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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2013 16:20:35 GMT -5
how cool that your wife catches up with you in port even if it's just a day, it's a day together. How come it is taking longer to discharge at this particular port? I've never been more than two miles offshore and then it bothered me to be that far away so can't imagine 8 miles out or further. I still can't figure out how seagulls are over fishing ships miles and miles away from shore It IS quite cool, isn't it? My being away for 10 weeks at a time is still something we're getting used to - well, for my wife anyway. It's not easy for her. OK, why the slow discharge? Well, this ship can only carry liquid gas fully refrigerated; in other words with little or no vapour pressure. We have propane on board, at -42C. The receivers require the cargo to go into their system no colder than -20C, so we have to warm it up as it goes ashore. We do this by passing it through a heat exchanger; the heating medium is sea water. As this is only about +7C at the moment, there is not a huge amount of heat available, so the flow rate has to be low. Hope this makes sense. You would be surprised how seagulls 'appear' from seemingly nowhere, even many miles offshore on occasion... yes, it makes sense, thank you I love learning about people's occupations
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Post by markindurham on Jan 1, 2013 16:43:36 GMT -5
It IS quite cool, isn't it? My being away for 10 weeks at a time is still something we're getting used to - well, for my wife anyway. It's not easy for her. OK, why the slow discharge? Well, this ship can only carry liquid gas fully refrigerated; in other words with little or no vapour pressure. We have propane on board, at -42C. The receivers require the cargo to go into their system no colder than -20C, so we have to warm it up as it goes ashore. We do this by passing it through a heat exchanger; the heating medium is sea water. As this is only about +7C at the moment, there is not a huge amount of heat available, so the flow rate has to be low. Hope this makes sense. You would be surprised how seagulls 'appear' from seemingly nowhere, even many miles offshore on occasion... yes, it makes sense, thank you I love learning about people's occupations
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Post by Jessiealan on Jan 1, 2013 18:29:48 GMT -5
Wonderful that you'll get time with your wife, Mark!
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Post by Jessiealan on Jan 1, 2013 18:30:29 GMT -5
I have put up the Spring skin today! It's beautiful .
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Post by whocanibe on Jan 1, 2013 19:22:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2013 21:12:23 GMT -5
niters Who but by the time you read this it will be Morning Who
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Post by markindurham on Jan 2, 2013 0:10:15 GMT -5
Wonderful that you'll get time with your wife, Mark! Thank you
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2013 1:03:17 GMT -5
going to be 28 tonight which is not usual for this area......oh well, son has heat on and my vent is shut in my room as I prefer the cold due to where I grew up.
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Post by whocanibe on Jan 2, 2013 4:39:11 GMT -5
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Post by mouse on Jan 2, 2013 4:56:05 GMT -5
.... ;D ;D well not a good start to the new year.....well and truely over sleeping on only the 2nd day of the new year...... it cold and wet and miserable and m going to curl down with a book later lawdy...its going to be one of those days where i never catch up....so perhaps i shouldnt have got up at all
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2013 13:55:58 GMT -5
took almost two hours just to order one simple tv over the internet.....between phone calls, instant messaging and the internet, finally found one company that sells to the prison and tv fit all requirements....they can have this, but they can't have that....oh, wait a minute, that is not allowed either and the rest of the stuff is out of stock LOL
Jumbo will understand what I'm talking about although this is more difficult because of it being for a condemned inmate rather than mainline.
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Post by fretslider on Jan 2, 2013 14:12:58 GMT -5
took almost two hours just to order one simple tv over the internet.....between phone calls, instant messaging and the internet, finally found one company that sells to the prison and tv fit all requirements....they can have this, but they can't have that....oh, wait a minute, that is not allowed either and the rest of the stuff is out of stock LOL Jumbo will understand what I'm talking about although this is more difficult because of it being for a condemned inmate rather than mainline. I'm not in clink, but if anyone wants to send me a TV I promise to make it as easy as possible
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2013 14:31:22 GMT -5
how cool that your wife catches up with you in port even if it's just a day, it's a day together. How come it is taking longer to discharge at this particular port? I've never been more than two miles offshore and then it bothered me to be that far away so can't imagine 8 miles out or further. I still can't figure out how seagulls are over fishing ships miles and miles away from shore It IS quite cool, isn't it? My being away for 10 weeks at a time is still something we're getting used to - well, for my wife anyway. It's not easy for her. OK, why the slow discharge? Well, this ship can only carry liquid gas fully refrigerated; in other words with little or no vapour pressure. We have propane on board, at -42C. The receivers require the cargo to go into their system no colder than -20C, so we have to warm it up as it goes ashore. We do this by passing it through a heat exchanger; the heating medium is sea water. As this is only about +7C at the moment, there is not a huge amount of heat available, so the flow rate has to be low. Hope this makes sense. You would be surprised how seagulls 'appear' from seemingly nowhere, even many miles offshore on occasion... Seagulls are truly amazing as they seem to appear out of thin air, all one has to do is produce the smallest piece of food and there they are.
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Post by maggie on Jan 2, 2013 15:11:39 GMT -5
They are thieves too - I saw a group of people eating sandwiches in Brighton and a seagull swooped down and grabbed a sandwich from someone's hand! So funny to watch.
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