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Tea Anyone??

Started by colonial shooter, December 16, 2019, 10:31:55 AM

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colonial shooter

December 16, 2019, 10:31:55 AM
Today. Dec 16th is the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party in 1773. So drink up and stand for liberty!
"When the government fears the people there is liberty; when the people fear the government there is tyranny." --Thomas Jefferson

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scuzzy

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December 16, 2019, 11:20:37 AM
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My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.

eaglescouter

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December 16, 2019, 11:32:58 AM
Drink Tea on this date?

If we wish to honor the events of this date, should we not be tossing some tea into the harbor to protest taxes?
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TaosGlock

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December 16, 2019, 12:21:32 PM
It is also Battle of the Bulge Day.
Interesting they are the same date.
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Mark Davis

#4
December 16, 2019, 04:01:55 PM
Making cappuccino.

And a toast to everyone!

The Wolfhound

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December 16, 2019, 06:52:36 PM
And a Happy "Destruction of the Tea" Day to you as well.  May you celebrate with hatchets and sea water!
90 tons of tea
in 342 chests
Only 2 of the ships were pier side  The third had to be moved in and had other cargo that was in the way.
They spent 3 hours at the task
The British Admiral could watch out his house window.

eaglescouter

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December 16, 2019, 07:07:37 PM
Quote from: The Wolfhound on December 16, 2019, 06:52:36 PM
And a Happy "Destruction of the Tea" Day to you as well.  May you celebrate with hatchets and sea water!
90 tons of tea
in 342 chests
Only 2 of the ships were pier side  The third had to be moved in and had other cargo that was in the way.
They spent 3 hours at the task
The British Admiral could watch out his house window.

90 Tons of tea
In 342 chests

That's 526 lbs per chest.

Something is not right in that combination of facts as men would not be 'throwing' those chests overboard, they would be using booms on 500 lb chests.
Old Guy:  Do it long enough and you get really good at it.

Rifleman:  Sacramento:  Four Ought Nine
Full Distance:  Red Bluff:  What year was that?
Pistoleer™:  Hat Creek:  Three Twenty One

Make yourselves good scouts and good rifle shots in order to protect the women and children of your country if it should ever become necessary.
--Lord Baden-Powell
Scouting for Boys (1908)
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