Writers Harbor

Author: Francis Meyrick

  • A Guided Tour of Writers Harbor. ORG (1)

    A Guided Tour of Writers Harbor.ORG So how does it work, eh? It’s kinda really confusing when you arrive at a strange website, and you don’t really know how to find your way around. It’s a bit like dying for a decent p###, and being at a really posh Hotel, with everybody dressed in formal…

  • The Clueless Investor (2) “Mistakes Made “

    The Clueless Investor 5/8/2010 Part 2: Mistakes made I had no clue what to buy, how to buy, when to buy. So… I had a shot at it. Bought BP, Chevron, and a lot of drilling companies. BP (BP) Chevron (CVX) Transocean (RIG) Diamond Offshore (DO) Pride International (PDE) Rowan Companies Inc (RDC) Superior International…

  • The Clueless Investor (1) My Credentials

    The Clueless Investor 5/8/2010 Part 1: My Credentials I am what you may call a ‘Clueless Investor’. I won’t take any offense, because I know it’s true. I know full well that I have “earned ” the absolute right to call myself that, because I have lost thousands of dollars proving my colossal ignorance on…

  • A Blip on the Radar (22) “He not like to eat with crew “

    A Blip on the Radar Part 22: He not like to eat with crew… I was doing a ‘holiday relief’ on a new boat. It just meant that the boat had a long time regular pilot, who was off on a three month break. I got to cover for him. It was a fine boat.…

  • A Blip on the Radar (21) “Flipping the Bird “

    A Blip on the Radar Part 21: Flipping the Bird Alcohol on tuna boats is all right. Up to a point. It lowers the inhibitions. Makes a good time easier. Helps you relax. Blow off steam. But there is a time and a place. Whilst in port, that’s one thing. Offshore, with serious work to…

  • Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch. 5-3 “Keeping your Captain happy “

    Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 5. Trying to keep everybody happy 5-3 Relations on the Bridge – keeping your Captain happy The Captain, or ‘Fish Master’ as the Taiwanese call him, is the ultimate representative of the customer. Just to totally confuse everybody, the Taiwanese ‘captain’ is actually the #2 man on the ship. Sometimes…

  • Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.5-2 “A Bit of Theater “

    Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 5. Trying to keep everybody happy 5-2 You and your observer (2) “A Bit of Theater “ It’s wise to remember that a lot of observers have spent literally thousands of hours, sitting at one thousand feet altitude in little bubbles, suspended underneath one single nut, wholly at the mercy…

  • Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch. 5-1 “Observer Happiness Basics “

    Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 5. Trying to keep everybody happy 5-1 You and your observer (1) “The Basics “ Observers vary in character and outlook so greatly, it’s funny. One man, very serious, you could annoy by simply talking. He would peer and peer through his binoculars, never relaxing, always frowning. Him you would…

  • Heads Up! “The Fifteen Most Likely Scenarios for a Tuna Chopper Crash “

    Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual The fifteen most likely scenarios for a tuna chopper crash Below I offer you merely an opinion. And you know what they say about opinions. You are strongly encouraged to form your own, and don’t mind me. But my listing (in order of ranking!) might give you some food for thought……

  • Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual “GPS 4-5 “

    Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 4. GPS Systems and Offshore Navigation Issues 4-5 Hey, it sure is getting dark! Why, you may wonder, a whole chapter devoted to ‘sunset’? Because it catches people out. The closer you get to the equator, the faster the sun sets. You may have had a nice blue sky all…