Thursday, February 5, 2009

Delayed

The cruise has been delayed and delayed each day, starting from Tuesday. Again, this is for the February BATS cruise that are five days long, each month, out to our BATS sampling station.

Apparently, the month and a half long maintenance was not enough. One of the engines broke down on their way back to Bermuda, so the crew and cruise has been waiting for parts and an engineer to arrive and be replaced.

This has left the week fairly boring, but easy, all I've really had to do is prep for the cruise.

I don't know how everybody else feels, but I thought the Superbowl was pretty nice to watch. I really don't remember any commercials, besides MC Hammer yelling "We meltin' gold Baby!" Game was good, disappointed Cardinals didn't pull it out and a Buckeye got the MVP award, but at least I won squares. $100 big ones.


Maybe a week ago I posted that I received my official Bermuda License and after comparing it with a few others, I've discovered something pretty awesome. Because Bermuda is pretty anal about getting certain licenses for certain vehicles like needing a different test a 50cc, 125cc, and a car. So they've put "classes" that you're allowed to drive. Usually this is either a 50cc bike, Motorcycle, car. Another thing that is bullshit is a British Driver's license is no good in Bermuda, however a Bermuda driver's license is alright to drive in the UK.

Back to my license, in my "classes" section it lists a 7. Turning the license over, 7 matches up with an Ambulance, meaning, the only vehicle I'm legally able to drive in Bermuda...is an Ambulance. There's Bermuda for you. I'm not even going to bother changing it, they'll probably charge me for whatever. It's easier to just act dumb about it. Or if an officer ever pulls me over for speeding on my bike that is incapable of going 7mph over the speed limit, I'll just tell him the hospital is borrowing my ride, so I'm stuck with this....Sorry.


(Yeah, I know, great photo of the license)


It's gotten in the low 50's now, feels pretty cold. The cold and wind will make for an interesting cruise. I'll let you know how it all goes.

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