On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:34:40 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:40:45 -0500, Ned Simmons
wrote:

*This* is a couple of big marine cranes. Not really a fair comparison
since it's a floating drydock rather than a barge, but it did travel
here from China. It's passing my favorite surfing spot in the first
two pics. The destroyer in the last pic is 500 feet long.

http://www.hazegray.org/news/biwdock01.jpg

Man, there's ICE in that water. You surf there? Brrr! And I thought
SoCal water was cold...

Hmm, it has been 45 years since I last surfed. I gave it up for
skimboarding, then girls.

Well it's been almost 45 years since I've surfed in water that cold
myself. For a geezer like me half the fun is sitting in the water and
relaxing on a nice day.

--
Ned Simmons