Hello, On a wander around Glasgow's bookshops I came across a new (to me) book - "RMS Queen Mary Transatlantic Masterpiece" by Janette McCutcheon - ISBN...
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 1, 2001 8:47 pm
Has anyone watched the ghost tour with the web cam they insatlled in the pool area? I just watched two tours go through. The lights turn off and they do some...
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 3, 2001 5:18 am
I just got back from the Queen Mary and I was very happy to find this exact book there. I know have a copy. Thank you for telling me about it. It was at Past...
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Clynder@...
Sep 3, 2001 2:10 pm
Tracy asked, ... The three Scotch Boilers in number 1 Boiler Room most definitely had the capacity to explode. If the water level was allowed to drop below...
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 3, 2001 4:54 pm
Thank you for the information. I don't ever remember hearing anythng about an explosion. Maybe they were trying to simulate something else? They had us on the...
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les streater
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Sep 4, 2001 7:59 am
As a newcomer to the list, I apologise if this question has been asked and answered before, but I haven't had time to trawl through the archives yet. Some...
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Clynder@...
Sep 4, 2001 1:48 pm
There are some great close up photographs of a model of the MARY during her war time service at...... http://www.maritimereplicas.com/greyghost.htm .......I...
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Lindsey Cote
linzcote@...
Sep 4, 2001 9:45 pm
Hello everyone- I got back from the Queen Mary last night and must say that everytime I go she looks better and better. She really needs a good paint job...
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fthays@...
Sep 5, 2001 12:46 am
Tom, Get me roundtrip airfare from NYC on the Concord and a couple of days at the Savoy in London (including room service), and I would be more than happy to...
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marthopper@...
Sep 5, 2001 4:19 am
In a message dated 9/4/2001 2:47:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... An interesting comment as the "Official Queen Mary" site still brags of the recent paint job...
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 5, 2001 5:55 am
... I was just there on Sunday. The funnels look very faded. I saw them when they were first done and there is definatly a difference now. I also noticed more...
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Tracy
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Sep 5, 2001 6:52 am
Pictures I took on Sunday. http://pages.prodigy.net/jr00/qm/qm4.html Tracy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Tracy
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Sep 5, 2001 7:01 am
More Pictures I took on Sunday: http://pages.prodigy.net/jr00/qm/qm1.html http://pages.prodigy.net/jr00/qm/qm2.html http://pages.prodigy.net/jr00/qm/qm3.html ...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Sep 5, 2001 11:53 am
The bar and bookshelves on B deck that are in the entrance to the artifacts exhibit (Treasures of the QM) are located in the starboard side public room that...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Sep 5, 2001 3:48 pm
Yes, I did. He was not aware of them, but said he would look at the boats closely. He said they have some aluminum tags in the archive that say Queen...
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 5, 2001 7:03 pm
Thank you for all the information. The shelves reminded me of the second class library, but I didn't realize third class also had a library. I think I've seen...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Sep 5, 2001 8:45 pm
The second class library is still there, although in shambles. It is used as a catering table and chair storage area just forward of the "Britannia Room" on...
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Clynder@...
Sep 6, 2001 8:31 pm
... Is every other public room on the ship used as a storage area? The Mary seemed to manage just fine on the North Atlantic without all that additional ...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Sep 6, 2001 9:10 pm
When the QM was in service almost all passenger dining was done on R deck with set tables and chairs and kitchens and pantries in place. (The VG was a small...
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Bob Craycraft
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Sep 6, 2001 10:33 pm
Thanks for sharing, Tracy, that rust is outrageous. ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN...
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Tracy
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Sep 6, 2001 10:53 pm
The rusting worries me. I'm not sure how much is considered normal, but this looked very bad to me. The pool loked like it was cracking more to...around the...
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badmac4me@...
Sep 7, 2001 4:36 am
It's me again. How are you? I just couldn't stay out any longer -- what kind of malarkey has been going on here? Stuff about me not showing up at my own court...
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Tracy
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Sep 7, 2001 6:01 am
... Actually they are taking tours into the Verahdah Grille.and the Smoking Room. I was there on Sunday and there were tours going everywhere. Tracy...
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badmac4me@...
Sep 8, 2001 12:59 am
... of ... Smoking ... Tracy, I'm glad you were able to see this. Usually when I visit, the public rooms are locked or booked for receptions. When I visited...
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badmac4me@...
Sep 8, 2001 2:03 am
Bill and Julian, I am currently researching this plan. It's good to see you used the drawing I found in the Long Beach Business Journal. I've received a list...
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 8, 2001 2:27 am
Maybe they won't be profitable? There were not any lines for the other tours through the ship, but the Ghost and Legends tour had a 45 minutes wait just to go...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Sep 8, 2001 3:04 am
This was the third class garden lounge. It is used as a meeting/catering room. It is largely intact - minus the furniture. Check out the website - Main Deck....
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 8, 2001 4:16 am
Thank you Bill. I knew I could count on someone to know the answers. I need to take you with me so you could explain as I go. I'm only kidding..:-) Has anyone...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Sep 8, 2001 5:52 am
Check out my recommended tour of the lower decks (Tour C) in the Alternative Vision essay on the Attraction. What do you think of this instead of the Ghosts...
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Tracy
TL97@...
Sep 8, 2001 6:35 am
I like the idea of the tour. I suppose the sound effects could be used for that tour also. I don't even know if the sound effects for the steam part was...
