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Dierk Bauer 16-04-26, 01:55 PM

Good afternoon all, wishing you a nice day Off soon for my last night (this week) onboard CAP SAN DIEGO, hope to find time again for working on Patrick Hills aka Quaysider, postings ...total 33, finished yesterday with page 6... takes some time, as lots of links to be updated and searching for his missing photos not easy too, as a lot not posted on ShipSpotting.com.. guess will be easier, when back home Best wishes Dierk
Dierk Bauer 15-04-26, 01:47 PM

Well, am off soon again, 30 minutes left getting ready...so have to move quicker a bit Stay safe, healthy and take care....Best wishes and thank you very much all for your efforts...appreciated very much
Dierk Bauer 15-04-26, 01:44 PM

Did check all postings of Ron, 18 pages only and a lot posted by myself on his behalf, due to his being afloat in Europe somewhere Got nearly all his disc (20) one missing only of Spring 2012... hope that he can help us, but can do it on his behalf too Started with all postings of Quaysider aka Patrick Hill. A lot downloaded from Shipspotting.com already, but a lot not posted there it seems.. hope that he can help us... guess he is still not happy with our new "look" with this version, but what would have been our alternative??
Dierk Bauer 15-04-26, 01:37 PM

Good afternoon all, 3rd nightwatch today ;hello:
Derek 14-04-26, 03:20 PM

Thanks Dierk, I am logging off in a minute as some child minding to do firstly then out to a quiz. Tomorrow will be busy for me but hope to get on line at sometime
Dierk Bauer 14-04-26, 01:37 PM

Hi everybody, did announce Derek as our new Admin in our FB-group, Peter Barc was the first to "like" it https://www.facebook.com/groups/1713659465549675
Dierk Bauer 14-04-26, 12:56 PM

Good morning all, was busy with Rons postings, 13 pages only, but got all his discs, except spring 2012, hope that he can find it on his harddrive some day Off in an hour again for my nightwatch onboard CAP SAN DIEGO... have to get going....can`t do it in my pyjamas Stay safe and take care
Derek 14-04-26, 10:51 AM

Just 203 photos to do now before moving on to "B"
Derek 14-04-26, 10:50 AM

Hi Dierk, I have uploaded a number of photos that did not seem to have a thread. I also have managed to locate and upload some of Rick's as I work through "A"
Derek 13-04-26, 10:01 PM

Hi Dierk, Managed to get a few more loaded up this evening will be bale to do some tomorrow hopefully. I will be away from Thursday until late on Saturday as I am giving a presentation in Bedford. Good night and take care
Dierk Bauer 13-04-26, 08:14 PM

Hi Norman, can I get the USB stick back, can need it when onboard CAP SAN DIEGO----
Dierk Bauer 13-04-26, 11:39 AM

Hi Derek, don`t worry about the screenshots, I got the software from Faststone, which makes it easy, as I got same problems with the other tools from Microsoft & Co.
Derek 13-04-26, 11:04 AM

a few upl;oaded now a break for lunch and some work in the garden.
Derek 13-04-26, 10:02 AM

Yes we should ask for assistance otherwise the task will never be completed. You can tell everyone I am admin I don't mind. I would do screenshots of Miramar but cannot seem to get them the right size to be readable! I managed it once and now cannot remember how I did it Take care my friend
Dierk Bauer 13-04-26, 09:41 AM

What do you think?? is it a good idea asking our FB group for assistance to ID our ships? Did notice, that even Patrick Hill and Mike Nash participated... btw will you announce your being ne Admin in the group, or shall I/we do it...or still waiting a bit longer??
Dierk Bauer 13-04-26, 09:36 AM

Hi Derek, thank you very much... can add details and history via Screenshots of Miramar during the night, if you like..
Derek 13-04-26, 09:31 AM

Good morning Dierk, I have some time this morning to look at the folder I created out of "A" with ships likely to be posted on CR or should have been! will add some this morning whilst listening to some music. I hope to get out into the garden this afternoon, lots of jobs want doing !
Dierk Bauer 13-04-26, 09:17 AM

Hi Derek, guess we`ve to live some decades more,getting it all "shipshape" again being so few only...as it is now Did post on Kents behalf the GUNDRUN MAERSK, built 1937 as I did find photos of her from the Bangsbo museum...Will be onboard CAP SAN DIEGO again for four nights, Lap-top ready for some further "nightshifts" Stay safe, healthy and take care everybody
Dierk Bauer 13-04-26, 09:08 AM

Good morning all from overcasted Hamburg, wishing you a pleasant day
Derek 12-04-26, 10:42 PM

Hi Dierk, Been side lined this evening as I have a couple of shipping friends round for coffee and chat on Sunday evenings. I have now sorted all of "A" with those looking likely candidates for the site saved in a folder. Thats over 20,000 photos briefly looked at now. I am continuing to find photos posted by Rick and also some old photos to add to the site. "B" will be next when I get the time.all the best Derek