The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #72898 Message #1260230
Posted By: Bill Hahn//\\
30-Aug-04 - 08:16 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Wreckers (Sarah Davis)
Subject: RE: Looking for a song - fake light to lure ships
Interesting anecdote on that subject that happened last week.
I was travelling to NYC from NJ by Pt. Imperial Ferry. A 5 minute ride. Returning I was up on the high deck and noticed no lights whatsoever lighting the pier---I spoke with the Pilot and asked if that does not give him a problem---he said---"hey, when you do this 90 times a day it becomes rote". I asked (damned interviewing techniques always seem to come out) does it ever becoming boring---this job? He replied---Damned right---everyday---but you cannot beat the pay for this.
Anyway safe landing on a great service provided. Though I still wonder why the trip costs less (round trip) than parking in their lot.
The next water episode---if you want---is riding and interviewing the crew of a NYC Fireboat---it will air on WFDU on Sunday 9/12. On the web you can hear it http://www.wfdu.fm