Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Started by Rookysailor
24 replies 22 likes Last activity: 7 years ago
#25

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Very nice model, great video!
RonH
#24

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

That's good news.

Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
#23

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

As Corporal Jones would say "Dont Panic" I have just received a letter from the Uk Gov saying my pension will not be affected. I live in Portugal. Also passport just renewed and that will be ok too.
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#22

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Regarding dual citizenship Doug, my brother -in -law who was from a little village near BERLIN, had dual citizenship.
I used to take him every year to some building in Piccadilly Manchester, to keep up his British citizenship. Strange thing was, he got a pension from the German government, for his years in the SS, he also then got a pension from the British, for his years working in the aircraft factory in Chester,(think it was BA) probably wrong!
the point is, he got a larger pension from Germany, than he got from Britain!!! wierd eh....

Peter🤓
#21

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

One small step of man ,one giant leap for Rooky.
Congratulations Rooky.

Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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#19

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

"check your documents if travelling abroad"
But check them for what?
Will UK passports marked 'European Union' become invalid overnight?
Will the 'Rathaus' (you're so right there👍) pay for the hundreds of thousands of replacements?
My sister has already asked me if I have applied for German citizenship and my GF is wondering if dual citizenship is possible!
Oh well! To quote Douglas Adams "DON'T PANIC!" or maybe "Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish!" 😉 Tschüss, und Gute Nacht, Doug 😎
PS Seem to remember a song called "Selling England By The Pound" from ca 40 years ago.
On an album called "Below the Salt" I believe, can't remember the group name though 🤔
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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#18

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

I hope everything works out right for you Doug, we
are a little late in life, to have these kind of problems,
but here in the UK, all the motorways have signs saying check your documents if travelling abroad, as from the 31st October. The idiots in the rathaus, (perfect word in English!) are selling the UK down the river, the pound is devaluing daily, where will it end?

cheers, Peter
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#17

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Hi Peter,
Pension should be the least problem as they are sent worldwide, i.e not just EU.
Also for me it is only about a quarter of my total UK company German pensions anyway.
Comes from having worked here for 35 years. Others who emigrated on retirement might have a different situation🤔 Mouldbuilder will be finding that out when he moves to Hungary!!
Cheers, Doug 😎
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
#16

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

The big problem as I see Doug, is will you still get your pension from the UK?, I have friends in Spain, and that idea is worrying them.☹️

cheers, Peter
#15

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Shame about that Peter ☹️
I'll see what I can do about improving my "fiddling" cos the original vid quality is far better.
Cheers, Doug 😎
PS I don't like the idea of Brexit either😠 It's going to cause guys like me a lot of problems and time wasting visiting various German authorities. Apparently I will have to be 'Retitled' as they put it if UK crashes out! Plus new Passport and driving license needed. Both state European Union! 🤔 Don't suppose Boris will reimburse us for those ☹️
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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#14

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Thank you for the congrats Doug, still no worki! just comes up with a black screen and the words-
'Video unavailable
This video contains content from Warner Chappell, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.

looks like they don't like the idea of Brexit😆

cheers, Peter
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#13

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Congratulations Sub! 👍😊
Pleased to see that "my Officer Corps" is growing apace 😊 Well done chaps (and Chapess😉)
Apropos video: Didn't this link work either?

Set to 1080p and full screen, turn up the sound!!
Cheers, Doug 😎
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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#12

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

This utube won't let me play, something to do with no copyright.......stupid😋
#11

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Well done Doug, plays fine with the media file, a lovely piece of video work, great bottleneck guitar track, and yes, very eerie lake, all in all 1st class👍


Peter

btw am now a sub Lieutenant!
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#10

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Video test!! 😎
Works, but as you can see from the coded ID top left I fiddled it!!😉
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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#9

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Brilliant!👍
Shame Rooky , works fine in Germany!
Superb mystical setting, foggy lake, smoke effects, steam whistle and ship's bell, plus great soulful slide guitar music to go with it. Excellent.
Ship seems to have a list to starboard though, zero freeboard!!😮
Cheers, Doug 😎
Try this

Set to 1080p and full screen, turn up the sound!!
Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug
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#8

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Looks a nice riverboat Cash, only problem, cannot play the video due to it being blocked in the UK on
copyright grounds.🙃

cheers, Peter
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#6

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

I suppose with the shallow draft it would be like a large floating box catching the wind from any direction ,lovely model smoke looks really realistic.👍
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#5

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

I believe he has put a weighted keel on Martin, but the wind was really bad on Wednesday, perhaps not the best day to sail such a boat.😐

cheers, Peter
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#4

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Really nice model. Very delicate detailing.😊
I cannot promise to finish one project before starting another. I know, I tried.
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#3

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Nice,
You would have to choose a really calm day to go sailing.
If that was mine I would have to make some sort of weighted clip on keel.

Martin555.
If it looks right it probably is.
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#2

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Looks very attractive on the water, but you can see how much she is being affected by the wind. Nice boat.
When the winds before the rain, soon you may make sail again, but when the rain's before the wind, tops'l sheets and halyards mind
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#1

Mississippi Queen at the lake today

Amember of our club BMMMS, brought his build of a Mississippi Queen paddle steamer, but as you will see, today was very sunny, but VERY windy.

Peter (Rooky)
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