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From: Rommel John Miller
Date: 2013 Dec 15, 22:33 -0500
That take on the film and the comments you
made, especially about how your wife might’ve/would’ve reacted were great!
Thank your lucky stars that
Sadly though, I feel I have to remind you
that a pipe wrench is adjustable with a little or bigger screw adjuster than
the average monkey or adjustable wrench.
Best thing I have ever used were the
smaller sized channel locks that I got from Sears. Third setting on them grips
the knurled nut of a coax connector tighter than, well, I will live the analogy
to those who care to work a good one out.
But I love what and how you write. Keep
up the great banter. And your observations a right on the nose, thanks.
Rommel
From:
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013
8:30 PM
To: rommeljmiller@comcast.net
Subject: [NavList] Re: More
comments on movie "All is Lost"
Finally saw it. Loved it. The 'errors' amused me, but I went
right back to being immersed in the story.
Many times, I feared he was on the wrong tack considering the
hole. Other teeny tiny problems which, for some reason caught my eye:
When top of mast was cut away, the crossection of the upper half
looked like a clean cut- maybe a section boundary. In subsequent shots, both
the lower half and upper were mangled and crimped as you might expect.
Are there butterfly bandages that stick to wet surfaces? His
did, although in a couple of subsequent shots, the top bandage had seemingly
slipped until it almost touched the one below it. Probably a continuity error.
That caught my eye thanks to 'Vernier acuity'.
The most glaring to me was that he tried to tighten the masthead
radio VHF coax connector with and adjustable wrench. Never! The lock nut is
round and knurled. Minimum would be strong thumb and forefinger, regular 'gas'
pliers, channel locks vice grips. Basin wrench, small pipe wrench, anything BUT
open end.
One commenter did not see him taking the time when shooting the
sun. I saw him do it once, at least.
I went alone (appropriate) alas. Glad to have this group to get
other comments. My wife didn't go. If she had she would have been shouting at
the screen, every 5 minutes. Put on sunscreen! Where's your hat! Doesn't do any
good in the cabin.
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