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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2008 18:48:11 GMT -8
I live on the water frount and I am currently tracking a ferry bumper or dolphins im not sure there names but I think they are going to vesuvius becuase they have a pretty rough looking bumper there.
sorry I cant get to crofton.
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Post by ferryrider42 on Dec 19, 2008 15:00:19 GMT -8
I found myself shamefully laughing on the floor after reading the below message about a pregnant women who couldn’t fit into a bathroom stall on a BC Ferry… Yeah, I hate myself for it too… <Start Of Excerpt> By User:last_hurrayh Date: Aug 13, 2008 OK, so I know I'm big. Nearly 170 lbs at this point. And I'm pretty short so that's a lot of belly. But still, I should be able to fit into a bathroom stall on the ferry boat, don't you think? We went to pender island for the weekend to get away from it all and have some quiet family time before the new baby comes. Ended up making the crossing (45 minute crossing) on one of the older and smaller boats. About 10 minutes in I have to pee. I head to the bathroom and guess what...I can't get into any of the stalls. literally. The doors only open so far before they hit the toilet and my belly is to big to let me squeeze in. WTF? How am I supposed to use the toilet when I quite literally can't get to it. Lay on the floor and squeeze under the door? A public washroom floor...I don't think so. So it was a whole lot of fun on that ride over, and I made sure I peed before we got on the boat for the ride back. Not one of my proudest moments. I never did tell DH. I just couldn't bring myself to say it. I love being pregnant. So much fun. messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-prsep08n&msg=12098.1&x=y<End Of Excerpt> Obviously, this sort of thing isn’t funny for the people it affects. But, this leads to a further problem; how far should a company go in accommodating a person. If we try to accommodate all those under 300lbs, what about the rights of those over 300lbs.
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Post by Quatchi on Dec 19, 2008 18:50:00 GMT -8
I just want to point out that it is sad that a pregnant woman cant fit into the can on the ship. It is obvious that the toilet layout doesn't even meet the BC Building Code, I do not know about the marine code thought. Its san easy fix probably someone can just reverse the swing of the door to allow someone to get in. I cant believe the ship was originally built this way, so the swing must have been changed during a refit and nobody had any business to do so it was never tested. Thats funny though. Could a just peed of the side of the ship, or all over the floor.
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Post by Neil on Dec 19, 2008 19:17:27 GMT -8
This is one of those stories that just doesn't add up.
This woman was on a 45 minute journey to Otter Bay, so we know that she was on either the Mayne Queen or the Queen of Cumberland. The Mayne' has been in service for 43 years; the 'Cumberland for 16. After all that time it comes out that pregnant women can't fit in the toilet stalls, and the doors don't open without hitting the toilets? Nice try, but I don't think so.
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Post by ferryrider42 on Dec 19, 2008 19:34:00 GMT -8
Neil, Neil, poor naive Neil... What women do you know of who tells you their true weight. When a lady says she weighs 170lbs she really means...
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Post by kerryssi on Dec 19, 2008 20:20:38 GMT -8
Some of the real old ships were built without bathrooms. When they upgraded and installed bathrooms they were a tight fit. I don't think this applies to the Cumberland or Mayne. I have had the same problem in motels and hotels. The door hits the toilet before you can get it all the way open. We had a woman who was agitating for an elevator on the Hound Dog. The engineers figured out the only way they could fit in an elevator was to remove the women's toilet. They asked her which she wanted most. There is no elevator.
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Post by Mill Bay on Dec 19, 2008 22:28:55 GMT -8
Forget about small bathrooms... what about ones that are designed backwards so that the *ahem* porcelain piece is right behind the door so that anyone standing at it gets whacked by the door when it opens. Or, where the swinging arcs of the doors overlap so that the entrance door and the stall door can't be opened if the other one already is?
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Post by Neil on Dec 19, 2008 23:06:58 GMT -8
Neil, Neil, poor naive Neil... What women do you know of who tells you their true weight. When a lady says she weighs 170lbs she really means... ...500? Well, okay, I can see how that might be a problem...
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Post by BreannaF on Dec 20, 2008 22:55:05 GMT -8
Are the stalls in the ladies room any smaller than the stalls in the mens room?
I haven't experienced most of the smaller BC Ferries, but have been on many of the larger ones and most of the WSF's. I am 6'0" tall and weigh about 260 pounds, so I must be at least as large as that pregnant woman. Never had a problem when the need to sit has happened on a ferry. So I'm guessing that this is an issue related to a particular boat. Anyone know?
I tried to ask the opinion of my "resident expert" on ladies washrooms, but it turns out she has never used one on a ferry. Oh well....
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 2, 2011 3:35:43 GMT -8
Hey, let's spice things up and see who's been naughty on our beloved fleet (keeping it clean, of course!). Nothing raunchy, just tell about your romantic experiences aboard our "Queens".
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 2, 2011 7:40:10 GMT -8
I think you'll be better off googling an erotic creative-writing website for some material.
We've been told here before by BCF people that all sorts of things happen on the car deck (inside the cars).
No big deal.
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Post by Neil on Mar 2, 2011 10:40:56 GMT -8
I think Paul's got the right idea, although his quoting technique is a little rusty.
Personally, I don't want to visualize Mac Write grabbing a little nookie along with his buffet lunch, and I'm sure no one is curious about any clandestine encounters an old bald guy like me might have enjoyed... although, truth to tell, there were none.
As Pierre Trudeau once said (sort of), "The Forum has no business in the car decks of the nation."
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 2, 2011 17:16:08 GMT -8
Well, I gotta say, one of my favourite ways to spend a nice summer evening is standing on the forward outer deck of one of the Spirits with my sweetie, watching the sunset as we enter Active Pass, on our way to Victoria. So nice.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Mar 2, 2011 18:08:17 GMT -8
Me and my g/f of 3 years travelled on the Coastal Celebration the first day we met and hung out and just chatted at the Tsawwassen Beach which is why we call the Celebration our ship. A few months before that before we even knew each other we were on the Queen of Saanich 10pm sailing from Tsawwassen and we dident even know each other but were on the same boat and crossed paths that night which was kinda cool!
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Post by Scott on Mar 3, 2011 7:34:53 GMT -8
I've heard the Queen of the North referred to as the "Love Boat". Not sure the title applied to this particular ferry or whether it applies to all the northern boats where there are overnight accomodations and the crew lives on board.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 19, 2012 7:20:16 GMT -8
A couple of strange & silly things seen by me during a day of ferry-riding on May 18, 2012. The friendly signage onboard the Coastal Inspiration. Deck-7 This is a classic ferry moment....
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Post by Koastal Karl on May 19, 2012 16:16:36 GMT -8
Well I mean I guess people could break into your car but still that club wouldent stop people from breaking in only driving their car away but yeah I see on the ferry where are they gonna go over the edge, lol!
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Post by Blisswood on Jun 21, 2012 10:48:50 GMT -8
If the deckhand is giving you directions on the car deck (loading and unloading), would you use your turn signals? It seemed odd to me when my boss did that in her van.
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Post by Mike C on Jun 21, 2012 19:09:01 GMT -8
In all my years of ferry travel I can't think of a signal instance where I or the person I traveled with blinked a blinker driving on board whilst being directed.
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jun 21, 2012 19:19:36 GMT -8
Hazard lights are used for those that require an elevator (provided they made the ticket agent aware), but I have never heard of anyone using a left or right blinker when being directed by a deckhand...
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Post by Mayne on Jun 21, 2012 19:48:02 GMT -8
I did last weekend on route 30, Saturday night. This person was on the out side (and myself) and when they were directed to move over one lane, yes they put there right turn signal on. It was probably my brother in laws finest moment! When we parked I asked him if he was going to put his club on the steering wheel and I am pretty sure he contemplated it. Not my family I just married in to them!
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 21, 2012 20:31:18 GMT -8
I'm a Deckhand who directs cars on and off the ferries on an almost daily basis, and people use their blinkers all of the time. I've never understood that either, and it's never expected for a driver to do so. I guess it's just out of habit. Also when I'm choosing lanes to be offloaded, the driver at the front of the lane will always shoulder check to see if it's clear to start driving. Gulf Islanders also have a really bad habit of deciding for themselves of where they'd like to part on the cardeck, and will always put up a fuss if they don't want to take their honda civic down Lane 1 on the Queen of Nanaimo (the center lanes underneath the platform deck). They'll argue for the wider lanes, and some get quite offended when you insist they use Lane 1, especially when we're expecting alot of larger vehicle traffic to come on. The strangest thing I've seen was one time at Village Bay, Mayne Island (alot of weird things happen at that terminal it seems sometimes), summer of 2011. The vessel had just been cleared for Departure (the Apron was up, and the ship was about to start departing), when suddenly a walk on passenger climbed to the top of the apron (from the shoreside), and jumped down on to the car deck of the ferry, and kept on running down the car deck of the ferry. I chased him up the stairs where he tried to hide among a crowd of people on the sundeck. His excuse was that he couldn't afford to miss the ferry. He was banned from the ferries after that I believe. One last strange moment observed on the ferry was in September 2010. There was what was call "Apple Fest" happening on Salt Spring Island in Fulford Harbour, and tons of people had flocked to the island for the event. On the Sunday evening when everyone was coming home, a man with a bicycle that was towing a small trailer that had a radio blasting music came on board. He took his bike, trailer, and radio up to the front of the ferry, and blasted some music. Once the Skeena Queen was underway, passenger flocked to the front of the vessel and started dancing in amongst all of the tightly loaded cars. The dancing tourists sailing
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Post by Scott on Aug 3, 2012 20:17:40 GMT -8
I mentioned this elsewhere, but I thought I'd put it here too. Last Saturday I was on the QUEEN OF ALBERNI for a mid-day round trip to drop off the kids with the in-laws. On the outside deck, in a little alcove out of the wind and surrounded by at least 5 no-smoking signs, were 3 BC Ferry crew members having their smoke-break.
No wonder no one feels obligated to follow the rules.
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Post by Neil on Aug 3, 2012 21:22:57 GMT -8
I mentioned this elsewhere, but I thought I'd put it here too. Last Saturday I was on the QUEEN OF ALBERNI for a mid-day round trip to drop off the kids with the in-laws. On the outside deck, in a little alcove out of the wind and surrounded by at least 5 no-smoking signs, were 3 BC Ferry crew members having their smoke-break. No wonder no one feels obligated to follow the rules. Come on, John. Those rules are for the passengers. Late yesterday afternoon as the Kahloke came into Shingle Spit, there seemed to be a dispute about duties. One deckhand, who appeared to be old enough to be comfortably retired, was pulling the car deck gate back, and getting himself somewhat tangled in ropes on the deck. A younger female crewperson attempted to take over, saying "I've got it. I've got it" When he refused to gave way, she remarked, "It's too late in the day for this". I was trying to make out from the smiles if it was just kibbitzing or conflict. I'd like to believe the former.
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Post by Balfour on May 4, 2013 14:57:34 GMT -8
Fishing off the Queen of Surrey. Video not mine
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