by Denny » August 27, 2018, 10:17 am
Hello everyone as I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated some of my other posts for you all. Sorry for not keeping up on a regular basis. First I would like to begin by saying we’ve all read and heard about the boatnerd survey and the future of this website. Well not trying to copy anything from their message but I’m sure many are wondering about me and my future here. While I can’t say for sure, as many of you know my posts are fewer and less these days especially on the News Page. This year the Marine Traffic website no longer holds information past 24 hours so this keeps me busier than ever because of that! Last night I spent 5 grueling hours on their site and only got a few hours of sleep to show for it. This also cuts into my free time and has kept me from also going to the river to see ships. Each day is a constant fight and battle for me just to try and keep up with all of this stuff which as most can imagine is not easy. I’m only one person and don’t have the time to keep up on stuff without help from others. Just to call the hotline tapes by phone is another demanding job for me. For 12 years I’ve done stuff from the Montreal website and even longer doing the Ike Lock salty reports but again, this is all time consuming and it’s taken a toll on me and at times a struggle to keep up with. So my point here is I don’t know how much more reporting and contributing I can do to try and help out when needed. I try and do my best and I know you all will want me to continue no matter what but, remember too with my Mom gone that means I have more and bigger priorities and responsibilities than before and trying to adjust to life and things without her which has been a real tough physical and mental challenge for me this past year or so. Last week it finally got to the breaking point to where I just needed to get away and go to the Soo. I won’t go into details other than it was just what I needed and had the time of my life and lots of fun. So I will try and do my best at reporting and contributing but can’t guarantee and promise you miracles as it all depends on my schedule. Sorry to ramble and put up this long post. Thanks for reading and 3 Long 2 Short!
Hello everyone as I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated some of my other posts for you all. Sorry for not keeping up on a regular basis. First I would like to begin by saying we’ve all read and heard about the boatnerd survey and the future of this website. Well not trying to copy anything from their message but I’m sure many are wondering about me and my future here. While I can’t say for sure, as many of you know my posts are fewer and less these days especially on the News Page. This year the Marine Traffic website no longer holds information past 24 hours so this keeps me busier than ever because of that! Last night I spent 5 grueling hours on their site and only got a few hours of sleep to show for it. This also cuts into my free time and has kept me from also going to the river to see ships. Each day is a constant fight and battle for me just to try and keep up with all of this stuff which as most can imagine is not easy. I’m only one person and don’t have the time to keep up on stuff without help from others. Just to call the hotline tapes by phone is another demanding job for me. For 12 years I’ve done stuff from the Montreal website and even longer doing the Ike Lock salty reports but again, this is all time consuming and it’s taken a toll on me and at times a struggle to keep up with. So my point here is I don’t know how much more reporting and contributing I can do to try and help out when needed. I try and do my best and I know you all will want me to continue no matter what but, remember too with my Mom gone that means I have more and bigger priorities and responsibilities than before and trying to adjust to life and things without her which has been a real tough physical and mental challenge for me this past year or so. Last week it finally got to the breaking point to where I just needed to get away and go to the Soo. I won’t go into details other than it was just what I needed and had the time of my life and lots of fun. So I will try and do my best at reporting and contributing but can’t guarantee and promise you miracles as it all depends on my schedule. Sorry to ramble and put up this long post. Thanks for reading and 3 Long 2 Short!