10/9/2002: Cargo ships buildup

Undertoad · 10-09-2002, 02:38 PM

Hundreds upon hundreds of cargo ships are just floating around on the West Coast waiting to be unloaded.

perth · 10-09-2002, 02:39 PM

very neat image, sort of surreal. anyone know where a higher-res version may be found?

~james

Griff · 10-09-2002, 02:43 PM

Cool image, kind of a calm D-Day. Anybody know what percentage of traffic got re-routed to Mexico?

arz · 10-09-2002, 03:08 PM

Ensenada was able to take some ships, but the problem with that port is that it is too shallow to accept many of the "super freighters."

juju · 10-09-2002, 03:52 PM

What's the story behind the picture?

Nic Name · 10-09-2002, 03:55 PM

I think it's something about a strike that was costing the American economy in excess of a billion dollars a day.

btw juju, what planet are you logged on from?

jaguar · 10-09-2002, 04:28 PM

A high res would make a fantastic background...

Undertoad · 10-09-2002, 04:28 PM

Hi-res version: in wire photos, there's always a chance that MSNBC makes it one of their pics of the week. When that happens I try to pick it up and put it in the thread. Otherwise, I've tried to work my way through the AP trying to get information about images, but I never get very far.

They trickle the news images out to us on purpose, I think. I would be happy to pay a wire service for rights to some of their shots, to get better access, and to make this all legal, but they just aren't oriented around small players.

juju · 10-09-2002, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nic Name
I think it's something about a strike that was costing the American economy in excess of a billion dollars a day.

btw juju, what planet are you logged on from?

Ohh yeah I forgot about that. I've missed the news these past few days, though now I remember the thread on here about this.

Nic Name · 10-09-2002, 05:22 PM

I used to worry about UT relying on CNN for his news of the world, until I realized that some people get their news from the Cellar.

juju · 10-09-2002, 07:30 PM

Well, usually I watch NBC Nightly News. But i've been tweaking the PVR software I have set up on my computer, and I haven't been recording stuff lately.

I'm actually going to get cable tv on Monday, so hopefully my potential sources will increase.

Undertoad · 10-09-2002, 07:32 PM

I don't rely on CNN.

juju · 10-09-2002, 07:34 PM

^ CNN-Boy!

Undertoad · 10-09-2002, 07:40 PM

juju · 10-09-2002, 08:01 PM

Come on, man. You love CNN. Don't deny your roots.

10-09-2002, 02:38 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	10/9/2002: Cargo ships buildup Hundreds upon hundreds of cargo ships are just floating around on the West Coast waiting to be unloaded.

10-09-2002, 02:43 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Cool image, kind of a calm D-Day. Anybody know what percentage of traffic got re-routed to Mexico? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-09-2002, 03:08 PM	#4
arz Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 137	Ensenada Ensenada was able to take some ships, but the problem with that port is that it is too shallow to accept many of the "super freighters."

10-09-2002, 04:28 PM	#7
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	A high res would make a fantastic background... __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

10-09-2002, 07:30 PM	#11
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Well, usually I watch NBC Nightly News. But i've been tweaking the PVR software I have set up on my computer, and I haven't been recording stuff lately. I'm actually going to get cable tv on Monday, so hopefully my potential sources will increase. Last edited by juju; 10-09-2002 at 07:33 PM.

10-09-2002, 02:39 PM	#2
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	very neat image, sort of surreal. anyone know where a higher-res version may be found? ~james

10-09-2002, 03:52 PM	#5
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	What's the story behind the picture?

10-09-2002, 03:55 PM	#6
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	I think it's something about a strike that was costing the American economy in excess of a billion dollars a day. btw juju, what planet are you logged on from?

10-09-2002, 05:22 PM	#10
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	I used to worry about UT relying on CNN for his news of the world, until I realized that some people get their news from the Cellar.

10-09-2002, 07:32 PM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I don't rely on CNN.

10-09-2002, 07:34 PM	#13
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	^ CNN-Boy!

10-09-2002, 07:40 PM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423

10-09-2002, 08:01 PM	#15
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Come on, man. You love CNN. Don't deny your roots.

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