tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post6442332806986764394..comments2023-11-05T03:43:42.873-08:00Comments on Astoria, Oregon, Daily Photo: Typical Lineup of Waiting Shipstapirgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-42869591341996684222010-12-17T14:49:22.019-08:002010-12-17T14:49:22.019-08:00Here's a follow-up e-mail, more about the barn...Here's a follow-up e-mail, more about the barnacles. I asked what killed them, was it the fresh water?<br /><br />"Yes, it's fresh water <b>6 Billion</b> gallons a day of fresh water go to the ocean. And I mean Billion! Some goes north on the Humboldt current and some goes south on the California current or something like that I may have them reversed. They are very small and have a hard shell which makes the bottom like a wood rasp, it will grind anything up because the shell is so hard. But when it dies it looses its grip and falls off. And turns into grains of sand. That's what I've been told."tapirgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-73308565767555421932010-12-14T23:32:44.135-08:002010-12-14T23:32:44.135-08:00I received this interesting e-mail on the subject:...I received this interesting e-mail on the subject: <br /><br />"The ships plan on spending a few days in the Columbia River to drop barnacles off their hulls, which decreases resistance on the hull thereby giving them better mileage on their bunker oil.<br /> <br />"By sitting in the river it saves them money by not having the hull scrubbed in a foreign port, they just sit in the Columbia River for a few days and wait for a berth upriver, while nature cleans the hull and flushes the barnacles out to sea and into the current.<br />Before 9-11 the crews looked forward to coming ashore and shop - it is sad to not see the crews anymore."tapirgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-49405748727374955832010-12-14T19:33:24.267-08:002010-12-14T19:33:24.267-08:00You may live in a small town, yet the view from yo...You may live in a small town, yet the view from your place is so grand! This is no Hong Kong or Amsterdam port, but still there is plenty of interesting activity on your river to watch!Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-4222458230562285682010-12-14T12:26:59.244-08:002010-12-14T12:26:59.244-08:00Whatever the reason, the waiting ships provide som...Whatever the reason, the waiting ships provide some nice photographic opportunities. Right?<br /><br />But wheat is neat!<br /><br />Looks like Denise is going to get into your exercise routine! If all goes well tomorrow when she goes back to the doctor! Thanks so much for being so helpful.Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-38186329095727691762010-12-13T15:07:42.246-08:002010-12-13T15:07:42.246-08:00We all need wheat!We all need wheat!Kris McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789355638389350528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-23286817807665306562010-12-13T11:36:35.098-08:002010-12-13T11:36:35.098-08:00Ah, thanks! I was hoping someone would comment on ...Ah, thanks! I was hoping someone would comment on what's going on. The <i>Mandarin Glory</i> has been sitting outside my window for about a week. Today it's dissolving in the fog.tapirgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893913257553092577.post-13735672030929291022010-12-13T11:31:48.454-08:002010-12-13T11:31:48.454-08:00Grain ships waiting for berths at the elevators so...Grain ships waiting for berths at the elevators so they can take on the bounty of the Pacific Northwest, wheat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com