Date: January 23, 2003 at 08:56:54 From:Judy Patsch, [cache-dq03.proxy.aol.com] Subject: Re: Steamboat fuels
By the way, Pete, your inclusion of whiskey in the fuel list isn't so crazy...when I first worked on the Natchez in the mid 80s, the harbor tugboats would tie up near us when there was a stiff on-shore wind. They knew that our weak bowthruster might not get us out off the dock. So when we needed help, one would sidle up to us, pull us out, and a bottle of Jack Daniels was promptly transfered to the tugboat from the Natchez bar. (Had we called their company hq for help, it would have cost us $300 or so). I haven't seen that done in a decade at least............
