I can’t tell if that is a brilliant idea of a disaster in the making. She’d help them cross the country, but would it be worth the “improvements” made along the way.
By which I meant Imogene… Insomnia punctuated by fireworks, sorry. I hear her as either Judy Jetson or Penny Robinson. Who was always talking to a Bloop named… never mind.
You missed one. The “make dinner while someone else caulks the wagon” type. (Not necessarily advocating for traditional roles here, I just happen to like cooking and seeing to getting people fed – I’m not really an engineering type.)
As for fording the river, I want to see someone else make it across successfully first.
Hitty has hit on something, though (pun intended) – the Columbia River bridges (or any bridges) aren’t designed to take the weight of something the size of Annex One, she’ll have to wade across. The channel is dredged 43ft deep up to Portland, is that going to be a problem? Might want to cross farther upstream.
I think we may be arguing in a vacuum here. All kinds of factors apply, like are the exit doors and windows on the feet strong enough to withstand 40 ft. of water pressure etc. If so, and if the fording is quick enough, then minor leaks are no problem. The water taken on will drain once out of the river. OTOH if not then the foot buildings will be so full of water just getting out of the river may be a problem due to the weight of water in those buildings.
It is vexing.
Then again, if the building can (relatively) easily lift its legs to walk under normal conditions, lifting them when they’re full of water should be no problem.
If they’re following the Oregon Trail, they should cross around the Wallula Gap, south of the Tri-Citites, on the way to Walla Walla. The main channel is still a few dozen feet deep there, but it’s not wide and Annex One could probably step over that. The rest is shallow, as far as I know.
Why wouldn’t he (assuming you meant to say Oregon Trail)?
The Oregon Trail was established in the early 1800s. He was built in 1850. Not to mention he has had access to the internet for the past 30 years or so.
Hitty, dearest . . . I fear I must once again remind you that you are non-biological. And, furthermore, given that your lovely fusion pi- device, that is, is currently running at full capacity with all the excess heat generation that implies, I truly believe that if, in the highly unlikely condition that some cholera bacteria, by some bizarre mischance, made it into your insides, the cholera would die of you.
Now *that’s* a happy, well-adjusted couple!
Oh, do let us hope our dear Hitty is not losing her cabbage.
MY CABBAGES!
Hitty’s swirly eye switches in the first and second panel, and changes to both non swirly in the fourth.
The internet will do that to you.
That’s because cholera is serious business.
Hitty has stumbled on the internet educational game version of Oregon Trail, I think. 🙂
As long as they don’t start “Dissing Terry”, they should be fine.
Hitty needs to recruit Prudence Fairweather as a guide. ^_~
Wonder if she’s in contact with Tigerlilly’s “friend” who was into Conestoga wagons…
I can’t tell if that is a brilliant idea of a disaster in the making. She’d help them cross the country, but would it be worth the “improvements” made along the way.
http://skin-horse.com/comic/can-we/
Hadn’t realized how long it was since we’d seen Debbie… sigh…
By which I meant Imogene… Insomnia punctuated by fireworks, sorry. I hear her as either Judy Jetson or Penny Robinson. Who was always talking to a Bloop named… never mind.
The real question you need to ask of anyone to determine what sort of person they are: are you a “ford the river” type, or a “caulk the wagon” type?
You missed one. The “make dinner while someone else caulks the wagon” type. (Not necessarily advocating for traditional roles here, I just happen to like cooking and seeing to getting people fed – I’m not really an engineering type.)
As for fording the river, I want to see someone else make it across successfully first.
And then you have people like me, who like to do all of the above.
Not at the same time, of course.
never did understand why you couldn’t just calk the wagon and then try to ford the river. If it doesn’t work out you float…..
(sees new chapter title)
…is that anything like “Slowly I turn!”
In keeping with all Skin Horse titles being quotes from children’s literature, it’s from Mr Fox’s song in Fantastic Mr Fox by the great Roald Dahl.
Home again swiftly I glide,
Back to my beautiful bride.
She’ll not feel so rotten
As soon as she’s gotten
Some cider inside her inside.
And the other, even naughtier-sounding verse:
Home again swiftly I glide,
Back to my beautiful bride.
She’ll not feel so hollow,
If only she’ll swallow,
Some cider inside her inside.
Hitty has hit on something, though (pun intended) – the Columbia River bridges (or any bridges) aren’t designed to take the weight of something the size of Annex One, she’ll have to wade across. The channel is dredged 43ft deep up to Portland, is that going to be a problem? Might want to cross farther upstream.
Hmmm, you do have a point. Perhaps Hitty is starting to try to use metaphor conversationally, but just don’t quite have the knack down yet.
43 feet wouldn’t even be waist-deep for Annex One.
But are the lower floors water tight? Parts of Annex One could get flooded… though that might not be all bad, they might trap some salmon in there.
They’ve been flooded before….
If they mutate fast enough, the salmon could then help the fishborgs launch a coup against the crystal entities.
I think we may be arguing in a vacuum here. All kinds of factors apply, like are the exit doors and windows on the feet strong enough to withstand 40 ft. of water pressure etc. If so, and if the fording is quick enough, then minor leaks are no problem. The water taken on will drain once out of the river. OTOH if not then the foot buildings will be so full of water just getting out of the river may be a problem due to the weight of water in those buildings.
It is vexing.
Then again, if the building can (relatively) easily lift its legs to walk under normal conditions, lifting them when they’re full of water should be no problem.
If they’re following the Oregon Trail, they should cross around the Wallula Gap, south of the Tri-Citites, on the way to Walla Walla. The main channel is still a few dozen feet deep there, but it’s not wide and Annex One could probably step over that. The rest is shallow, as far as I know.
I hope Annex One has a pair of big rubber boots for when they ford the river.
Check Tigerlily’s closet.
I assume that brutalist concrete buildings can swim.
How does Mustachio know about Organ Trail?
Why wouldn’t he (assuming you meant to say Oregon Trail)?
The Oregon Trail was established in the early 1800s. He was built in 1850. Not to mention he has had access to the internet for the past 30 years or so.
When youre bolted to the floor, flash games are your friend. In his world, probably literally.
Hitty, dearest . . . I fear I must once again remind you that you are non-biological. And, furthermore, given that your lovely fusion pi- device, that is, is currently running at full capacity with all the excess heat generation that implies, I truly believe that if, in the highly unlikely condition that some cholera bacteria, by some bizarre mischance, made it into your insides, the cholera would die of you.