Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Nov 24, 2008 20:42:37 GMT -8
I'll definately go for the Queen of New Nanaimo ;D Is she some sort of long lost twin sister to the Queen of Alberni (in her original format), or what is her deal? Somewhere at some point, Chris made a typo and confused the New West with the Nanaimo, with the result that he named a ferry Queen of New Nanaimo. There was even a photoshopped image hanging around at some point that featured a Queen of Nanaimo look-alike with the name on her bow edited. Unfortunately, the forum search is not cooperating with me when trying to find out which thread it's in.
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Post by Mike C on Nov 24, 2008 21:28:02 GMT -8
Hey, how do you get a promotion around here?
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Post by BreannaF on Nov 25, 2008 2:05:25 GMT -8
If we need a temporary replacement for the Queen of Richmond, it may be possible to borrow a ferry from Washington State Ferries. How is that, you might ask, since there has been so much talk about a ferry shortage there.
Well, I have gone through the records, and it appears, as close as I can tell, that all three of the original Jumbo ferries -- the Spokane, the Walla Walla, and the Mukilteo -- have never all been in service at the same time. In fact, I challenge anyone to come up with ANY document that shows that all three have EVER been on duty at the same time.
I propose that we see which two of these ferries are currently in service, then perhaps "borrow" the third one for our own purposes until the Queen of Richmond returns. I'm sure no one will know the difference!
I'm pretty sure that our crew could pull this off. ;D
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Post by Northern Exploration on Nov 25, 2008 7:06:45 GMT -8
Heck, airlines wet lease aircraft all the time. The wet has nothing to do with the coast weather either. Means you both rent the metal and the bodies. So the aircraft comes complete with full crew. Can you imagine BCF and WSF helping each other out with lift like this? Work with me on this and ignore the border/Jones and other reality issues... we are talking the Queen of Richmond after all. What about the unused Hawaii Super Ferry they are looking to place somewhere until demand catches up with their capacity? Sounds familiar doesn't it? A new ferry not being used up to its capacity? I wonder if Hawaiian Ferry Geeks and local press is all over them about that ? Anyways the ferry was built by Astral, if I remember correctly, and not messed with by the NDP, or screwed up by BCF, or misbuilt by CFC and any other viewpoint that people have. I think I covered all the possibilities of peoples opinions about the CAT screw up . So long and short the ferry should actually work. Maybe BC Ferries could resurrect the plans for the 9th sister, the Queen of Blubber Bay, update them for Transport Canada regs, and launch it as nostalgia ferry. We have the nostalgia Mustang, the Cuda, and soon the Camero, in the auto world. Just sayin (saying to appease Flug ).
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Nov 25, 2008 21:25:59 GMT -8
I've already tossed around the notion a couple times of building new intermediate ferries based on the original Sidney/Tsawwassen plans. They could put completely modern engines and powerplants and navigation and lifesaving equipment in them, as well as make sure they meet SOLAS with appropriate watertight compartments, but maintain the appearance of the older ships from the cardeck upwards. I'm pretty sure that somewhere out there, there was a third sister to the Sidney, besides the Coho. However, from the rough drawings posted earlier in the thread, I'm hopeful that the Queen of Richmond would look more like the Alaska state blue canoes with their sharp bows, rounded Spaulding-esque bridges and curved sterns, especially the rounded stern superstructure they have that evokes the original upper deck sun lounges with stern facing windows. Hey, how do you get a promotion around here? That depends on what you wanna be.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Nov 25, 2008 22:01:43 GMT -8
Hey, how do you get a promotion around here? Based on the paper fire in the oven can I respectfully suggest you don't move into the catering department. Although you do have good taste in steak. ;D
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Post by Cable Cassidy on Dec 4, 2008 20:56:25 GMT -8
Hey any room on the Queen of Lemons? I mean Richmond. I can serve customers old rotten food with a smile
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Post by Fenklebaum on Dec 4, 2008 21:53:16 GMT -8
Dibs on the position of Automated Public Address System.
When you hear the PA's major 6th chime, the safety address will all be in rhyme.
Fenk, something that rhymes with -enk
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 4, 2008 22:47:15 GMT -8
Dibs on the position of Automated Public Address System. When you hear the PA's major 6th chime, the safety address will all be in rhyme. Fenk, something that rhymes with -enk Fenk, what would you call that position, anyway? Updated crew list... moved some names around: look for yours... WCK should be happy as he is no longer an engineer. Just about ready to put together a second watch, I suppose...
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Post by Ian on Dec 4, 2008 23:32:42 GMT -8
I haven't seen this post in a while but I can assure you that my entertainment background is sufficient. I'm an amateur comedian. I even hosted a Talk Show in my grade 12 year of school. Based loosely on the Late Show with David Letterman and the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson and it was good, not spoofish at all, completely real with House Band, Monologue and 250 person studio audience all done in the school theatre. Anyways, instead of 2nd Steward how about Loyalty Ambassador for BCFC instead of Cruise Director if we are not going to have that position.
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 5, 2008 20:32:00 GMT -8
All right, I concede... if there were hired entertainers on the Queen of the North who played the piano, then I suppose we can spring for a cruise directer. However, just to make sure you still fit into the chains of command, your actual rank will be that of a steward, but your responsibilities will be those of a cruise director...
The only challenge now will be coming out for a group trip some time so that we can at least know who you are in real life.
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Post by Fenklebaum on Dec 5, 2008 23:22:43 GMT -8
I'd probably call the position "Automated Public Address System". Either that or HAL. Fenk, 9000 Dibs on the position of Automated Public Address System. When you hear the PA's major 6th chime, the safety address will all be in rhyme. Fenk, something that rhymes with -enk Fenk, what would you call that position, anyway? Updated crew list... moved some names around: look for yours... WCK should be happy as he is no longer an engineer. Just about ready to put together a second watch, I suppose...
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 6, 2008 0:16:18 GMT -8
I can go with that... just remember: A rtificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.I'd probably call the position "Automated Public Address System". Either that or HAL. Fenk, 9000 Fenk, what would you call that position, anyway? Updated crew list... moved some names around: look for yours... WCK should be happy as he is no longer an engineer. Just about ready to put together a second watch, I suppose...
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 21, 2008 9:07:52 GMT -8
Brett's post on the different stages of life got me to thinking that there are other perspectives we can look at our Queen of Richmond universe from... For starters, there's the Star Trek lens... if BCFerries is the federation and the Queen of Richmond is the Enterprise, then who are the Klingons? Hmm thinking about ferry and life stage steps i thought of this. The fun part = Steel cutting and module construction Conception = Keel laying Birth = Launching Grade School = Outfitting University/Colleage/Trades training/General job training = Training period Marriage = Inaugural Sailing / Inception to the fleet Post schooling = Service Life Mid life Crisis = Mid life Upgrade Post Mid life crisis = Post MLU Retirement = Retirement On the side jobs to stop you from going insane = On the side jobs to keep you out of Alang. Death = Scrapping Then of course the unexpected: Heart attack = Engine needs replacement (SOBC) Cancer = Severe Rust (Steel Electrics) Divorce = Leaving a Company before retirement age (NORAD) Getting stuck somewhere = Beaching (ALBERNI) and so on... Early Death = Sinking Suddenly thought of this for some reason and thought it was kinda funny how you can relate the life of a ferry to the life of a person, we all kinda go through the same steps. Cheers,
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Post by Barnacle on Dec 21, 2008 17:03:22 GMT -8
Upper management?
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 27, 2008 8:28:29 GMT -8
Brett's post on the different stages of life got me to thinking that there are other perspectives we can look at our Queen of Richmond universe from... For starters, there's the Star Trek lens... if BCFerries is the federation and the Queen of Richmond is the Enterprise, then who are the Klingons? I was thinking more along the lines of WSF...
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Post by Esquimalt Queen on Dec 27, 2008 9:52:44 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure that somewhere out there, there was a third sister to the Sidney, besides the Coho. Perhaps I am wrong, but I always thought that the Coho was the Ferry God Mother, and not a sister
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Jan 2, 2009 6:23:40 GMT -8
Alright, just to prove that I've got too much ferries on the brain, I just happened to have another ferry dream.
A few of us, myself, Nick, Brett and Donella seem to have taken an unusual trip on the Vancouver at some point. It was back in the summer, and the ship was practically empty, to the point that we couldn't find any other passengers and, when we went to the bridge while crossing the straight, there was absolutely no one there, and the ship was finding her way across the straight on her own.
One of us queried where everyone was to which the response was "they're probably having sex in the cafeteria."
I noticed that the ship was off course and adjusted her heading back to TSA by a simple visual bearing. Just then, the crew started coming back, so we went out on the bow to watch the docking, but we must of been off course again, because they made some really hard turns that had the ship listing pretty good.
When we got to Tsawwassen, it was a lot different then it normally is... smaller, quieter, older and wholly empty. We didn't even dock in a berth but tied up alongside a small wharf in a marina filled with small sailboats and climbed down to the dock by ladder from the ship. (Maybe it was Dease instead.) We wandered the dock a bit taking pictures and ended up in some office somewhere waiting for something to happen.
Nick and I got into an argument over whether or not the Vancouver was a historical landmark, with me claiming that if she was, she wouldn't be left tied to wharf rusting away somewhere, she'd either be staying in service or going to a museum somewhere. Some BCFerries person promptly showed up and agreed with me. I had been attempting to take pictures, and noticed that my camera absolutely would not take any pictures with Brett in them. Someone noticed a printed notice lying on top of a stack of papers informing that there was to be "NO sex in the cafeteria."
Donella and I got bored and started wandering around the overhead passenger walkways and found some ferries people cleaning inside one of the skywalks. Donella got permission for us to go up to the Berth 1 waiting room, where we noticed all the doors were closed and locked and the waiting room was empty, lacking washrooms. The cleaners made some lamentable remarks about how all the waiting rooms only seemed to have washrooms with sinks only and no toilets so all you could do is wash your hands. They also lamented the fact that you're not allowed to have sex in the cafeteria.
While we were standing there, the PA came on and Captain Bouchard (for those of you who don't know him, he has a very clear Quebec accent) came on saying, "This is just a reminder that there is to be no sex in the cafeteria." Donella and I looked at each very strangely and I openly questioned "Why did he say that?" The PA was still on and you could here someone ask the captain something in the background which sounded like the same question to which he responded in a rather high, laughter-filled voice, "I don't know!"
At this point I woke up (still in the dream) and ran to Chris's room which is right next to mine for some reason, to tell him that the voice that had just made the announcement was Captain Bouchard because Chris hasn't actually met him. Chris seemed rather unimpressed though, pulled his covers up and rolled over (maybe that has something to do with him telling me last night that the captain is off duty). That's when my alarm clock woke me up for real.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Jan 2, 2009 7:18:12 GMT -8
Mill Bay I am not a medical practioner but I know a case of Ferry Fever when I see it. The only cure is to ride the ferry you are dreaming about for as many trips as possible. Since it is the Vancouver we had better hope you get on board on her last sailings out of SWB. Thank your lucky stars the dream wasn't about the Q of Richmond or your fever might be harder to cure. ;D
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Jan 6, 2009 22:37:18 GMT -8
Uhm, the flux capacitor bank is out of garbage, we will have to stop at head office and pick up some more. And really Mill Bay, lets see you come down here oh mighty quartermaster. You know, I have to go up 5 decks to find a can. Its not all poker and seat warming down here, we do some real work once in a while. Um.... I dunno that I can really order you around, since you are an officer and I'm not really, even though I'm in charge of the other deck crew and all the physical running of the ship that doesn't directly involve navigation or the engine room. So I do outrank the quartermasters. I just know that in most books I've read, the bosun's knowledge and experience was generally well regarded and heeded by all the crew, even the officers and engineers. But if you want to stage a mutiny against my extensive knowledge of the sea, you might have to drag that chair up on deck with you so it won't get cold, cause I ain't gonna send down the bosun's chair for you. On the other hand, it'll get even colder on deck, so looks like you're stuck down in the depths. But, what was that you said about going over the side of the ship's rail...? Looks like you might have to go further than 5 decks to find the can next time .
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Post by Quatchi on Jan 6, 2009 23:09:43 GMT -8
I like it down here, the soft rumble of the engines helps me sleep at night.
And as for leaving my chair for too long, I have just devised a system that routes the engine coolant through my chair. I can keep it warm even when I am not there. So I might just come up and challenge you.
Lets see what you know about lawnmowers. Yes, I said lawnmowers, the green roof on deck 7 below the stack needs to be cut every few days and I figure the deck crew should handle that.
Cheers,
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Post by electrotech on Jan 7, 2009 0:34:53 GMT -8
I like it down here, the soft rumble of the engines helps me sleep at night. And as for leaving my chair for too long, I have just devised a system that routes the engine coolant through my chair. I can keep it warm even when I am not there. So I might just come up and challenge you. Lets see what you know about lawnmowers. Yes, I said lawnmowers, the green roof on deck 7 below the stack needs to be cut every few days and I figure the deck crew should handle that. Cheers, That's makes me all warm and tingly inside! My latest/best idea was to take one of the V-class (QoV or QoNW) and install parkade style ramps for the upper car deck to make it usable for route 9. ;D Sounds better to me than fixing the f***ed QNan or BBQ... whoops! did I say that? EDIT: If you need an electrical officer.... I'm game
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Jan 7, 2009 8:51:20 GMT -8
I like it down here, the soft rumble of the engines helps me sleep at night. And as for leaving my chair for too long, I have just devised a system that routes the engine coolant through my chair. I can keep it warm even when I am not there. So I might just come up and challenge you. Lets see what you know about lawnmowers. Yes, I said lawnmowers, the green roof on deck 7 below the stack needs to be cut every few days and I figure the deck crew should handle that. Cheers, Didn't you know... we replaced that with Astroturf months ago. EDIT: If you need an electrical officer.... I'm game Anybody know what position that would fall under on an actual BCFerries crewlist...? Hmmmm.
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Post by Nick on Jan 7, 2009 8:56:17 GMT -8
EDIT: If you need an electrical officer.... I'm game Anybody know what position that would fall under on an actual BCFerries crewlist...? Hmmmm. That would be considered engineering. If whatever's broken needs a more specialized professional, they bring in an outside contractor.
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Post by Mill Bay on Mar 5, 2009 23:29:50 GMT -8
Two new positions have just opened up, if anyone wants to join up on this crew... or wants to exchange their position for a new one.
The positions are:
Ship's carpenter (Chippy) -
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Donkeyman... essentially the head of the ordinary engine room crew who are not officers. A holdover from the days of steam: a steam crane was called a donkey and the donkeyman would operate the steam winches to load and unload cargo from the ship's holds.
We are also starting up an ordinance crew to operate the deck guns: first we need a Chief Ordnance Officer
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