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Originally Posted by RAL's_pal?
I already forgot that they were going to get the First Class tour. It's too bad you cant take them through the network of magazines forward, down the vertical trunk. (I used to take my lunch breaks in the powder magazine, sleeping in the large brass sliding trays. The space was always cool, even when the ship was in drydock).
We'd see if the guy really quit smoking, by how much air he was sucking.
We were working on an LHA long ago, lower level main machinery space. Behind the boiler was the escape trunk, about 5 levels straight up to the hangar deck level. We decided it was quicker this way so we started climbing. About half way up his asbestosis and cigar smoking kicked in and he couldn't climb any more and was hanging on. I was concerned for him, but I was more concerned since he was on the ladder above me and if he fell, he'd hit me on the way down. I managed to crawl around him.
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Yeah, Ill take the day off and give em the 50 cent tour so long as OOD doesnt mind. I have been down those trunks quite a few times so far and I agree with the powder mags, Can you imagine the price of that long brass table/tables with todays recycling pay outs
Most people have no idea of what those powder mags even look like nor the scuttles or any other place in those areas. Lots and lots of brass I often wondered how long it takes the Brass works to polish just one of them. The forward turret trunks are staright down. I have been down there a few times so far (shell decks are so slathered with grease you could literally ice skate across them in boots)
The trunk you speak of reminds me of the engineering escape trunk to broadway (no where to go or pass someone if the have a problem, and god forbid they dont fit through the scuttle hatch on Broadway.) Its a long climb back down after that.
I hope your friend made it out ok.