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I'm curious how we would go about manning such a vessel given that we've never had nuclear powered vessels before. Could we borrow advisors from the Brits or the Yanks ? Would we want to ? Would it not take a very long time to get senior officers and engine room staff to the point they could...

Then are they not, in effect, saying that they realize registration will eventually lead to confiscation -of all firearms ? I'm no doctor -I've never even stayed at a Holiday Inn Express- but I'm pretty sure that eating a registered 12 gauge won't make you any less dead than eating an...

Currently working on At Home by Bill Bryson. Bryson's a really fun guy to read. He wanders seemingly at random through historical trivia but he's got that "gift of gab" so his books are filled with interesting facts and are downright enjoyable. Kinda like junk food that's actually good for...

Dang! - I never thought of that. It would certainly make for an interesting tie-in considering the outcome of (comics) Rick's encounter with the Governor. Good thinking, FD.

If the condition was narcolepsy, it might be prudent to not finish the explanation by saying "it was all a bad dream"... (sorry, couldn't help myself...)

Nope. No questions. Just a sincere "good luck" in your endeavours.

Delaney, please understand that I'm not trying to be mean or sarcastic here, but what, precisely, were you thinking ? I gather from your post that you had to take out a student loan: did the guy (or gal) at the bank not explain what you would be paying ? Or the simple fact that you would be...

It may seem kind of passe in this day and age, but I wouldn't rule out Amazing Grace. It's both timeless and appropriate, it lends itself well to any level of talent and experience and, man, when a vocalist with some power and range (and feeling) really lets 'er rip...  Look out tear ducts...

20+ years of shipbuilding in this country sounds like a good thing. I guess all we can do is wish the old salts well and hope the new ships attract new people. Thanks for the replies.

Chief, I can understand a guy (or gal for that matter) who already has their pension locked in, but -just going on what I've gleaned from this site over the last few years- will there be enough years of employment to make it worthwhile for someone with less than 20 years to change horses like...

Please forgive what may seem like a stupid question, but I've seen a couple of comments now to the effect that the RCN is going to hemorrhage a lot of people if and when the building actually starts. Why is this ?

Zoomie, imagine you're a supervisor and you need X number of constables to patrol a certain area for the night shift. You're on a 12 hour shift schedule. It's summertime, a long-weekend and we'll throw in a full moon just for the hell of it. That's peak vacation time, so you're already short a...

Thanks, mm. He never said anything about the boat sinking (although they're supposed to do that aren't they ...?  :)) REcompression chamber ? Did they change the name or have I been reading it wrong all these years ? Edit: Thanks also, Michael O. I kinda thought things were going downhill...

Question for a submariner: An (allegedly) ex-Navy coworker was telling me tales of spending two weeks in a sub (he was normally a surface guy) -after which it was necessary to spend time in a decompression chamber AND not be exposed to white light for a couple of days. I know jack about subs...

Those Birmingham books look really good. Not long ago, I read a book titled One Second After by William R Forstchen. The basic premise is what would happen if some unknown party detonated a nuke high enough above the US to generate an electromagnetic pulse and take out all electronics...

Is there any data available to indicate how many times a CF member on ops has had to actually use a handgun ?  

At the risk of straying from my rather narrow lanes, I do recall reading (I think it was in the book Blackhawk Down by Mark Bowden) about the technique of delivering a good hard kick to the thigh -which was supposed to render a person unconscious due to the shock to the femoral artery. Maybe one...

From the Canadian Legal Information Institute: http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/regu/sor-98-462/latest/sor-98-462.html Former Prohibited Weapons Order, No. 7 13. The device commonly known as a “Kiyoga Baton” or “Steel Cobra” and any similar device consisting of a manually triggered telescoping...

Thank you. I just picked up a copy of The Forest Laird by that author, although I have not started it yet. It's supposed to be about William Wallace.

I'm recently back from a trip to the "land of the bookstores" (aka anywhere but Thompson, MB). Among my purchases that I've already finished and would recommend are: Helpless by Christie Blatchford. Well written, disturbing. Battlefield Angels by Scott McGaugh. It's a history of American...