http://news.yahoo.com/cruise-ship-docks-5-days-without-power-085434960.htmlSix grueling hours makes me think of the movie African Queen where Humphrey Bogart litterally pulled the boat through the water, coming out with all those gross leeches all over his body.
"During their journey down the river, Charlie, Rose and the African Queen encounter many obstacles, including the German fort and three sets of rapids. The first set of rapids is rather easy; they get through with minimal flooding in the boat. But Rose and Charlie have to duck down when they pass the fortress and the soldiers begin shooting at them, blowing two bullet holes in the top of the boiler and causing one of the steam pressure hoses to disconnect from the boiler, which in turn, causes the boat's engine to stop running. Luckily, Charlie manages to reattach the hose to the boiler just as they are about to enter the second set of rapids. The boat rolls and pitches crazily as it goes down the rapids, leading to more severe flooding in the boat and also collapsing the stern canopy."
"All appears lost when Charlie and Rose "lose the channel" and the boat becomes mired in the mud amid dense reeds near the mouth of the river. First, they try to tow the boat through the muck, only to have Charlie come out of the water covered with leeches. All their efforts to free the African Queen fail. With no supplies left and short of potable water, Rose and a feverish Charlie turn in, convinced they have no hope of survival. Before going to sleep Rose prays that she and Charlie be admitted into Heaven. As they sleep, exhausted and beaten, heavy rains raise the river's level and float the Queen off of the mud and into the lake which, it turns out, is just a short distance from their location. Once on the lake, they narrowly avoid being spotted by the Louisa." credit to Wikipedia
I'm still new to this forum and my understanding in each forum is not quite up to speed as yet. So, this post may not qualify as Anitmustachian, but I think I can relate it to the idea of appreciating the good things in life, using some pretty extreme words and phrases to describe something that doesn't appear to be extreme, etc.
After reading about the ordeal that some of the passengers described it made me wonder if they apprecaiate what they have back at home (onshore). Do they have a greater appreciation now? If so, how long might that new appreciation for their normal life last? Often times it takes hardship for someone to see that what they have in their normal life is pretty darn good. I suspect that if the passengers can afford a cruise they have it very good at home. Of course, everything is relative too.
Six days without power sounds like a pretty cool camping trip, but I guess that Ipads, cell phones, smartstuff would eventually die (didn't bring a solar charger) and they wouldn't know what to do with themselves. (insert sarcasm)
"It was horrible, just horrible"
"I want a hot shower and a daggum Whataburger," - sounds like she really appreciates those two simple things.
"I just can't wait to be home," she said. - another note towards appreciation here?
"I'm feeling awesome just to see land and buildings," - another.
...some passengers passed the time by forming a Bible study group. "It was awesome," he said. "It lifted up our souls and gave us hope that we would get back." - another way to cope.
So how do you view this event through the eyes of a Mustashian? Might you see this differently?