So.....the USS Intrepid that survived seven bomb attacks, five kamikaze strikes and one torpedo hit

[Qianglong]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_re_us/uss_intrepid

Poor ship..i wonder how they are gonna free her

 

[bctbct]

How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

 

[halik]

hah i had no idea they're trying to move it either

 

[Qianglong]

Originally posted by: bctbct
How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

WARP DRIVE FTW!!! Warp 9 AHEAD!!!

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: bctbct
How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

You get a sleezebag congressman to supply 60 million worth of pork for a 10 million dollar job, that buys the guy 50 million worth of votes with our tax money.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: Qianglong
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061107/ap_on_re_us/uss_intrepid

Poor ship..i wonder how they are gonna free her

It is a very cool ship to visit.

I saw it in Feb 2001.

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: bctbct
How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

You get a sleezebag congressman to supply 60 million worth of pork for a 10 million dollar job, that buys the guy 50 million worth of votes with our tax money.

thats what I thought but I wanted a second opinion

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: bctbct
How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

Velvet ropes. Lots and lots of velvet ropes.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: bctbct

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: bctbct
How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

You get a sleezebag congressman to supply 60 million worth of pork for a 10 million dollar job, that buys the guy 50 million worth of votes with our tax money.

thats what I thought but I wanted a second opinion

The CNN article had more detail about the appropriations. It think the federal government put in $36 million. Either way, they stated that the current museum on the carrier gets hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. So I can see the rationale for a $60 million overhaul.

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: bctbct

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: bctbct
How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

You get a sleezebag congressman to supply 60 million worth of pork for a 10 million dollar job, that buys the guy 50 million worth of votes with our tax money.

thats what I thought but I wanted a second opinion

i would make it 5 and 55

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: bctbct

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: bctbct
How do you spend 60 million on renovating a musuem?????

You get a sleezebag congressman to supply 60 million worth of pork for a 10 million dollar job, that buys the guy 50 million worth of votes with our tax money.

thats what I thought but I wanted a second opinion

The CNN article had more detail about the appropriations. It think the federal government put in $36 million. Either way, they stated that the current museum on the carrier gets hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. So I can see the rationale for a $60 million overhaul.

oh well hope they put on an addition for that kind of money.

 

[AndrewR]

I went to see her when they had just opened the museum. It was really cool back then because it didn't look as stylized as it does today. Still one of the best museums around though!