tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post4767757954673299562..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: A Lecture from Beneath the IceRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-28255788448360956552015-05-04T14:59:41.430-07:002015-05-04T14:59:41.430-07:00Interesting that neither the propeller nor the woo...Interesting that neither the propeller nor the wooden chocks intended to fill the space between the stern post and rudder post are in place. I'll be very interested to know where they are, and whether the rudder is fitted or stowed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-10767689835136184092015-04-17T03:59:12.166-07:002015-04-17T03:59:12.166-07:00Ryan did indeed make a stellar presentation! Yes R...Ryan did indeed make a stellar presentation! Yes Russell, one does get the sense that Parks Canada is "holding back" a bit, and making the world "wait for it". Ahhhh, patience...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-13644433926125774972015-04-17T00:31:26.545-07:002015-04-17T00:31:26.545-07:00It has been really fascinating. Never the previous...It has been really fascinating. Never the previous advertisement to a video seemed to me so long. Those have been the more dramatic 9 minutes of lecture I have witnessed in my live.Andrés Paredeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-10892597389938112062015-04-16T23:21:46.615-07:002015-04-16T23:21:46.615-07:00I had the same thought about the skylight. And, w...I had the same thought about the skylight. And, while they didn't need to show us what was through it could they at least have told us if they saw distinct objects or just a pile of debris and silt? The former could mean a quicker discovery of artifacts while the latter would suggest a much longer and tougher archeological "dig".Alan Hochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112466487543830050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-90453775903520348172015-04-16T23:16:53.052-07:002015-04-16T23:16:53.052-07:00I'm going to have to review my Franklin books ...I'm going to have to review my Franklin books again. The thought that the ship may have sunk because no one was alive to use the bilge pump appears to be a simple explanation. Perhaps the "big dead man" with the long teeth was the last sailor alive on the boat and when he stopped using the pump that was it. I always thought it was the ice that did it, with perhaps a little help from the Inuit attempting to gain entry. Andrew Danneffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578009765916885124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-15186111539797230842015-04-16T19:43:27.391-07:002015-04-16T19:43:27.391-07:00The part which stood out to me was the skylight......The part which stood out to me was the skylight....oh how I wanted to see that "popped" off and for him to peer inside!<br />While we get to watch and be fascinated by it all, it also comes through clearly that those actually doing the work as sensing just how special this assignment is. This is not just another job for them, they are relishing their roles in this enterprise. Who among us wouldn't want to trade places with them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685387404989395574noreply@blogger.com