[QUOTE=tugsailor;135450]Oh for Christ’s sake. Is this becoming the internet equivalent of the Smoke Shop from 30 years ago.[/QUOTE]
ahh yes. the Ballard Smoke Shop! "It’s a breath of fresh air to get a stiff drink in ballard sans the douche bag hipsters and weirdo ballard elite.”
[QUOTE=seacomber;135452]ahh yes. the Ballard Smoke Shop! "It’s a breath of fresh air to get a stiff drink in ballard[/QUOTE]
Well it’s nice to get whiskey straight at 8am but fresh air? In the Smoke Shop? Had to wear an SCBA in there or you’d suffocate! I had a special mask on mine which would allow a straw!
[QUOTE=c.captain;135454]Well it’s nice to get whiskey straight at 8am but fresh air? In the Smoke Shop? Had to wear an SCBA in there or you’d suffocate! I had a special mask on mine which would allow a straw![/QUOTE]
Been awhile since i’ve been there…but the smoke never bothered me…probably because i was immune to it after hoisting a few close by. Scraped this review off google from recent times to see what these people had to say.
Food Republic
8 months ago-
We were told that the Ballard Smoke Shop is the place everyone ends up after they’ve been thrown out of everywhere else, so naturally we thought that would be the perfect place to end our night. Another classic dive bar, with an ancient jukebox and a saucy gal named Linda behind the bar. If you’ve had one too many she’ll put a bowl of soup in front of you, and you’d better eat it or else. The night we were in, a guy from the 90’s grunge scene was buying everyone in the bar round after round of drinks, and one of the regulars was slipping the tongue to a younger patron…much to his dismay. This place was the tops.
[QUOTE=tugsailor;135450]Oh for Christ’s sake. Is this becoming the internet equivalent of the Smoke Shop from 30 years ago.[/QUOTE]
I like to think of it more as the internet equivalent of “Up in Smoke”
Sargent Stadanko was actually an ex KP regimental commander
Is it just me, or is C. Captain missing a golden opportunity here for the ORCA? He could offer the CCMI training course. IE C. Captain Maritime Institute… The students could pay him for working on the ORCA and test driving the “life”. He could do short week long apprenticeships and longer ones for the truly demented… I mean dedicated… It would give him ample opportunity to wield his pointy stick (and other parts) in person.
Next time someone asks this question… he needs to offer the service. Might actually finance some boat work while he is at it… lol.
[QUOTE=Saltgrain;135508]Is it just me, or is C. Captain missing a golden opportunity here for the ORCA? He could offer the CCMI training course. IE C. Captain Maritime Institute… The students could pay him for working on the ORCA and test driving the “life”. He could do short week long apprenticeships and longer ones for the truly demented… I mean dedicated… It would give him ample opportunity to wield his pointy stick (and other parts) in person.
Next time someone asks this question… he needs to offer the service. Might actually finance some boat work while he is at it… lol.[/QUOTE]
great idea but I fear nobody would survive the experience and I don’t want to be burdened to have to dispose of the bodies
[QUOTE=seacomber;135457]Been awhile since i’ve been there…but the smoke never bothered me…probably because i was immune to it after hoisting a few close by. Scraped this review off google from recent times to see what these people had to say.
Food Republic
8 months ago-
We were told that the Ballard Smoke Shop is the place everyone ends up after they’ve been thrown out of everywhere else, so naturally we thought that would be the perfect place to end our night. Another classic dive bar, with an ancient jukebox and a saucy gal named Linda behind the bar. If you’ve had one too many she’ll put a bowl of soup in front of you, and you’d better eat it or else. The night we were in, a guy from the 90’s grunge scene was buying everyone in the bar round after round of drinks, and one of the regulars was slipping the tongue to a younger patron…much to his dismay. This place was the tops.[/QUOTE]
So…if some night a tugboatmen feels like explaining to the crab fisherman that they are not as tough as they think they are the Smoke Shop is no longer the place to go?
[QUOTE=Kennebec Captain;135510]So…if some night a tugboatmen feels like explaining to the crab fisherman that they are not as tough as they think they are the Smoke Shop is no longer the place to go?[/QUOTE]
Does Ballard have ANY truly sailor dives left? Blazes is a diaper store, Hatties is filled with metrosexuals, the Valhalla was bulldozed, Borges is who knows what? The Copper Gate was too far from the docks to be a watering hole for mariners but was a great place to get a ounce baggie.
I fear that all of Ballard has been ruined by city types…one of the last real maritime towns in the US is gone forever.
Whoa, that nip peek pic…uh - I’ll be right back in a few minutes - and none of your damn business why I’m taking my laptop with me.
[QUOTE=Saltgrain;135508]Is it just me, or is C. Captain missing a golden opportunity here for the ORCA? He could offer the CCMI training course. IE C. Captain Maritime Institute… The students could pay him for working on the ORCA and test driving the “life”. He could do short week long apprenticeships and longer ones for the truly demented… I mean dedicated… It would give him ample opportunity to wield his pointy stick (and other parts) in person.
Next time someone asks this question… he needs to offer the service. Might actually finance some boat work while he is at it… lol.[/QUOTE]
Sign me up.
[QUOTE=c.captain;135509]great idea but I fear nobody would survive the experience and I don’t want to be burdened to have to dispose of the bodies[/QUOTE]
Not 'fraid. Neither is shipmate Paddywest. We can take it - or die trying.
[QUOTE=Jetryder223;135526]Whoa, that nip peek pic…uh - I’ll be right back in a few minutes - and none of your damn business why I’m taking my laptop with me.;)[/QUOTE]
I really am a hot babe…aren’t I! Just love it to know my shipmates are pleasuring themselves at my expense…
[QUOTE=Jetryder223;135526]Not 'fraid. Neither is shipmate Paddywest. We can take it - or die trying.[/QUOTE]
Sailing with me would certainly be a test of who has and who does not have the mettle for a life at sea serving under an unforgiving irascible old curmudgeon of a master with a uniquely foul mouth. Not a pretty process to undergo but probably the best true maritime training one could get!
In any event, happy to report that ORCA is now certified by the USCG to go to work and first trip with NMFS is scheduled for Thursday the 24th. Now all I have to ensure if that the boat does not take massive quantities of seawater down its tank vents and doesn’t break the tow buckle to the trawl!
[QUOTE=seacomber;135457]Been awhile since i’ve been there…but the smoke never bothered me…probably because i was immune to it after hoisting a few close by. Scraped this review off google from recent times to see what these people had to say.
Food Republic
8 months ago-
We were told that the Ballard Smoke Shop is the place everyone ends up after they’ve been thrown out of everywhere else, so naturally we thought that would be the perfect place to end our night. Another classic dive bar, with an ancient jukebox and a saucy gal named Linda behind the bar. If you’ve had one too many she’ll put a bowl of soup in front of you, and you’d better eat it or else. The night we were in, a guy from the 90’s grunge scene was buying everyone in the bar round after round of drinks, and one of the regulars was slipping the tongue to a younger patron…much to his dismay. This place was the tops.[/QUOTE]
I spent a few days in Ballard last year. Oh how things have changed. Young hipsters everywhere. Fishermen scarce, and obviously an endangered species. in Ballard? fNot a word of Norwegian spoken anywhere. Scandies gone! Lots of trendy new restaurants. Conner Byrne and a few other places have not changed too much. The drive bars like Hattie’s Hat and the Smoke Shop have been yuppified. In the old days I only went into the Smoke Shop to find friends that would not go anywhere else. Went in last year. NO smoking now. Full of hipsters but still a little seedy. The old gal tending bar at looked vaguely familiar so I asked her how long she had been working there . Answer 18 years. I asked about my friends. She said oh I haven’t seen any of those crazy bastards in many years. After a diligent search I finally found some friends at the Fremont Dock.
Ballard isn’t where you’ll find anything good (anymore at least). Went there last week and had my coffee served to me in a fucking wine glass. Bremerton is where all of the best dive bars are.
[QUOTE=Kennebec Captain;135510]So…if some night a tugboatmen feels like explaining to the crab fisherman that they are not as tough as they think they are the Smoke Shop is no longer the place to go?[/QUO
it probably won’t happen unless they go the Elbow Room in Dutch Harbor, and the fight will be harder to find.
[QUOTE=c.captain;135527]I
In any event, happy to report that ORCA is now certified by the USCG to go to work and first trip with NMFS is scheduled for Thursday the 24th. Now all I have to ensure if that the boat does not take massive quantities of seawater down its tank vents and doesn’t break the tow buckle to the trawl![/QUOTE]
For real? You gonna really put her to work?
Thought ORCA was going to retire and become a glorious dock queen?
or was that c.captain.??? I forget.
[QUOTE=seacomber;135548][QUOTE=Kennebec Captain;135510]So…if some night a tugboatmen feels like explaining to the crab fisherman that they are not as tough as they think they are the Smoke Shop is no longer the place to go?[/QUO
it probably won’t happen unless they go the Elbow Room in Dutch Harbor, and the fight will be harder to find.[/QUOTE]
The Elbow room is gone too.
absolutely…always the plan to make her pay her way one way or the other
Thought ORCA was going to retire and become a glorious dock queen?
if I could turn her into a floating strip club, I’d be all over that one
or was that c.captain.??? I forget.
well, my hope is that I can get enough work with the NMFS and other agencies to make enough to live on annually but that target seems a bit over the horizon still…maybe fisheries research with topless deckhands?
I thought the jernt was resurrected under a different name to protect the innocent?
What ever you do don’t go to gateway. Micky Moffatt is the worlds biggest asshole. Racist and insane. And extremely dangerous.
[QUOTE=TSMRoper;135251]I have a strong interest in the maritime world. I’m 20 years old and have no idea how to get started. I would like to get going on a tugboat but don’t know what I have to have education wise. What kind of school do I need or do I just need experience? And how should I go about getting it?[/QUOTE]
What can be said about these fools? Don’t waste your time going through hundreds of posts that are not worth reading. You can see from the responses in this thread that most of my Merchant Seaman brothers are about a six-pack away from retard status on the IQ scale. First off…MOVE TO THE COAST WHERE THE JOBS ARE AT! There are jobs in every industry for anybody who is on the ball and is dedicated and determined. NOAA has entry level jobs, MSC does, NCL, research vessels, etc. Not to mention hundreds of jobs in the harbors, but most of them (like other industries) do not advertise. Knock down doors and create your future…crew on a Vessel Assist Boat, deckhand on a fishing boat changing bait and tying hooks for the rich, be a grunt for Ship Services - anything. Shoot, you just missed the cutoff for a Harbor Patrol Assistant in Avalon@$28/hr Stay on it and don’t give up until you obtain all your USCG documents.
It is up to you and all the info is out there for the taking. No one is going to hold your hand through this unless you pay a price and I don’t think I would trust them either. How bad do you want it? Well if you don’t move to where the jobs are, then you are just pissing in the wind.
All the best
https://apply.sealiftcommand.com/irf
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April 17, 2014 (Thursday)
DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex
350 1st Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Session 1: 10:00 AM
Session 2: 3:00 PM
I was in your place 4 years ago. I couldn’t get a single response to any resume i sent out. There aren’t many entry-level opportunities out there. But there are some. Take a look a MSC. Even if you only come in cleaning dishes as a steward utility, MSC loves promoting people and sending them to upgrade training. I came in as a vessel ET because of navy and automation experience, but just recently i helped a guy to get promoted from scullery to taking over my job when i switched to a different ship. It’s tough, but you can make it. I believe you said that you want a job on a tug; that’s great because it’s a lot of time off and time in port. But you need sea time to upgrade. MSC is a great place to get unlimited tonnage and unlimited horsepower seatime fast. We work a minimum of four months on to one month off. That schedule winds up driving a lot of guys away, but they leave with licenses. Just to give you a heads up, the hiring process can take a long time. It took me 5 months to hear back. I know some guys that didn’t hear back for a year. Also, persistence pays off so if you get declined, try again.
[QUOTE=TSMRoper;135251]I have a strong interest in the maritime world. I’m 20 years old and have no idea how to get started. I would like to get going on a tugboat but don’t know what I have to have education wise. What kind of school do I need or do I just need experience? And how should I go about getting it?[/QUOTE]
www.seafarers.org go there look into the unlicensed apprentice program. Its free and easy and quick. Just a lot of bullshit to put up with but its a good, free, way to an AB ticket.
