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« Reply #120 on: July 17, 2010, 08:35:08 AM »
Good Morning, QE2

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« Reply #121 on: July 17, 2010, 12:24:09 PM »
I wish they'd give her a fresh coat of paint, she looks forlorn with that black mark on her side.
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« Reply #122 on: July 17, 2010, 01:47:24 PM »
Quote from: Chris on July 17, 2010, 12:24:09 PM
I wish they'd give her a fresh coat of paint, she looks forlorn with that black mark on her side.
She's very forlorn, sitting in the blistering heat all day, facing away from the sea, at the far end of an empty terminal....

Its a shame that she hasn't spent the last 2 years somewhere where people could properly admire her, even if they couldn't get on board.
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« Reply #123 on: July 17, 2010, 05:14:04 PM »
Such a waste to see the worlds most famous (floating) ship left to linger like this... Words fail me.
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« Reply #124 on: July 17, 2010, 06:55:25 PM »
Quote from: Rob Lightbody on July 17, 2010, 01:47:24 PM
She's very forlorn, sitting in the blistering heat all day, facing away from the sea, at the far end of an empty terminal....

Its a shame that she hasn't spent the last 2 years somewhere where people could properly admire her, even if they couldn't get on board.

What's stopping them I wonder?
A guided tour of the upper decks, bridge, Queen Elizabeth/Mary suites, buffet in the Lido, maybe extra-tarif tea in the Queen's Room or Queen's Grill.  The spa, Steiner, and the book shop could be open for trade, even the Yacht Club for a non-alcoholic lounge.
I imagine something like this would take very little investment to get up and running, with no or very little "conversion" necessary.
With sky-high priority tickets prices of about $108/USD - 70/GBP to the Burj Khalifa tower for nothing other than a view out the windows, a reasonable price to tour QE2 wouldn't seem out of place.
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« Reply #125 on: July 19, 2010, 07:51:08 AM »
On QE2's  599th day in Dubai...

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« Reply #126 on: July 20, 2010, 08:44:41 AM »
QE2 has spent 600 days in Dubai.

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« Reply #127 on: July 21, 2010, 08:50:10 AM »
'Morning QE2!

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« Reply #128 on: July 21, 2010, 08:53:57 AM »
The smudge has lessened, it must have been smoke from a generator as Rob suggested.
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« Reply #129 on: July 21, 2010, 09:06:25 AM »
Think it might have lessened Chris -
Then thought, 'perhaps the light is different today...'
Then thought, 'maybe the Crew have given her a bit of a touch-up!'
Then wondered about the paler grey patch on her hull, fwd of the smudgy white bit?
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« Reply #130 on: July 21, 2010, 09:30:41 AM »
If you look at the image right now, there is a "cherry picker" or hydraulic platform alongside the ship, just where the smudge is Smiley
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« Reply #131 on: July 21, 2010, 10:09:07 AM »
There seems to be a fainter smudge further back today?

Maybe she's being given a new coat of paint?
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« Reply #132 on: July 21, 2010, 01:51:54 PM »
The 'smudge' is from the exhausts of the huge compressors etc. that they have alongside feeding air conditioned air into her.  As I understand it, some of the exhaust has been blown against her white paintwork.
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« Reply #133 on: July 21, 2010, 02:03:46 PM »
So basically what they're doing is just washing soot off her side?
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« Reply #134 on: July 21, 2010, 02:23:05 PM »
Quote from: Peter Mugridge on July 21, 2010, 02:03:46 PM
So basically what they're doing is just washing soot off her side?
Yes
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« Reply #135 on: July 22, 2010, 08:18:14 AM »
QE2 - 9.47am.
Temperature: 44ºC or 111.2ºF

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« Reply #136 on: July 22, 2010, 08:58:38 AM »
All nice and clean now though Grin
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« Reply #137 on: July 22, 2010, 10:16:55 AM »
That's the power of this forum once again. Wink

Sooty for weeks - as soon as we mention it on here it gets cleaned up. Smiley
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« Reply #138 on: July 22, 2010, 12:19:15 PM »
Astern of QE2, can you see a tug?
(Wesal 1 - or possibly Sea Explorer)

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« Reply #139 on: July 22, 2010, 12:23:05 PM »
Yes, I can see a small vessel through the mist.  Black hull.  Does look like a large ocean going tug, but could equally be one of the large yachts?
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« Reply #140 on: July 23, 2010, 08:37:00 AM »
Peter, the tug's sailed away now!

QE2 is looking just so good this morning.
Let's hope that as the temperature drops,
then others will be allowed to appreciate her for what she is,
and what she represents...
We are so proud of her, others could be too.

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« Reply #141 on: July 27, 2010, 02:32:44 PM »
Dubai - 43ºC today,
for the next 3 days it will be 44ºC

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« Reply #142 on: July 27, 2010, 06:42:06 PM »
FOr a lady of 'that certain age'....all that heat is just too much......
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« Reply #143 on: Today at 08:03:19 AM »
QE2 on another hot, hazy morning in Dubai
Temp.44ºC max and 34ºC min
Wind speed 11mph, visibility - poor

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