And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I made a point to walk beneath each of of the carriers I worked on when they were in drydock in Philly. Yes to the comment about about carriers, and the screws on the battleship Wisconsin were rather large as well.
Ok guys, we need to figure out how to change the Cutlass Bearing...!
ReplyDeleteWho forgot the cotter pin?
ReplyDeleteThat is not a big screw.
ReplyDeleteYou should see the ones on our aircraft carriers.
Or on the largest cargo ships.
Even the ones on our current submarines are bigger than that and have more pointy blades to boot…
DeleteI was in on installing a couple of those at NASCO ship building, (San Diego) back in 1974-5 as a rigger (pre tree service tycoon).
ReplyDeleteI made a point to walk beneath each of of the carriers I worked on when they were in drydock in Philly.
ReplyDeleteYes to the comment about about carriers, and the screws on the battleship Wisconsin were rather large as well.