tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post4900755355652570547..comments2024-03-10T07:03:43.915-04:00Comments on The Log of Spartina: crowded river, Black Friday (corrected)Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-77982838147554283722020-12-05T23:11:46.913-05:002020-12-05T23:11:46.913-05:00And a bigger bathtub. On the other hand, I'm ...And a bigger bathtub. On the other hand, I'm thinking about what 3B would come down to per foot. MaryLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103163969985178428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-78526420002623995812020-12-05T13:16:44.680-05:002020-12-05T13:16:44.680-05:00Steve: I didn't mean to interrupt your narrati...Steve: I didn't mean to interrupt your narrative flow with my pedantic correction - but you're welcome, of course. And I enjoy your writing on this blog as much as I love your photos. <br /><br />In the meantime, to put $3B in perspective, consider that the median family income in the US is aprox $65k/anum. After taxes, maybe $47K. The US budget for FY2020 was $4.79 trillion. So, proportionally, $3B for a submarine is like you or me spending $3. Which is almost exactly what a rubber ducky costs at Target! The Navy just has bigger bathtub toys :) Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764536449084086010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-86684098832710792882020-12-05T05:18:30.586-05:002020-12-05T05:18:30.586-05:00That's a Virginia-class boat, roughly $3B on t...That's a Virginia-class boat, roughly $3B on the hoof... I once had an LA-class sub surface next to us (about 200 yards) right outside the Bay Bridge-Tunnel, in the Chesapeake Channel. I dunno who was more surprised, us or them! No escort boats, no warning, we were just sailing along and up they popped... Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764536449084086010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-753567520962160902020-12-05T04:33:10.991-05:002020-12-05T04:33:10.991-05:00OK, I think I will not take photos of submarines.....OK, I think I will not take photos of submarines..Enricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13346965755257043226noreply@blogger.com