tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2496210439625370106..comments2024-03-28T06:39:55.821-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: HalifaxOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41118989801341455482018-10-25T10:51:57.984-07:002018-10-25T10:51:57.984-07:00ThanksThanksjuvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43053260457320260552018-10-24T20:23:15.177-07:002018-10-24T20:23:15.177-07:00Glad all was well - and you stayed dry (at least c...Glad all was well - and you stayed dry (at least comparatively so!)Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35402143393928888672018-10-24T08:18:42.144-07:002018-10-24T08:18:42.144-07:00Another addition to my Kindle collection. Thanks ...Another addition to my Kindle collection. Thanks for the recommendation.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-411525281262920752018-10-24T08:14:49.828-07:002018-10-24T08:14:49.828-07:00My pleasure.My pleasure.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59510883265583008422018-10-24T05:18:27.364-07:002018-10-24T05:18:27.364-07:00I was impressed by this book.
Blizzard of Glass T...I was impressed by this book.<br /> Blizzard of Glass The Halifax Explosion of 1917 - Sally M. Walker<br /><br />GeorgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31988884429780768642018-10-23T15:22:28.014-07:002018-10-23T15:22:28.014-07:00Wow, just wow. Thanks for sharing.Wow, just wow. Thanks for sharing.1LLoydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963814112725103971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29858910177372664952018-10-23T05:43:31.873-07:002018-10-23T05:43:31.873-07:00Yeah, Tom, you had made the comment and I had alre...Yeah, Tom, you had made the comment and I had already decided to do a post on the subject when I read it. The exhibit piqued my interest and thankfully there was some good info online about it. <br /><br />We were ok. My DIL and Sister were stuck on our property last Tuesday due to flooding, but were fine. The low water crossing had dropped low enough that we were able to get home that evening from the trip. Stock ponds are still maxed out and more rain is forecast today and tomorrow, so....<br /><br />Fortunately, our river didn't overflow its banks so we did better than the folks North of us.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44320404090255761842018-10-23T05:39:10.179-07:002018-10-23T05:39:10.179-07:00Thanks OldNFO.Thanks OldNFO.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57416632595087707272018-10-23T05:38:40.478-07:002018-10-23T05:38:40.478-07:00I think I'd read that whole LNG scheme in a Cl...I think I'd read that whole LNG scheme in a Clive Cussler book or a different author from that genre. The good guy saved the day in the end. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43860989537714819162018-10-22T21:00:55.956-07:002018-10-22T21:00:55.956-07:00Thanks for the details - had heard about it from a...Thanks for the details - had heard about it from a friend who did some schooling in Halifax, read some about it, may have mentioned it in a comment to your previous post about your trip to Halifax (or did I just think about making such a comment? Getting old ain't for sissies, as my mom would say) but had not heard about Mr. Coleman. Definition of duty and bravery! For another story about a big boom, look up the 1947 Texas City explosion in the Houston ship channel - was not as great a loss of life as Halifax, but still killed almost 600 souls. And what is it about a disaster that makes people look? I also don't like crowds and tend to find an exit ... how'd y'all do with all the rain recently? Were you far enough south to not get the flooding like they had in Llano? Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29315687490736754472018-10-22T19:36:10.283-07:002018-10-22T19:36:10.283-07:00They didn't have the video in the 90s when I w...They didn't have the video in the 90s when I was up there, but chilling is one word. Glad y'all had a good trip, and you and Sarge finally met!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61825810412389946352018-10-22T15:08:20.722-07:002018-10-22T15:08:20.722-07:00I'd actually heard about that one, although no...I'd actually heard about that one, although not in quite that detail. Perhaps because my mother was raised in San Francisco and I was born close to there. Seems like that disaster was a "not if but when" situation.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81204225539545931152018-10-22T14:58:34.883-07:002018-10-22T14:58:34.883-07:00Thanks, Paul, my pleasure.Thanks, Paul, my pleasure.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29124445987414085732018-10-22T13:38:33.012-07:002018-10-22T13:38:33.012-07:00Ah, a bear, sorry, just fell into the panic I reme...Ah, a bear, sorry, just fell into the panic I remember reading about them when they first were introduced, panic formed by the MSM, of course.<br /><br />Though I have seen a rail car split and go blooie, on a model railroad forum many moons ago. Can't remember what they were carrying or the reason why it exploded, but, still, people who move to residences next to industrial yards either are stupid, poor, or not caring about the consequences.<br /><br />Always glad to be told the truth. Thanks, a bear.<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42135598167464753992018-10-22T13:14:12.651-07:002018-10-22T13:14:12.651-07:00From WWII---
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_C...From WWII---<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chicago_disaster<br />RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36031324338291730542018-10-22T12:45:38.192-07:002018-10-22T12:45:38.192-07:00Thank you for increasing my knowledge of history. ...Thank you for increasing my knowledge of history. A tale well told.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtPaul L. Quandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734944159912671900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29809449197054351902018-10-22T12:45:07.896-07:002018-10-22T12:45:07.896-07:00There is just something about a disaster that make...There is just something about a disaster that makes folks stare. Probably a good deal of "Thank the Lord it isn't me" going on.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29271980070727456542018-10-22T12:15:56.518-07:002018-10-22T12:15:56.518-07:00Same reason I try to avoid looking at car wrecks o...Same reason I try to avoid looking at car wrecks on the freeway- don't want to exacerbate the slow down, or run into someone while being a lookey-loo.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41942732660956946642018-10-22T11:13:08.684-07:002018-10-22T11:13:08.684-07:00OK, Thanks John, but that is going to have to wait...OK, Thanks John, but that is going to have to wait til I get home. (Hot Asian Girls advertisements are likely to cause a problem at work.)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90090777571148227462018-10-22T11:11:27.586-07:002018-10-22T11:11:27.586-07:00a bear,
Well....that info is going to help me slee...a bear,<br />Well....that info is going to help me sleep a bit more easily. Thanks.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43642647928758030432018-10-22T11:10:43.345-07:002018-10-22T11:10:43.345-07:00Beans,
I'm in agreement with you about living ...Beans,<br />I'm in agreement with you about living near those type facilities. An hour away is sufficient I believe. I also don't like being in large crowds, future post to detail.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6530330545039095882018-10-22T10:45:22.720-07:002018-10-22T10:45:22.720-07:00The Halifax explosion was used in an olde Navy tra...The Halifax explosion was used in an olde Navy training film (made by Disney) to teach about the importance of the "Nautical Rules of the Road." Although made in 1942, it was still used in the late 1960s and possibly later.<br />The Halifax part is covered in the first six minutes:<br />https://www.clipzui.com/video/r4z2q4r2a4z4p4x27524s4.html<br />John Blackshoe<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38063082319865249642018-10-22T09:58:02.656-07:002018-10-22T09:58:02.656-07:00It’s perhaps worth pointing out that those big LNG...It’s perhaps worth pointing out that those big LNG tankers can’t actually explode. There could be leaks and fires, but a massive BLEVE-type kaboom isn’t in the cards, for a number of design and physics reasons. There are, like, papers about it and stuff:<br /><br />https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17137713/<br />a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8393634670681773832018-10-22T09:41:40.510-07:002018-10-22T09:41:40.510-07:00A lot of really tragic events have been forgotten,...A lot of really tragic events have been forgotten, much like the great Molasses Flood of Boston in 1919. Or all the other fires in Illinois around the same time as the Chicago fire that actually burned and killed more. Sometimes our capacity to forget tragedy is a good thing.<br /><br />As to the actual explosion, one of the many horrors dreamed up by anti-terrorism people is the hijacking of a LPG/LNG (liquid Petroleum Gas/Liquid Natural Gas) mega carrier exploding in a city harbor. Think about it. Ship is supposed to stop 20-30 miles away and pump at a distant pumping facility, but keeps going. How can you stop a floating bomb the size of a supertanker, in less than 2 hours? An ulcer-creating event. Think about it. Same can be said for train cars shipping the same materials. One of the many reasons I like not living near a rail hub or a major sea port.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79453517750811825902018-10-22T09:18:53.808-07:002018-10-22T09:18:53.808-07:00Yeah...Curiosity killed way more than the cat in t...Yeah...Curiosity killed way more than the cat in this instance. Hindsight being 20/20, OpSec appears to have backfired here.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com