NWI INGO General Post - Part 8

[dansgotguns]

Yes they are.




Some.

So listen to this tale of woe of the incompetence of upper level management.
They did a cost/benefit analysis of if they really need all that iron ore sitting on the ground in the winter "just in case".
The reviewed the last so many years, maybe 5 or something.
They determined that it was too costly to have the iron ore, just in case.
That was money sitting on the ground, not going to the bottom line. And the 4th quarter has less income, because other mfgers are having 4th quarter problems.
So, they bought only a small amount of iron ore.
You know what happened.
So here we are, losing approx. 5 million per day, just at my Caster.

And here's the clincher.
That's only the bad part, it's not the BAD part.

The BAD part is..........
We are so far behind on iron ore, that they estimate we will not be caught up by NEXT WINTER.
That's right. Next winter, we'll run out again......

Because
We only have so many iron ore freighters.
They already run somewhere around 90 to 95 percent usage.
Boat pulls in, and fills up. Goes to sea. Pulls in and is emptied.
There is hardly and downtime.
There are no "spare" boats to bring online.
So, how do you catch up?????????


There's some people out there, that should not only be fired, but have to repay their salaries .

This exact thing is effecting my job over here on the west side. 4 days instead of 5 this week and 3 days next week. And rumor has it its gonna get worse.

 

[gunbunnies]

Sooooo with all this talk of painting trailers and such....

What do you guys suggest to use if one was going to repaint the inside of a aluminum Airstream trailer on the bare structure to both kill sound and seal the seams from the inside ?

For the most part there would be inside screw on panels put over the internal structure when finished up.

Figured someone would have a idea...

 

[actaeon277]

I can't believe the stupidity/cruelty of this officer towards his K-9.

Mayor McDermott Takes Immediate Action After Viral Video Surfaces | The Northwest Indiana Gazette

 

[Snapdragon]

Makes me sick.

 

[CTC B4Z]

really could use another wauwau nap

 

[Butch627]

Sooooo with all this talk of painting trailers and such....

What do you guys suggest to use if one was going to repaint the inside of a aluminum Airstream trailer on the bare structure to both kill sound and seal the seams from the inside ?

For the most part there would be inside screw on panels put over the internal structure when finished up.

Figured someone would have a idea...

Unless someone here is an expert on airstreams your much better off asking that question on a forum where guys are restoring them.

 

[actaeon277]

Makes me sick.

I thought you already were sick.

 

[gunbunnies]

I always put things by INGO just to see what comes of it....

Oh well....

Actaeon, I seen that Hammond PD K9 video, it's a shame that the dogs own partner wouldn't take care of him properly...

 

[jedi]

Police: Man shot after chasing Hammond home invasion suspects : Hammond Community News

4 blocks from me.

Why would you chase 2 robbers that just pulled a gun on for some worthless green paper!

I can't believe the stupidity/cruelty of this officer towards his K-9.

Mayor McDermott Takes Immediate Action After Viral Video Surfaces | The Northwest Indiana Gazette

One JBT beating up another JBT. What is the problem?

 

[t_star]

I can't believe the stupidity/cruelty of this officer towards his K-9.

Mayor McDermott Takes Immediate Action After Viral Video Surfaces | The Northwest Indiana Gazette

I would love the opportunity to treat this POS cop like he treats animals. Problem is, I wouldn't be able to stop.

 

[gunbunnies]

anything I say about this dog incident is going to get me in trouble... that is all....

 

[Bill B]

Yes they are.





The BAD part is..........
We are so far behind on iron ore, that they estimate we will not be caught up by NEXT WINTER.
That's right. Next winter, we'll run out again......

Because
We only have so many iron ore freighters.
They already run somewhere around 90 to 95 percent usage.
Boat pulls in, and fills up. Goes to sea. Pulls in and is emptied.
There is hardly and downtime.
There are no "spare" boats to bring online.
So, how do you catch up?????????


There's some people out there, that should not only be fired, but have to repay their salaries .

Yep, and that led to the CN railroad shutting down and selling off the rail line from Duluth to Escanaba which, when it was owned by the Chicago and Northwestern, was used during the winter to rail ship iron ore to Escanaba bypassing the frozen lake superior. It wasn't as cost-effective as using a ship, but it got ore to the plant.

 

[jedi]

anything I say about this dog incident is going to get me in trouble... that is all....

with us or the mods.

Yep, and that led to the CN railroad shutting down and selling off the rail line from Duluth to Escanaba which, when it was owned by the Chicago and Northwestern, was used during the winter to rail ship iron ore to Escanaba bypassing the frozen lake superior. It wasn't as cost-effective as using a ship, but it got ore to the plant.

Hey if you like your iron ore you can keep your iron ore.
oh wait ya did not build that or something along those lines.

 

[bigretic]

post a $800 gun for sale, you get no questions, just buyers.
post a $100 gun for sale, you get 800 questions about every butt licking thing in the world about it.
and people wonder why I act like a dick to them.

 

[Snapdragon]

Hey, KLB, you won the .22lr in the ARK contest!

 

[KLB]

Hey, KLB, you won the .22lr in the ARK contest!

I just found out. I guess I some to give the Youth Shoot now.

 

[actaeon277]

I always put things by INGO just to see what comes of it....

Oh well....

Actaeon, I seen that Hammond PD K9 video, it's a shame that the dogs own partner wouldn't take care of him properly...

I don't know how to fix your trailer.
Sheets of insulation?
Of course, those will add weight.

 

[xfrostybeersx]

Watch yourselves on Rorhman Rd by the Ball fields. SPD pulled over lots of people tonight while games were going on.


Big moving day tomorrow. Good thing I gotta work to miss most of the fun. My poor wife.

 

[gunbunnies]

the Airstream trailers are made up of aluminum panels that are riveted together to form the outer shell. They were originally made as large aluminum tubes that were being used as airplane fuselages but as the war effort was ending the manufacturer found a new use for their large tubes they had ready to be used in airplane construction. They became Travel Trailers instead. Anyways I am looking at a gutted trailer that shows some oxidation across the roof inside and I figured the easiest way to handle any incidental leaks would be to use some type of rubber based paint maybe inside to seal the panels up... Not sure if this would be a welding job or not ? I kind of figured once the surface was clean and rubberized and therefore sealed I would mount insulated boards cut to fit and then secure that up with screwed up laminate panels to finish the inside again and still be able to unscrew the panels for possible repairs in the future...

Anyways that was what I was thinking...

 

[Snapdragon]

What about that hard spray foam stuff?