tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post9085575429251224138..comments2023-10-28T05:20:11.357-05:00Comments on Bob Barbanes: Drilling Rigs and Tall shipsBob Barbanes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-67771580035119302012007-03-15T15:25:00.000-05:002007-03-15T15:25:00.000-05:00Hi Bob, I was cruising the web looking for inf...Hi Bob,<BR/> I was cruising the web looking for info on the Harvey Gamage (now off the Yucatan) and lucked into your post. <BR/> My daughter is one of the students aboard. Thanks for the terrific picture...haven't heard from her (17 years old) in 6 weeks, but it is nice to know that she could not be other than thriving.<BR/> Did you ever talk to any of the kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-12880607438387383462007-03-03T23:10:00.000-06:002007-03-03T23:10:00.000-06:00Gene, my efforts at being "clever" sometimes backf...Gene, my efforts at being "clever" sometimes backfire and make for confusing posts. In a short passage between the pictures I explained that I only *thought* I saw a jack-up but it was really the tall ship.<BR/><BR/>The building in the background is an interesting place called Dunbar Rock, which will be the subject of its own post in the very near future.Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-2164945248985089172007-03-03T19:57:00.000-06:002007-03-03T19:57:00.000-06:00But the question still remains..What is the rig do...But the question still remains..What is the rig doing there? Building a bridge? What a nice ship. Also I noticed in the picture a condo shaped building on a rock island! WOW :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080439568105974568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-84476820096650953852007-03-03T17:54:00.000-06:002007-03-03T17:54:00.000-06:00Actually Hal, it was early morning. I still had b...Actually Hal, it was early morning. I still had breakfast on my mind (and on my shirt, of course). But you know, for every superb rig galley out in the Gulf of Mexico, there are a ton of crappy ones where you wouldn't even want to drink the coffee, much less put up with the stank of cigarettes and roach spray. But I have to admit seeing the two masts brought back a <I>frisson</I> of deja vu ofBob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-14415983124826750872007-03-03T14:15:00.000-06:002007-03-03T14:15:00.000-06:00Yeah, where has Bob been? You are never on skype a...Yeah, where has Bob been? You are never on skype anymore, slacker! When are you headed back up here?<BR/><BR/>MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-6909126570763345852007-03-03T08:04:00.000-06:002007-03-03T08:04:00.000-06:00Enjoyed this post, Bob. But, I'd like to know: wh...Enjoyed this post, Bob. But, I'd like to know: when you thought you saw a jack-up rig, was it lunchtime? If so, did you immediately think of seafood gumbo? You can take a boy out of the Gulf . . .Hal Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.com