In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 194):

Nah, I'm in a very quiet place making sure the power grid humms along.  A very boring and quiet place, with any luck.

In reply to Kelsey Sarah Champlain (msg # 195):

Which grid?  I work for General Electric Energy Consulting.  We get contracted to make grids and generators work better.

--Hawk

In reply to William Hawke (msg # 196):

The SE Grid.  I work for Southern Transmission.

Ha, like I have any insight on the military!

I think this analysis is basically sound, but I also talk to Javier regularly and understand his language and thought processes to a degree.

Now that Kel has taken some degree of responsibility for her actions (and later reaction), I would hope we can move forward!

Tony

Although we already brushed some hydro project in the previous Port Moody adventure there are at least a couple of places that are not far from Vancouver that could be an excellent scenario for further missions. I already suggested Tony them and we'll try to visit them in the near future.

I hope you'll find it interesting since goes along with power related jobs.

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 200):

yeah, right.  "What's that thing?"  <<<ARC FLASH ZAP!!!>>>  "Hey, Hawke smells like bacon, now that he's been crisped!"  "Dang, I'm hungry now."

Team,

1) While still mulling over a switch back to v2.2 rules from T2013, things seem to have progressed, and of course a lot of work has been done in converting your characters, so it doesn't seem fair. In other words, let's keep on with T2013 rules for now.

2) I'm still getting "Darek" up to speed.

3) He could show up in the Cougar AVGP at your base. (It's not a Coyote, which is a more advanced but non-amphibious vehicle.) Or, you could head down to the "Westies" armoury.

Tony

In reply to helbent4 (msg # 202):

Westies armory sounds like more fun to me

In reply to Kelsey Sarah Champlain (msg # 203):

I was going to post something to keep things moving but I got called into work!

Assume the day won't have more meaningful interactions, we'll skip to the next day and visit the armoury, etc.

Ton y

I'm curious about what was the cargo content of the stranded ship near Stanley Park. Seems like the Survivalists were very keen of it...

works for me, and what Taras wants, as well.

It held primarily food. I think it got salvaged but that information probably got lost, never posted, etc. When Robert was playing, we did some RP where he went on a "supply run" to scavenge supplies using SCUBA gear!

Tony

Ok, thanks. The Port of Vancouver ranks first in North America in total foreign exports and second on the west coast in total cargo volume. Probably a stash of canned salmon and corned beef!

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 208):

Much of the food was damaged and spoiled, but a lot was preserved. It could well have been supplies destined for refugees or the military.

The hovercraft is still under repair.

Coincidentally, the Fraser has high flood waters right now due to a combination of snowpack melt and high rainfall. This has caused flooding in the upper valley, but the river is high and swift all along the course. Today a barge got away from the tugs towing it, capsizing one tug. It grazed the supports for the Patullo bridge (which has also happened in our game) and it took other vessels to get it under control near New West.

http://www.newwestnewsleader.com/news/160701415.html

Tony

Yeah, I saw that in the newspapers. Seems like the hovercraft is a most suitable platform to operate in dangerous riverine waters.

The recent rising of the waters is causing some legitimate concern in the local news. I already discussed this with Tony:

http://www.theprovince.com/new...d/6849474/story.html

This abandoned ferry is also an airsoft paradise.

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 210):

Hello All:

My name is Józef or Józek ('for short') and I'll be playing Darek. I like in a small town in eastern Poland not far from the border of Belarus. I'm looking forward to starting so if anyone has any suggestions or doesn't understand anything I put out just let me know.

J

Welcome aboard Jozek!

In reply to Taras Vladimirovich Shevchenko (msg # 212):

Thanks 'Sagre'!(Jose?). I forget what Tony said Taras's player was called. Maybe Taras is not the player but the character? :p I think Taras and Darek will work probably work closely together. How ironic. A Russian and a Pole working for the Canadians. That's Twilight!

I hope everyone's weekend was good. I just got back from the river. We JUST beat a HUGE torrential downpour but it did make putting up the horses in the barn a little soggy! ;p I brought back a Fritos bag full of clams, pockets full of coal that the trains drop along the local stretch of the PKP line, and a sunburn. If anybody wants anything else next time I go, let me know! :)

J

In reply to Darek Sochacki (msg # 213):

I think the clams would be bad by the time they got to NY.

--Hawk

Welcome aboard Josef!

Javier plays Taras, and this game just got more interesting with a genuine Polish perspective in it!

-Lee

In reply to William Hawke (msg # 214):

They came from the Bug, Hawk. The Bug flows from Belarus, which used to be part of the Soviet Union. It's fair to say the clams were bad before I pulled them from the river!

Who knows? Maybe the flight would make them better. They could hardly be worse!

J

In reply to Kelsey Sarah Champlain (msg # 215):

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Lee. I've never been a genuine anything, except a disappointment. Well, that's what my mother says anyway! ;) Looking forward to playing with you. :)

J

In reply to Darek Sochacki (msg # 217):

Technically, I think in this timeline Belarus would still be known as "Belarussia", because the Soviet Union didn't fall.

Interesting the trains dropped some coal, do they use that for fuel? Here they use diesel-electrics. Same in SE Asia, from what I saw!

Tony

During the Cold War, that is, the times of the Soviet Union, Belarus was a most important hub for railway transportation. Being so close to the border, I guess our new friend would have a fair share of trainspotting the likes of "Sergeys" and "Ludmillas" but I would lovw to hear about the origin of that coal...

Most engines were built in Luhanskteplovoz or Luhansk Locomotive works, earlier known as Voroshilovgrad, a large industrial company in Luhansk, Ukraine:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w...aine_stamps_2008.jpg