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Old 01-03-08, 07:09 PM   #1
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Default USS Connecti.'s Captain on de-iceing duty



I bet he is still at it.

Not quite what I imagined the skipper doing.
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Old 01-04-08, 07:21 AM   #2
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I'd have a go if I was skipper. Great stress relief, and a great excuse to get outside for a while
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Old 01-04-08, 07:22 AM   #3
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Deicing? I guess this "global warming" nonsense is on the way out!
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Old 01-04-08, 07:23 AM   #4
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I thought these boats were armed...? Hacking away like a knight instead...
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Old 01-04-08, 07:27 AM   #5
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I thought these boats were armed...? Hacking away like a knight instead...
"I have slain thee, ice creature! Thine reign of terror is at an end!"

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Old 01-04-08, 07:46 AM   #6
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I thought these boats were armed...? Hacking away like a knight instead...
Are you suggesting that they shoot the ice off? :hmm:
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Old 01-04-08, 08:07 AM   #7
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Yeah cool idea for sure! Gimme a Seehecht torp anytime there is any ice around! Or maximum speed surfacing from 100 m!
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I thought these boats were armed...? Hacking away like a knight instead...
Are you suggesting that they shoot the ice off? :hmm:
Why not? A flamethrower ought to work fairly well!
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Ah, why not go decks awash and let it float off? :hmm:
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"Not on my boat, you won't! Get off my boat! It's mine! Mine!"
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On a unrelated note:
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