[QUOTE=cajaya;174441]female mates are not the same as female qmeds, they go in with rank, even from cadetship.
The only way I could be any further from a female mate would be if I were a half black, 1/2 Mexican transgender who entered the gulf half way through my sex change surgeries from the northeast who also happened to be a muslim.[/QUOTE]
I believe it is most fitting that my 10,000th post here in this forum be an educational one…
ok class…let’s learn about the three forms of feminism today
[QUOTE=cajaya;174441]Manufacturers yes, model # no.I never said I didnt know the manufacturers, I said the model number, no one ever cared about. [/QUOTE]
Bullshit. If I am going to work on a boat as a QMED and a QMED, wiper, or engineer from the boat can’t tell me the model # of the engines onboard, I’m going to think they are semi-retarded. I’ve probably already looked it up on the internet before I joined anyway.
They aren’t that difficult to decipher for gods sake and sometimes they tell you useful stuff. 3508, 3516B, 32/40, 12V 48/60, 18V 48/60B, MAN 8G60ME-C. 3500 series, 8 or 16cylinder, mechanical or electronic, 32cm bore/40cm stroke, 12 cylinder V 48cm/60cm dual turbo, 18 cylinder V 48cm/60cm single turbo, 8 cyl ultra long stroke 60cm bore electronically controlled compact version If they just say Cat’s or X-brand, I’d instantly ask what kind to see if I had experience with them, if they just say Cat’s or X brand again I’d probably think they are stupid or have no idea what they are working with. Yes, not all model numbers are this easy, but I’ve only ran into a few that are really confusing.
To be fair, she was talking about on ships, not on work boats.
[QUOTE=Capt. Phoenix;174464]To be fair, she was talking about on ships, not on work boats.[/QUOTE]
Never worked on a work boat. On drill ship now, but did Research and small cargo before.
[QUOTE=c.captain;174460]I believe it is most fitting that my 10,000th post here in this forum be an educational one…
ok class…let’s learn about the three forms of feminism today
[/QUOTE] lol, that is funny. So I guess you think I am a feminazi?
[QUOTE=Kingrobby;174465]Never worked on a work boat. On drill ship now, but did Research and small cargo before.[/QUOTE]
You are so annoying, and you are full of it. Please just go away. Go clean the bilge or something. Find something productive to do out of my hair. I’m not sure I would trust you with the rounds, you are more interested with makes and models of engines than to know what signs to look for while the engine is running. I think I am gonna have the other qmed start doing the readings, after you clean the bilge you can start separating the oily rags from the oily oily rags. That sounds like something that is more your caliper of work.
[QUOTE=cajaya;174466]You are so annoying, and you are full of it. Please just go away. Go clean the bilge or something. Find something productive to do out of my hair. I’m not sure I would trust you with the rounds, you are more interested with makes and models of engines than to know what signs to look for. I think I am gonna have the other qmed start doing the readings, after you clean the bilge you can start separating the oily rags from the oily oily rags. That sounds like something that is more your caliper of work.[/QUOTE] It’s “caliber” not caliper.
Hit a nerve did I. Tell me exactly why I am full of it. I’m a QMED just like you(probably not like you at all actually), why is my experience or knowledge less than yours? I know makes & models of most equipment we have on the boat as well as all the sights, sounds, smells, and other signs to look for while equipment is running and not.
Why I would need you to trust me to do anything is beyond me(and probably everyone on this forum). Are you a Chief, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd engineer? Are you the “lead” QMED? How many QMED ratings do you hold? More than me? Does that make you superior to me? Do you have your DDE? Are you even a real Oiler or do you have the Oiler-OSV? Do you even work on my ship? Do you even work for my company? Than why the ever living F@#k do you think you are in charge of me?
I’m not more interested in the makes & models of engines, but I do understand what they are and what most of them mean. But, maybe i’m just an overeager QMED and don’t know my place. Or maybe I just have a better understanding than you of certain aspects of my job and where I want to go in this career to take the time to learn new things.
I’d go clean my bilges, but they are very clean anyways. All of them, the two forward pump rooms, the two aft pump rooms, the fuel purifier room, the 3 engine rooms, the air compressor room, the Zero Pollution Room, and all the other myriad of rooms & containments you probably can’t fathom on a new drill ship. Besides, I usually do some overtime to keep them that way when I’m onboard because they are offering to pay me for it and I like to do it because I prefer a clean ship.
PS: I thought we would get along better, because my first Chief was mean to me and told me I wasn’t special or the best. He also asked if I was single during that really really long trip. And at meals they would try to talk to me about my personal life too. I never felt so violated. Even the woman on my research boat asked if I had a GF. The shame haunts me till this day.
[QUOTE=Kingrobby;174462]Bullshit. If I am going to work on a boat as a QMED and a QMED, wiper, or engineer from the boat can’t tell me the model # of the engines onboard, I’m going to think they are semi-retarded. I’ve probably already looked it up on the internet before I joined anyway.
They aren’t that difficult to decipher for gods sake and sometimes they tell you useful stuff. 3508, 3516B, 32/40, 12V 48/60, 18V 48/60B, MAN 8G60ME-C. 3500 series, 8 or 16cylinder, mechanical or electronic, 32cm bore/40cm stroke, 12 cylinder V 48cm/60cm dual turbo, 18 cylinder V 48cm/60cm single turbo, 8 cyl ultra long stroke 60cm bore electronically controlled compact version If they just say Cat’s or X-brand, I’d instantly ask what kind to see if I had experience with them, if they just say Cat’s or X brand again I’d probably think they are stupid or have no idea what they are working with. Yes, not all model numbers are this easy, but I’ve only ran into a few that are really confusing.[/QUOTE]
Wait’ll you run into D398’s. Never met one that didn’t piss either oil, jacket water, fuel, or some combination of the above. They only do it when they’re running, though. :o
[QUOTE=catherder;174469]Wait’ll you run into D398’s. Never met one that didn’t piss either oil, jacket water, fuel, or some combination of the above. They only do it when they’re running, though. :o[/QUOTE]
I hear ya. I’m lucky where i am now. We had six D399’s on my old drill ship. Those were messy bilges too, especially the aft engine room. Nothing like getting ready for a USCG inspection and having some of the roustabouts set up scaffolding and crack an oil fitting and not tell anybody. It didn’t even drip, until it got started. Squirted oil 15ft across the generator room, luckily we got it shut down within a few seconds. But, cleaning grating sucks.
[QUOTE=cajaya;174448]No, they have problems too. Not to the same extent.[/QUOTE]
How do you know the extent of their “problems”. That is an assumption. . . .
[QUOTE=Kingrobby;174462]Bullshit. If I am going to work on a boat as a QMED and a QMED, wiper, or engineer from the boat can’t tell me the model # of the engines onboard, I’m going to think they are semi-retarded. I’ve probably already looked it up on the internet before I joined anyway.
They aren’t that difficult to decipher for gods sake and sometimes they tell you useful stuff. 3508, 3516B, 32/40, 12V 48/60, 18V 48/60B, MAN 8G60ME-C. 3500 series, 8 or 16cylinder, mechanical or electronic, 32cm bore/40cm stroke, 12 cylinder V 48cm/60cm dual turbo, 18 cylinder V 48cm/60cm single turbo, 8 cyl ultra long stroke 60cm bore electronically controlled compact version If they just say Cat’s or X-brand, I’d instantly ask what kind to see if I had experience with them, if they just say Cat’s or X brand again I’d probably think they are stupid or have no idea what they are working with. Yes, not all model numbers are this easy, but I’ve only ran into a few that are really confusing.[/QUOTE]
Or at a minimum, enough familiarity to understand the model numbering system of identity. . . turbo or non turbo EMD, 645 or 567, number of cylinders. . . ALCOs, numbers of cylinders. . . OP’s . . . less important on steam plans for many reasons, i.e. fewer vessels, not much work to be done on a steam turbine by the engineers other than starting/stopping/engaging turning gear/nozzles for sea speed. . . auxiliaries more important. . . yeah, one of my first questions for new hires was what kinds of diesels they were familiar with. . . that would at least give me an idea of how much I would have to train the newbie. . .would also watch to see if the new guys were spending time trying to learn the plant. . .
[QUOTE=c.captain;174460]I believe it is most fitting that my 10,000th post here in this forum be an educational one…
ok class…let’s learn about the three forms of feminism today
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Interesting that the chart leaves out Conservative Feminists. . . and they DO exist. . .
[QUOTE=catherder;174469]Wait’ll you run into D398’s. Never met one that didn’t piss either oil, jacket water, fuel, or some combination of the above. They only do it when they’re running, though. :o[/QUOTE]
Man, you got that right. . . because I was able to stay away from the oil patch, I was also able to stay away from those larger Cats. . . . until my last job on the BELCHER PORT EVERGLADES, where we had two for auxiliaries. . . got pretty familiar with the 3304s because of my time on the Crowley Invaders and Sea Swift tugs, though.
[QUOTE=cajaya;174466]lol, that is funny. So I guess you think I am a feminazi?[/QUOTE]
well…if the foo shits?
my error…of course they do
all Sarah needs is a goatee and a cigar to make it the shot simply perfect
[QUOTE=Kingrobby;174467]It’s “caliber” not caliper.[/QUOTE]
Yes you are right, “caliber” not caliper. I’m sorry, my mind was somewhere else entirely. I was thinking about [I]venier calipers[/I] and how no one in the GoM seems to know how to use them, and the expression of shock and fury that is expressed on their faces if they see someone with one in their hand.
Even more amusing is their expressions if they see someone break out a tap and die set.
I don’t see what all the anger and rage is about. If someone doesn’t don’t know how to use a tap and die set, they should look it up on youtube. [I]It isn’t that difficult.[/I]
[QUOTE=cajaya;174498]Yes you are right, “caliber” not caliper. My mind was somewhere else entirely. I was thinking about [I]venier calipers[/I] and how no one in the GoM seems to know how to use them, and the expression of shock and anger that is expressed on their faces if they see someone using one.
Even more amusing is the look on their faces if they see someone break out a tap and die set.
I don’t see what all the anger and rage is about. If you don’t know how to use a tap and die set, look it up on youtube. [I]It isn’t that difficult.[/I][/QUOTE]
“vernier” not venier
Cajaya is giving us a veneer of caliber.
[QUOTE=LI_Domer;174502]Cajaya is giving us a veneer of caliber.[/QUOTE]
The more she posts, the less able she seems. Makes sense that no one knows how to use “venier calipers”. . . . and the expressions of SHOCK AND ANGER. . . . of course, maybe venier calipers are used to trace out battery charging systems. . . .
You wanna piss off a workboat engineer?
If you know how to use a tap and die set, this is how you do it:
As he and the wiper are sitting in the control room talking about guns and hunting, and the eight point buck they shot last Tuesday, go to the engine room and collect all the nuts and bolts with messed up threads that you have discovered in the last month. Collect them all together, put them in a bucket along with a tap and die set, go to the control room and sit there (make sure to be somewhere in their visual proximity) sit down, and start repairing the threads. Make sure that you don’t have all nuts and bolts of the same size and that they vary quite a bit. This is to ensure that the engineer sees you switching out appropriately fitting taps and dies with ease, and not much difficulty. Be sure and use the thread gauge that comes with the kit too, or to hold a bolt and tap up to the light, so you can see the threads lining up appropriately, the important part is to make sure the engineer sees you doing this. This will really infuriate him. And it will be very entertaining.
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If you really want to add fuel to the fire, when you are done make sure to tell him which size tap and dies are missing or that would be useful to have in the future. Even better yet: as you are doing this write down the exact pitch, diameters etc on a piece of paper and set it on the log book desk…he will be so MAD, it will be hilarious.
you could REALLY infuriate them just by buying new ones. A good’ol company man would hate to see Jeaux spend the money. Shows you don’t know it all.
if it’s the vessel you happen to be on there will be ONE GARGANTUAN NUT in the engineroom that can be collected but whose threads are all so twisted and gnarled to be an absolute waste of any effort to try to ever make useful ever again and we all know what has to be done with that kind of irredeemable worthless rubbish…
and as I always say…good riddance to bad rubbish!
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