Getting old

pf1 said:
Yes the ferries always set off with the doors open, I remember watching the doors closing as the ships left the harbour. I think they all did this at the time but after that incident all eyes were on the loading doors to make sure the crew closed them before departure. Shortly after that I think they had alarm systems installed to prevent it happening.
Once those car decks have water in them you are stuffed.
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And the crew pissed as newts. Poor creatures, the newts.
The number of times I was on a ferry that crashed into the pontoons in calm weather, I cannot count.
My mother who was a seasoned drinker, and good looking like her son, was once invited into the officers quarters on a Dover Calais. She came off the ferry quite drunk.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
And the crew pissed as newts. Poor creatures, the newts.
The number of times I was on a ferry that crashed into the pontoons in calm weather, I cannot count.
My mother who was a seasoned drinker, and good looking like her son, was once invited into the officers quarters on a Dover Calais. She came off the ferry quite drunk.

Paul
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I lived in Folkestone in the 1980's. My contacts on the ferries were mostly piss-heads, it was one big party on board ship when in port. They had quite a lucrative sideline selling duty-free tobacco bought super cheap on board, every trip they bought all they could and it was only 1 1/2 hours each way on Dover Calais route.
Luckily I believe those days are gone (the getting pissed bit), it was always going to end in tears.
 
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cookie981 said:
We were on that Townsend ferry a few days before it capsized, returning from Switzerland.
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Life is game of chance and you were indeed lucky! Just goes to show we should celebrate every day!
My best friends dad Barry Allen was working as a chef on the Herald of Free Enterprise the day it capsized - he didn't survive!
 
Legs said:
Free surface effect is deadly to any seagoing vessel.
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Two other critical errors:
1). Pumping ballast into the bow to lower it for the Zeebrugge vehicle ramp (the ship usually did the Dover-Calais route which had a higher ramp). The transfer pumps weren't man enough to correct that in time (they were in a hurry).
2). Shallow water at the exit of Zeebrugge Harbour caused a bow-wave at speed and thus flooding (yes! someone left the bow doors open).
 
Anyways! On a more cheerful note, because I am 58 I have had my first AstraZeneca jab for the dreaded Covid19 disease and already have the second booster jab booked for 28th May.
I must admit I can't wait for 'normality' to return, I suspect I am not alone in that wish.
 
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Nice big wiring diagram Dave. It's a shame it's the wrong one.

I'm actually not joking. A while back you posted a photo of your red Jota (in the "Out and About on your Laverda" thread) which appears to be based on a 3CL. The wiring diagram you're holding up in the photo above is for a 3C. Their respective wiring systems are quite different.

Paul Marx said:
Yes, a big help but why didn't you colour in the wires?
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There are coloured versions of both 3C and 3CL wiring diagrams in the Library section of this forum. They also correct a couple of minor errors in the original drawings that somehow got through the factory's proof reading process. I recall that an error in one of the factory drawings was that a diode was shown arse about. I forget what the other error was, but it was equally trivial like a wrong coloured wire or something.
Anyway, I'm confident that the coloured ones are correct because they were drawn by an engineer who's attention to detail borders on OCD! :)
 
I had my first intravenous infusion of anti-cancer chemicals this morning. So far so good. No horrible side effects yet. My eyeballs haven't fallen out or anything like that.
Although I got a bit of a surprise when the bloke went to get the IV bag with the drug in it, then came back wearing a full chemical hazard protective suit 😲
It makes you wonder how toxic the bloody stuff is.
 
It's you they're scared of...Any time now medical staff can come into contact with blood - as in setting up a line for your infusion - it's standard practice to wear the gear. ATGATT in a medical sense.
Are they setting up a PIC line - semi permanent - or putting one in each time ? I'm notoriously hard to get a line into so I had a PIC line for 6 months.
Week 5 of my radiation. Tired, no taste buds,pissed off. All normal reactions. Skin just starting to show problems but not too bad.
Take the weekend off, go in and Monday's dose wakes up the shoulder nerves again. Annoying.
 
Dellortoman said:
I had my first intravenous infusion of anti-cancer chemicals this morning. So far so good. No horrible side effects yet. My eyeballs haven't fallen out or anything like that.
Although I got a bit of a surprise when the bloke went to get the IV bag with the drug in it, then came back wearing a full chemical hazard protective suit 😲
It makes you wonder how toxic the bloody stuff is.
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The stuff is extremely toxic. It's prepared with negative pressure ventilation and the air extracted is filtered.
The effects very much depend on the protocol and the drugs used.

My protocol was 2 nights in hospital each time because the drug was nephrotoxic needing 48 hours intravenous hydration and steroids to avoid sickness. Cisplatinum it was.
I was very sick, spending near 4 weeks throwing up, so much so that the 3rd sessions was cancelled.

I had a PAC chamber and catheter inserted, much more practical in my opinion than a PIC line. It's taken out after two years when things are better.

Paul
 
All I had was a canula in the back of my hand. No PIC line or any semi-permanent plumbing installed. It was all over in about an hour and I drove home. Feeling perfectly OK.
The stuff they're giving me is called Nivolumab. It's an immunotherapy drug which I've been told is way less horrible than nephrotoxic, cytotoxic or any other kind of toxic.

I know all about the negative pressure preparation of the drugs Paul. Many years ago, in my role as a mechanical engineer, I was involved in a hospital refurbishment. One of the tasks I was given was to design a preparation area for cytotoxic drugs. Basically a big fume cupboard, but with a whole lot of filtration on the exhaust to prevent the stuff from being discharged outside.
 
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