And yet another meaning of the word "Snipe"
Dos and Don'ts for 'Sniping' on eBay
Slingshots in the Smokies 2017.May30th-Jun 4th.
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And yet another meaning of the word "Snipe" Dos and Don'ts for 'Sniping' on eBay
And the best definition yet: A member of the engineering crew onboard a Naval vessel. ( @sideseatdriver, have you seen this?)
"The Snipe's Lament"
Now each of us from time to time has gazed upon the sea
And watched the warships pulling out to keep the country free.
And most of us have read a book, or heard a lusty tale,
About the men who sail these ships through lightning, wind and hail.
But there's a place within each ship that legends fail to teach,
Within the shell, deep down in Hell, where legend cannot reach.
It's down below the water-line, and takes a living toll—
That red-hot metal living hell, which sailors call the "Hole."
It houses engines run by steam that makes the shafts go 'round.
A place of fire, noise, and heat that beats your body down.
Where boilers, like a hellish heart, with blood of angry steam,
Are molded gods without remorse, like nightmares in a dream,
Whose threatening hiss and fiery roar maintain the watch-long doubt,
That any moment they can break their chains and snuff you out.
Where turbines scream like tortured souls, alone and lost in Hell—
(When ordered from above somewhere, they answer every bell.)
The men who keep the fires lit and make the engines run
Are strangers to the world of light, and rarely see the sun.
They have no time for play or fun, no tolerance for fear,
But if a shipmate passes on, each one will shed a tear.
For there's not much that men can do that these men haven't done,
Beneath the decks, down in their Hole, to make the engines run.
And every hour of every day they keep their watch in Hell,
For if their fires ever fail their ship's a useless shell.
When ships converge to have a war upon an angry sea,
The men below just grimly smile at what their fate will be.
They're locked below like men foredoomed, who hear no battle cry—
It's well assumed that if they're hit the men below will die.
But every day's a war down there: when gages all read red,
Twelve hundred pounds of heated steam can kill you mighty dead.
So if you ever write their song or try to tell their tale,
The very words will make you hear a fired furnace wail.
And people, as a general rule, don't care for fire and steel,
So little's heard about that place, just inches from the keel.
But I can sing about the Hole, and try to make you see
The hardened life of men down there, for one of them is me.
I've seen these sweat-soaked heroes fight in superheated air,
To keep their ship alive and right, though no one knows they're there.
And thus they'll fight for ages on till warships sail no more,
Amid the boiler's mighty heat and turbine's hellish roar.
So when you see a ship pull out to meet a war-like foe,
remember faintly if you can, The Men Who Sail Below. -
Yes, I've seen it, and known those who lived it. I'm still a snipe at heart, and probably always will be. Nothing like the sound of a 16 cylinder diesel engine ringing in your ears, the pervasive smell of diesel fuel filling your nose to start the day.
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Yes, I've seen it, and known those who lived it. I'm still a snipe at heart, and probably always will be. Nothing like the sound of a 16 cylinder diesel engine ringing in your ears, the pervasive smell of diesel fuel filling your nose to start the day.
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Yes, I've seen it, and known those who lived it. I'm still a snipe at heart, and probably always will be. Nothing like the sound of a 16 cylinder diesel engine ringing in your ears, the pervasive smell of diesel fuel filling your nose to start the day.
I agree. I always preferred the diesels to my 600# steam plants.
@MACAWS, I agree with you too, of course.
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Only minus the glamorous hair and jewelry, and add a bit more cussing and oil....
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Only minus the glamorous hair and jewelry, and add a bit more cussing and oil....
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Not to mention @sideseatdriver would use the proper tool for the job. What the hell is that lady working on that requires a monster crescent wrench?!
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Sorry, I'm all about truth in advertising. Whatcha see is whatcha get (plus tax, tag, title, and miscellaneous other fees that are just going to piss you off).
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Not to mention @sideseatdriver would use the proper tool for the job. What the hell is that lady working on that requires a monster crescent wrench?!
Looks like she's trying to use it on a radiator cap???? And thanks for the vote of confidence.
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Not to mention @sideseatdriver would use the proper tool for the job.
Not in this house. Absolutely not allowed. If you can't get it done with the wrong tool, you aren't worthy of the family name.
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Not in this house. Absolutely not allowed. If you can't get it done with the wrong tool, you aren't worthy of the family name.
Besides which, that's an adjustable wrench. Perfectly permittable to use it to break loose a 3/8" nut. Which, I guess, makes it the right took for the job....damnit.
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Looks like she's trying to use it on a radiator cap???? And thanks for the vote of confidence.
Obviously the repair ain't goin like it should - if it was me that crescent wrench might be small for the job - if it don't fit - force it!!!
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where I grew up the only cows were hanging from Chick Fillet billboards
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Here you go.Ummmm @MACAWS, why are you petting a fake cow???
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Obviously the repair ain't goin like it should - if it was me that crescent wrench might be small for the job - if it don't fit - force it!!!
Big wrench for big nuts -- don't get perverted
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if it don't fit - force it!!!
That's what she said...
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