General Shortage of Models?

[Lee Drennen]

Is that an old "Cornbinder" Lee? Looks in great shape all gussied up. My uncle Ken worked as a tech in an International dealership for many years.

Yes it is. When I owned that truck I chromed it up I was 26 years old when I had that truck

[Guest]

Now, of course comes the question of Whose Fault? - which will answer who picks up the tab?

I was watching the Belgian news today, and it had a report from a maritime academy where they tried the incident in their ship’s bridge simulator. One of the teachers remarked that the recommended speed in the Suez canal is 8 knots, while the Ever Given was apparently doing almost 13. Its navigation data showed it to eventually be snaking through the canal, probably because of suction caused by getting too close to the sides at too high a speed.

[BattleshipBob]

Bet they have third party only!

[GerryW]

So that's how they freed it!

[Dave Ward]

'Canal effect' is a weird thing that has caused many collisions in confined waterways - we once got sucked into a pier by a larger ship coming out of a lock on the Panama Canal. The pier was actually built to prevent ships coming together, so it worked. 13 knots ( 15mph ) sounds a little fast for a ship that has a huge turning circle, and no brakes! 6 knots was the maximum when I used to go through it ( 40 odd years ago ) - any faster, and it caused the erosion of the banks.......
Dave

[BattleshipBob]

Mind you a silver lining!!

If you have forgotten your beloveds birthdays etc, just say its on a very slow and now delayed ship from China! Time to get to your petrol station :thumb2:

[Graeme C.]

I'm not sure about panic buying kits, my stash looks like I've been doing that already!