Tales of the Inadvertent Pacifist part 1

Ishmael · 12-20-06, 03:00 PM

bump for your reading pleasure.

bradclark1 · 12-20-06, 03:16 PM

These stories have been around for a while.

The Shiek one I read in a Readers Digest years ago.

Ishmael · 12-20-06, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

These stories have been around for a while.

The Shiek one I read in a Readers Digest years ago.

It's interesting to me that you say that. When I posted The Solid-Gold Cadillac on my writers website one of our writers, a retired newspaperman, told me the following story.

He was working for a construction Co. in Saudi in the 50's digging water wells. One of the wells he dug was on the grounds of the then Queen's Palace. Faisel's 1st wife I believe. It was there that he actually saw the car. The queen would drive it with her friends around the grounds. I have never read the Reader's Digest story you refer to. I would be interested to read the story to see how close it is to my father's tale. As there was a crew of about 40 aboard the tanker, I'm sure another account is possible. As far as the name of the ship, I believe it was the SS David E Day.

bradclark1 · 12-20-06, 09:03 PM

I read the Thorpe story at my barbershop last winter or spring. It was in People magazine I think.

nightdagger · 12-20-06, 11:11 PM

Interesting story. My Grandpa told me a story about how after he graduated HS, he went to Alaska over the summer to be a firefighter in the middle of nowhere with some friends and at the end of the summer he hitchhiked from the middle of Alaska back to Arkansas.

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12-20-06, 03:00 PM	#1
Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	bump for your reading pleasure.

12-20-06, 03:16 PM	#2
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	These stories have been around for a while. The Shiek one I read in a Readers Digest years ago.

12-20-06, 09:03 PM	#4
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I read the Thorpe story at my barbershop last winter or spring. It was in People magazine I think.

12-20-06, 11:11 PM	#5
nightdagger Officer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 243 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Interesting story. My Grandpa told me a story about how after he graduated HS, he went to Alaska over the summer to be a firefighter in the middle of nowhere with some friends and at the end of the summer he hitchhiked from the middle of Alaska back to Arkansas.