tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post1747344094744071891..comments2024-03-27T18:21:45.182+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: Find The Fault No 43Peter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-38809404007463896272009-10-14T08:20:23.711+01:002009-10-14T08:20:23.711+01:00I thought it was that a small chunk of the White C...I thought it was that a small chunk of the White Cliffs had detached itself ands fallen in the water.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-79147639807980607712009-10-13T17:32:50.776+01:002009-10-13T17:32:50.776+01:00The name was going to be my second guess (walks aw...The name was going to be my second guess (walks away whistling to myself).bikertedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787908890609485075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-32563879538292537492009-10-13T15:08:45.870+01:002009-10-13T15:08:45.870+01:00Hmmm, yes White Star-- which would have had me ven...Hmmm, yes White Star-- which would have had me venture: Not enough life boats?!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419796338370322835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-24220943733533583752009-10-13T13:50:13.360+01:002009-10-13T13:50:13.360+01:00Mmm. Always a problem, White Star funnels and Cuna...Mmm. Always a problem, White Star funnels and Cunard's. The colour rendition on the pic could still be trying to be Cunard red. The thing that gets me is that the Titanic is continually illustrated with red funnels when they should be an ochre yellow. See the bottle labels they've done for Titanic stout.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-68122604963400418832009-10-13T11:09:53.895+01:002009-10-13T11:09:53.895+01:00And another thing......! I believe the funnel live...And another thing......! I believe the funnel livery shows her belonging to the White Star Line,a company that merged with Cunard in 1930,and before this ship was built....And .....I`m not sure that White Star ever plied English Channel routes,as this ship appears to be doing, having the white cliffs of Dover off her starboard side.Bucks Retronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518558456508724139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-38474437953666335702009-10-13T10:57:07.572+01:002009-10-13T10:57:07.572+01:00Getting today's answer has been like 'Roun...Getting today's answer has been like 'Round Britain Quiz' where the questionmaster virtually has to give the contestants the answer and then generously rewards them with points. I think it is one of the most irritating programmes on Radio 4accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438373931534644973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-71454600455919442152009-10-13T10:50:33.548+01:002009-10-13T10:50:33.548+01:00Bingo Expat! Well done. This was a surprise, but c...Bingo Expat! Well done. This was a surprise, but checking on the names painted on ships it's true.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-87753631540020379622009-10-13T10:26:32.361+01:002009-10-13T10:26:32.361+01:00Is it that just the name should be painted on the ...Is it that just the name should be painted on the ship - Liverpool rather than SS Liverpool?expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804628948405177521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-25692267633064733502009-10-13T10:19:55.427+01:002009-10-13T10:19:55.427+01:00Let's say it's a steamship.Let's say it's a steamship.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-66788822236251510092009-10-13T09:44:32.994+01:002009-10-13T09:44:32.994+01:00It should not be the SS Liverpool because it is no...It should not be the SS Liverpool because it is not a steam ship. But that leaves the question if it is not a s steam ship, should it be MV for Motor Vessel, or TS for Twin Screw or something else.accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438373931534644973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-6899126647901797922009-10-13T09:29:32.688+01:002009-10-13T09:29:32.688+01:00About the naming, that is.About the naming, that is.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-32108188875094774352009-10-13T09:17:33.634+01:002009-10-13T09:17:33.634+01:00You are so near Diplo, but not quite.You are so near Diplo, but not quite.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-69561564638764157882009-10-13T09:16:43.622+01:002009-10-13T09:16:43.622+01:00Is it smoke coming out of both funnels? Many ship...Is it smoke coming out of both funnels? Many ships have only one real funnel and the others are dummies.expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804628948405177521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-39333424536285380732009-10-13T09:03:47.479+01:002009-10-13T09:03:47.479+01:00mind you - if thats a red light showing forward in...mind you - if thats a red light showing forward in the centre of the vessel we could have a contravention of the Maritime Navigation Act (REV 1897), Section 114, Part 7, Para IV in respect of the positioning of navigation lights.Diplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-22943838912186733332009-10-13T08:58:23.933+01:002009-10-13T08:58:23.933+01:00I suspect the Steam Ship Liverpool is not on. I be...I suspect the Steam Ship Liverpool is not on. I believe I read in a Boy's Own annual that ships are not t be named after registered ports - this would confuse the whole registration process and make life too easy for the drug dealers.Diplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-4238859216661468772009-10-13T08:50:05.147+01:002009-10-13T08:50:05.147+01:00Not the plimsoles.Not the plimsoles.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-27417472529210996602009-10-13T08:36:41.298+01:002009-10-13T08:36:41.298+01:00re the water line - there does appear to be no pli...re the water line - there does appear to be no plimsole line and associated scale.Diplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-81932845821978951452009-10-13T08:33:57.760+01:002009-10-13T08:33:57.760+01:00Bikerted: Rigging's not it I'm afraid. I d...Bikerted: Rigging's not it I'm afraid. I did wonder.<br /><br />Vincent: Good shot on the red line, but sorry, no.<br /><br />Now I think about it, this is perhaps one of the most intriguing ones we've had for a while.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-50335615297190258962009-10-13T06:47:26.893+01:002009-10-13T06:47:26.893+01:00The red line looks wrong somehow. Shouldn't it...The red line looks wrong somehow. Shouldn't it be down at the waterline?Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-71628527536773383512009-10-13T05:41:26.980+01:002009-10-13T05:41:26.980+01:00Me thinks there is no need for all the rigging up ...Me thinks there is no need for all the rigging up front, unless a poor sailor has to climb up to what looks like a rather low crow's nest.bikertedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787908890609485075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-78909571106533521772009-10-13T05:23:49.388+01:002009-10-13T05:23:49.388+01:00It's a well known fact amongst us seafaring fo...It's a well known fact amongst us seafaring folk down here that it's extremely bad luck to set sail on a Friday. Beyond that I cannot say. By the way, did the deviser of this series go on to become publisher of Oz magazine and the multi - squillionaire (sic) we know today?Jon Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717891707293701969noreply@blogger.com