Conner Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 I thought any individual canadian still does not need to have that other language.... and I have an impression that many Canadians do not actually have a real command of the other, whichever it is.... say, a Canadian monoglot, wanting to make an impression of bilinguality, goes to the stack of dust-gathering books, takes the dictionary out, and laboriously writes a few words in the other language... something like 10 words or less. btw, once upon a time I also studied enough french, to understand at least normal text... and enough of the grammar, to spot the dictionary-based work... Bite me! And in what dictionary did you find "monoglot"?
Conner Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 More high seas adventure! Excellent stuff! Granger seems quite unfamiliar with the expression "the path of least resistance". :2hands: Sir Evelyn will be estatic!
Mark Arbour Posted September 1, 2009 Author Posted September 1, 2009 Just because we didn't comment doesn't mean we didn't notice...the way you handle it in yout stories, I get the feeling the MJ industry would be wiped out if you stopped smoking it... Probably. And I'd probably write a lot less. I actually think the stuff I write stoned is better than the stuff I write when I'm not. After the team cleanses it of any idiocy.
Tiger Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Probably. And I'd probably write a lot less. I actually think the stuff I write stoned is better than the stuff I write when I'm not. After the team cleanses it of any idiocy. Hmmm... you've just given me an idea. It was a good chapter, by the way. It looks as though Granger has pulled it off. He's a military genius! 1
KJames Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Probably. And I'd probably write a lot less. I actually think the stuff I write stoned is better than the stuff I write when I'm not. After the team cleanses it of any idiocy. Unfortunately, I have no benchmark to make comparisons with.
Enric Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 ch12: well, ultimately the 'last battle' of Georgie's own sea war.... he should receive a promotion for all that, right...
paya Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 ch12: well, ultimately the 'last battle' of Georgie's own sea war.... he should receive a promotion for all that, right... Who can promote him? Can it be done in India or will he have to wait till Admirality in London decides on it there? Now that was some chapter! I'm really sorry for Calvert, hope we'll get to know how it happened. He's going to have quite a big scar across his belly... (Mark do you see that NO ONE considers the possibility that Calvert would die, do you?! )
Tiger Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 He still could die from infection, and Mark did say that he had a thought of someone dying. It very well could be Calvert.
Mark Arbour Posted September 3, 2009 Author Posted September 3, 2009 Who can promote him? Can it be done in India or will he have to wait till Admirality in London decides on it there? Now that was some chapter! I'm really sorry for Calvert, hope we'll get to know how it happened. He's going to have quite a big scar across his belly... (Mark do you see that NO ONE considers the possibility that Calvert would die, do you?! ) Actually, promotion was one of the greatest powers of commanders on a distant station. That's how Nelson got posted, and how many others did. An Admiral that was in the home waters had to defer to the Admiralty, but one in the East or West Indies had that power. Our hero is still young though. I forget his exact age, so I'll have to go look it up again or bug Jeremy. Calvert isn't allowed to die? Shit. Sharon, get ready for the re-writes!
paya Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Calvert isn't allowed to die? Shit. Sharon, get ready for the re-writes! You're mean, you know it?! Bad Mark, bad! Everyone can die - and everybody will - but Mark does it to certain characters too early!
Mark Arbour Posted September 4, 2009 Author Posted September 4, 2009 You're mean, you know it?! Bad Mark, bad! Everyone can die - and everybody will - but Mark does it to certain characters too early! I haven't done anything.... yet. *enters paranoid mode * This is all about Jeff isn't it? That's what this is! You guys will never forgive me for killing him off! No matter what I do, you'll never trust me.*end paranoid mode*
paya Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I haven't done anything.... yet. *enters paranoid mode * This is all about Jeff isn't it? That's what this is! You guys will never forgive me for killing him off! No matter what I do, you'll never trust me.*end paranoid mode* *sets haunting ghosts of dead people mode* Yesss...! You'll suffer for his deathhhh! Forever and ever...! Brains! Give us brains! well... I sort of let myself carry away... where was I? Oh yes, *end of haunting ghosts mode* 1
KJames Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I haven't done anything.... yet. *enters paranoid mode * This is all about Jeff isn't it? That's what this is! You guys will never forgive me for killing him off! No matter what I do, you'll never trust me.*end paranoid mode* You know, Mark, it might be...it's more probably about bad things happening to good people...it is fiction, after all, so why can't the bad people be the one's to meet the gruesome ends? Oh, BTW, Jeff was rather unconscionable...especially when he had been recovering so well and back with JP!
centexhairysub Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Mark This just keeps getting better and better . I sincerly hope that you keep this story going as long as the CAP has been. While I do love the CAP, the Bridgemont series, has truly captured my heart and imagination . I think everyone needs to understand that in the timeframe the story takes place in, anyone could die of almost anything, at anytime. I think George is probably the only one that is immune from death at this point. Keep up the good work and full speed ahead...
Mark Arbour Posted September 5, 2009 Author Posted September 5, 2009 Thanks. You're right. Mortality was pretty high. Interestingly, a very small percentage of the deaths in the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars were caused by battle. Here's a chart showing casualties in 1810. Other years would have been different, but not significantly so. CAUSE OF DEATH NUMBER PERCENTAGE By Disease 2592 50.0 By Individual Accident 1630 31.5 By Foundering, Wreck, Fire, Explosion 530 10.2 By the Enemy, killed in action 281 5.4 By the Enemy, died of wounds 150 2.9 All Causes 5183 100 OK, this isn't posting like I want it to. But the top line reads By Disease: 2592 50%
Enric Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 ch13: so, now there's a mystery of what happened to Bergland's ship.... that's pretty odd, how it seems to have initiated.
Conner Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 Mr. Calvert is to be congratulated for taking good care of his captain! "Just this once, Fitzwilliam!" A slight crack in Sir Evelyn's armour. Interesting. It's easy to see, though, that Granger has Sir Evelyn's complete trust. So is Granger going to be credited for inventing "central air"? Or perhaps the technology that will be used in all those English coal mines?
Mark Arbour Posted September 6, 2009 Author Posted September 6, 2009 Mr. Calvert is to be congratulated for taking good care of his captain! "Just this once, Fitzwilliam!" A slight crack in Sir Evelyn's armour. Interesting. It's easy to see, though, that Granger has Sir Evelyn's complete trust. So is Granger going to be credited for inventing "central air"? Or perhaps the technology that will be used in all those English coal mines? "..working in a coal mine going down down..." (by DEVO) Well, he has the "going down down" part right.
paya Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 I think I forgot to write how glad I am that Mr. Calvert will survive. Of course, I didn't doubt that, not for a moment! ;-) But I'm glad I was reassured! Mark, admit it, you like him too much to kill him in the middle of the story! ;-D There's another thought - the Indian Ocean is well known to be full of pirates... and I think it's not the recent problem of the last decade, they always were there... So I hope George will have some fun with them ;-) Now they wouldn't dare to lure a big ship as Rattlesnake to rob it - succesfully - would they?
Mark Arbour Posted September 6, 2009 Author Posted September 6, 2009 I think I forgot to write how glad I am that Mr. Calvert will survive. Of course, I didn't doubt that, not for a moment! ;-) But I'm glad I was reassured! Mark, admit it, you like him too much to kill him in the middle of the story! ;-D There's another thought - the Indian Ocean is well known to be full of pirates... and I think it's not the recent problem of the last decade, they always were there... So I hope George will have some fun with them ;-) Now they wouldn't dare to lure a big ship as Rattlesnake to rob it - succesfully - would they? On my hard drive is a file called chapter 13a, in which I actually did kill Calvert off. I had Granger numb, devastated, taking his ill-temper out on his poor officers, primarily Humphreys. In the end, Paya, you're right. I like the guy too much to kill him off. Now, anyway.
KJames Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 On my hard drive is a file called chapter 13a, in which I actually did kill Calvert off. I had Granger numb, devastated, taking his ill-temper out on his poor officers, primarily Humphreys. In the end, Paya, you're right. I like the guy too much to kill him off. Now, anyway. Besides that, Calvert has a big dick....
Tiger Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 On my hard drive is a file called chapter 13a, in which I actually did kill Calvert off. I had Granger numb, devastated, taking his ill-temper out on his poor officers, primarily Humphreys. In the end, Paya, you're right. I like the guy too much to kill him off. Now, anyway. Ahem! How about you keep him alive.
Enric Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 ch14: well well, really, well-placed homosexuals in very many influential positions... do I understand correctly: there is no other British admiral in East India at this time? what a pity.
Conner Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Bathing in oil? :wacko: What are we talking about here, canola oil? It's back to the politics with this chapter. Enter yet another Wilcox a-hole. It was good seeing Bertie again. Touching moment for him in getting his father's signet ring. The scene between Howard and Flagg was great!
Mark Arbour Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Various oils were used in lieu of bathing back in the day. Louis XIV, for example, rarely ever took a bath. Instead, he had his body rubbed down daily with oils. I'm not sure what kind of oils they used, so I personally visualize it as Johnson's Baby Oil. Wouldn't that be fun! Damn.
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