2:46 pm Clever find Hanibal94!

Here's what happened next perhaps?


Moderator announces toast and marmalade party thanks to recent bread donations.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jun 01, 2019 4:09 pm Yes, that is what happened next
Good find, Joan!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:14 am And the conclusion:



OW'ers at the party of toast, marmalade and other things

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:34 am Wonderful picture hanibal! Shows how much simple joy can be brought to a company thanks to the humble marmalade sandwich. Will we see anything of the making of the marmalade and or bread I wonder?

Randi wrote:Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:11 pm

jil wrote:Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:28 pm
From the colour of the cheeks of some of the party goers, I think there might be quite a lot of whiskey in the marmalade!

Yes...
In the marmalade or among the

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:14 am other things

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:14 pm I'd like to know what role those bagpipes play in the marmalade production...intriguing!

AvastMH wrote:Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:38 pm

Dean wrote:Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:44 pm I think it was due to too much of the toast ing.

That's a clever one Dean

Randi wrote:Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:30 am

I'm not sure what he is eating, but I suspect his transcriptions will be a bit more reliable than those of the lady above

AvastMH wrote:Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:16 am If you use your bagpipes just after eating marmalade I wonder if the flavour stays with the bag for a while? Looks to me like he's eating herring with a line of marmalade on it (there's no accounting for taste). Breathing in that combination about a week later should be quite mind-bending

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:42 am

OW'er gets interrupted by really bad news from Real Life.

This recently happened to me: About a month ago, I was told I was being let go from work at the end of June!
This was not because I did anything wrong, but for economic reasons: The company is not doing so well financially, and I am one of the youngest developers and have no dependents, so I got sacked (and at least one other person around the same age).

Fortunately, I was able to start looking immediately, and have already found something new! It's with https://easy-software.com/en/software/m ... -services/, a nice looking place in the middle of Leipzig.
They look really good and interesting, I had a very nice impression after interviewing there.
I'll be starting on August 19th - that is a bit late due to some already-planned-and-booked USA trips, but they were very understanding about that.
This does mean I will be unemployed for seven weeks, but I am already sorting that out: My health insurance will not be affected, as this is Germany, and I can apply online for unemployment benefits. No need to go to the offices in person.

This has been quite the stressful thing for me, but now that it's all settled, I feel like it might actually be more good than bad. I was getting bored at my current company due to not always having enough to do, and not getting to join any new projects despite asking people. Also, the organization at my current company is not very good - people often get shuffled between different projects without prior warning, and last month one of the project managers went on vacation without properly handing things over - that caused quite a bit of frustration among my colleagues!
Plus, I will have a slightly higher salary than now, and maybe be able to work 35 hours a week instead of 40! The last one is really good, as I am doing alright financially, but would love to have some more spare time.
I even managed to extend my first US trip, to New Jersey, from two to three-and-a-half weeks since I have no job to return too!

So yeah, now that I know where I'll be going, I can relax a bit, settle the few remaining things at the old job in my last five days there (If you are the only person to know so much it takes you twelve hours of meetings to explain it all, something is very wrong with your company's organization!), and look forward to the NJ trip - I fly next Sunday, with Mom and siblings. Gonna be good!

Hurlock wrote:Sat Jun 15, 2019 12:05 pm Well done on finding something new.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jun 15, 2019 2:11 pm Wonderful picture for the occasion Napoleon Hanibal94 I'm so sorry to hear that your first job folded, but it says a great deal about your skills and personality that you landed your next job so quickly ! This must have made your birthday quite interesting . But now, as you say, you can go on holiday and really relax and enjoy more time with your folks

So how about this for your next picture?


OWer overcomes Real Life's bad news and points the way onward and upward as he rides into a new future wrapped in his lucky OW sailcloth

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:09 pm

Randi wrote:Sat Jun 15, 2019 2:53 pm Note the cutoff name at the bottom left

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_ ... g_the_Alps

I didn't spot that - well done Randi!!

Michael wrote:Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:28 pm Congratulations on your new job, Hanibal!

Helen J wrote:Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:36 pm Well done on overcoming the adversity, and finding something which actually sounds better, Hanibal. So glad you can enjoy your holidays without worrying about having a job to come back to.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:08 am Thanks everyone! It is great to have something new to look forward to.
The picture fits very well too, nice idea there Joan
But unlike Napoleon, I do not intend to end my career with banishment to St. Helena for the rest of my life

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OW'er enjoying a well-deserved vacation.

That's me alright, except for the gender - tomorrow morning, I fly to New Jersey.
Because of that, I will be taking a break from the Dockside Gallery until July 20th. If anybody else wants to post stuff here in the meantime, they are most welcome to

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:55 am And your vacation is very well deserved hanibal - you are due some time in a comfy hammock in the warm open air (but not St Helena of course )

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jul 20, 2019 1:29 pm

OW'ers head off to retrieve the Bear 1920 logbooks from the Oakland Public Library.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:11 pm I can just see OW-ers racing into the library, covered in dust and shouting 'Turn the carriage around. And quick about it!'.

Helen J wrote:Sun Jul 21, 2019 2:05 pm As a former librarian I'm shocked at the thought of anyone racing into a library, shouting!

Dean wrote:Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:23 pm

Helen J wrote:Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:33 pm

AvastMH wrote:Sun Jul 21, 2019 3:40 pm
Oops! Quite right Helen! I'll hand my cards* in to the Library in shame

*Cor - that dates me doesn't it?

And the fact the I immediately know what you mean, dates me too ....

Dates a LOT of us, ladies!!!!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:37 am

OW'er faces the Library Police on charges of racing into a library, shouting in a library, and entering a library while covered in dust.

Thanks for the idea, Helen!

Helen J wrote:Sat Jul 27, 2019 2:48 pm Now there's a tempting career change, complete with splendid if somewhat gloomy costumes! I suspect the main character is pointing to one of the relevant Library By-Laws and asking for an explanation of the culprit's behaviour ....

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:41 am

OW'er goes hiking in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, during which he finds many places mentioned in the US logs.

That's me alright, minus the cigarette - tomorrow morning, I will be going to Oregon and Washington with my dad and older brother. We're gonna see family in Portland, then go hiking in the Olympic Peninsula.
However, we may not always have Internet access, so I will be taking a complete break from OW until we get back on the 17th.
I will see about finding places mentioned in the US logs (Point No Point is one I would very much like to visit in person!), but I can't guarantee anything, as it is not a big priority for us.
If anybody else wants to post stuff in the Dockside Gallery while I'm gone, they are welcome to do so.

- Hanibal94

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Aug 24, 2019 8:23 am

NARA archivists foraging for logbook scraps.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:43 am
How do you do it hanibal???

(second thought - 'hang on - are we the bunch on the left, or on the right?')

(third thought - blackberries fresh from the hedgerow - they should be really good this year and all the better for keeping the crumble topping from the apples beneath)

Great picture

Randi wrote:Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:49 pm Good to have you and your pictures back!

Michael wrote:Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:04 pm Yes!

Helen J wrote:Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:58 pm Great to have your great imagination back, Hanibal ....

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:56 am

OW'ers get late start on hike due to a certain addiction:
"Just gotta finish this month, you said ...
It'll only take a few minutes, you said ...
Well, I hope you like camping rough!"

AvastMH wrote:Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:41 am What? We're camping under a rock overhang? Oh well - that's life on the OW-cean waves so to speak

Randi wrote:Sat Aug 31, 2019 1:36 pm Wonderful!!!
What OW is all about.
One of your best, Hannibal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Men_C ... g_the_Moon

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Very good, Joan

Randi wrote:Sat Aug 31, 2019 1:49 pm
OW moderator spots new forum member.


- or -


Joan's hip replacement is a remarkable success,
but there are some unexpected side effects.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:07 pm Excellent! Both of them, Randi And there I was wondering what it will be like to get my replacement. I'll get four legs, and a fur coat, and a homing instinct for new forum members. Do I still get to go and look at the moon in Hanibal's picture? It's a bargain for sure

Dean wrote:Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:38 pm Joan:

Randi wrote:Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:11 pm

Think of it as a conversation starter, Joan!

AvastMH wrote:Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:28 pm Dean and Randi - I had a really good laugh at this one

As long as I get something bionic that can help me get around at three times my normal speed I'll be happy

Tegwen wrote:Tue Sep 10, 2019 4:16 pm I just hope that your hip replacement is as successful as mine have both been. I am so pleased with them, and no fur, extra legs, pain or any other problems.

AvastMH wrote: Thanks Keith!! I'm looking forward to it - still slimming down so no date yet. I understand that I can't go marathon road running afterwards - probably not going to impact my life a lot I have to confess

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:11 am

OW'ers try using a robot to transcribe logs. It goes well at first, but after encountering Lieutenant Scrawl, the robot goes insane and has to be put down by the moderators.

(Thanks Joan for finding the picture and suggesting it!)

AvastMH wrote:Sat Sep 07, 2019 10:49 am Fantastic Hanibal - excellent! I knew you'd give it the best title.

Randi wrote:Sat Sep 07, 2019 12:55 pm Well done Joan and Hanibal!

Michael wrote:Sat Sep 07, 2019 1:24 pm That's one of the best so far!!!

Dean wrote:Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:25 pm LOVE IT!!!!!!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:55 am

"What the - 1 AM already? I was so busy with OW I didn't even notice!
Better get to bed now, before I mess up my sleep schedule even more!"

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:53 am

OW'er about to start a new logbook, wondering what hidden treasures and mysteries it contains.

Dean wrote:Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:51 am And how undecipherable the handwriting will be!!

AvastMH wrote:Sat Sep 21, 2019 12:00 pm Yes! That hits a deep chord with me Hannibal. That moment of getting your head focused on the next exciting journey. A blank transcription sheet hungry to put hardworked lives to work again but this time to save a planet. It feels like mountain climbing.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:47 am

In the late 21st century, a veteran OWer's grandson is astonished to hear there was a time when computers couldn't read and transcribe old handwriting, and had to be helped out by humans.
Such a thing is inconceivable to the young laddie, who has only ever known superintelligent quantum computers.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:58 am

In loving memory of Craig Gaston, a great OW'er and great friend.
Craig's dedication to science, and his sense of humor, were well known to all of us. It is an honor to have served with him.
Requiescat in pace, buddy.

Michael wrote:Sun Oct 06, 2019 1:41 pm

He was all of those things.

Helen J wrote:Sun Oct 06, 2019 1:44 pm

Indeed - a great loss.

Randi wrote:Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:36 pm

Thank you, Hanibal. The sentiments and the painting are lovely.

Here is what Michael posted when he learned of Craig's death.

I had forgotten the date, but Friday I went into town and got off the bus at Craig Street. I had told Craig about Craig Street and he said he had googled it.

AvastMH wrote:Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:58 pm What a lovely remembrance hanibal. Thank you.
I was looking through some old posts yesterday and saw his old avatar name gastcra, and happy thoughts came to mind. I hope that he is sailing on calm seas over the horizon.

Dean wrote:Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:35 pm

jil wrote:Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:51 am Thanks Hanibal. Somehow I managed to miss the original announcement (and thanks to Randi for re-posting that), so it's good to remember Craig on the anniversary.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:44 am I don't remember the exact date, but I think this is close enough...



OW'ers celebrating the 9th anniversary of the project - each rose petal represents one of the log books we have worked on over the past nine years.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:11 pm Awwwww - that's so lovely hanibal. What a wonderful image to celebrate OW's birthday. You're right - it is today.

Randi wrote:Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:32 pm Perfect timing, Hanibal!

Smells wonderful

Michael wrote:Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:08 pm All we need now is someone to feed us peeled grapes!

Helen J wrote:Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:53 pm And play soothing music as we try to forget some of the trickier logs ....

AvastMH wrote:Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:02 pm

Caro wrote:Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:53 pm The hipster on the right has an amazing hair-do.

I noticed that too - oddest set of plaits I've ever seen...he could have done his beard as well