I was digging through some old photos the other day and I thought everyone could use a chuckle or two at my expense. Check those chops out, Back in around...
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Zane & Alexandra John...
zanenalexandra
Mar 9, 2007 11:45 pm
... From: Zane & Alexandra Johnston To: towboats@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:41 PM Subject: [towboats] Remembering the Hair Willie, Here is...
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Lance Romance
willieb1111
Mar 10, 2007 1:42 am
I have a lot less hair on the roof these days too, I guess its one of the side effects of towboating! LOL...
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Wm Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 10, 2007 4:22 am
NAaaaaaah, Towboat'n just turns yer hair gray..... Its Women that make it fall out! .... And kids that make ya pull-it or jerk-it = OUT!!!!....... (;-)) Keep...
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capt_krunch34
Mar 10, 2007 4:57 am
Amen to that!!! ... make it fall out! .... And kids that make ya pull-it or jerk-it = OUT!!!!....... (;-)) ... one of the side effects of towboating! LOL ... ...
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Wm Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 10, 2007 5:38 am
Thank Gawd - I never had kids! I got beagles and wore all my hair off the top = THINKING, which is very dangerous for a man ta do! .... (;-)) .........
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pep_so_dent
Mar 10, 2007 8:00 am
I don't know much about Towboats, but they're interesting to look at. I was in Paducah today-drove down some side streets to the river front and saw a boat...
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capt_krunch34
Mar 10, 2007 9:07 am
Ok ever so wise Dan Owen, with your ever so expansive knoledge and experience, what boat is that? I've only been in Paducah once and that particular boat does...
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Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Mar 10, 2007 2:47 pm
That is the CAPT. W. C. HIGGINBOTHAM, owned by B&H Towing, Inc., Paducah. It has not run for more than 10 years. It has twin props, but two big Alco engines...
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Keirstyn Charles
towboats67
Mar 10, 2007 4:12 pm
what is the web link for that paducah boat gallery, please let me know ASAP ... _________________________________________________________________ Play...
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pep_so_dent
Mar 10, 2007 7:10 pm
... know ASAP ... Hi. Im not really sure what your asking for "computer wise". I took that pic yesterday when I was in Paducah and uploaded it to this site. ...
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Wm Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 11, 2007 9:42 am
Took me all of 30 minuets, once I figured out the bugs, but I finally got my website - UPDATED! Last time I tried, I spent the entire day trying to upload a...
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bsager3143
Mar 12, 2007 1:14 am
Well getting ready to start my 3rd hitch on the M/V Speedway. I have enjoyed the first two it has been alot to get used to since I am 36 yrs old and always...
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Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Mar 12, 2007 1:51 pm
Good to hear from you. We will be waiting for the boat photos Dan Owen boatphotos@... All incoming and outgoing messages checked by Norton ... From:...
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Lance Romance
willieb1111
Mar 13, 2007 7:43 pm
Here are a few of the pic's I took of the Commander when I worked on her while in Seward, AK Sorry for the quality of these. The were buried in a box in the...
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towboats67
Mar 15, 2007 1:26 am
hi there everyone i thought i would just let everyone know that the m/v pat pickett is NO LONGER upper river services he is now Steel City. just thought i...
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James Burgess
jameshburgess
Mar 15, 2007 1:54 am
Google News Alert for: towboat accident Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honors 20 with medals San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA Montgomery, whose 66-foot...
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capt_krunch34
Mar 17, 2007 12:44 pm
Hey Bill, what is the address for that site please....
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Wm Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 17, 2007 8:13 pm
Which site???? Keep Yer Lines - Tight!... Old River Bill Website: http://oldriverbillzumwalt.members.ktis.net/ Email: wzumwalt@... ... From: capt_krunch34...
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capt_krunch34
Mar 17, 2007 11:59 pm
The one that has the same looking header as yours. The one with all the links for boat companies, river news, etc........
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Wm Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 18, 2007 1:39 am
You must mean my website - Real Towboat Links page at: http://oldriverbillzumwalt.members.ktis.net/towboat_links.htm Keep Yer Lines - Tight!... Old River Bill ...
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capt_krunch34
Mar 18, 2007 1:46 am
That would be the one. Thank you very much Bill!! ... http://oldriverbillzumwalt.members.ktis.net/towboat_links.htm ... all the...
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Wm Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 18, 2007 2:17 am
Glad I could help!!! ... Will be doin web updates tonight, so the web will be down after midnight for a while, I update some stuff.... But should be okie dokie...
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photobypeter1970
photobypeter...
Mar 21, 2007 4:19 am
Hello, Even though river traffic doesn't seem to have seasons like Laker/Salties do, is the river traffic slow season over? Is this the time of the year when...
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Wm Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 21, 2007 1:17 pm
Winter is usually slow, due to cold weather and of course - ice on the rivers, but a few boats do run - all year on the upper Miss. And also occasionally on...
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Dan Owen
olderfotog2001
Mar 21, 2007 1:28 pm
Traffic on Illinois River never really stops during the winter. It may just slow down due to heavy ice conditions. Traffic on the upper Mississippi River above...
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Richard E."Dick&...
towboatgallery
Mar 21, 2007 11:51 pm
Actually, we haven't seen any towboats up here in St. Paul yet, other than those that make their homes here. The closest I've seen any in the lock reports was...
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photobypeter1970
photobypeter...
Mar 26, 2007 4:04 am
Hello, Being that it was in the 70's in northern Illinois, I decide to take my newly repaired truck & my newly repaired Ciroflex twin len reflex camera to the...
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William Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 26, 2007 2:55 pm
Probably just a lull between mad furious waves of boats and barges ..... LOL! .... It goes like that sometimes, then all of a sudden the danged rivers plum...
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William Zumwalt
oldriverbillz
Mar 26, 2007 4:01 pm
Dan, would you have photos of the W. W. Dyer? Owned by TVT = Port Side View? She was built in 1972 at Greenville Miss. by Brent Towing = her hulls 147' x...
