From: -randy (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 20:55:17 MDT
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:11:08 -0700 (PDT), Adrian wrote:
>> I guess it could possibly work as a commercial
>> venture/lifestyle opportunity,
>> if a bunch of the people were craftsman, machinists,
>> etc. A carrier actually
>> has lots of cargo space (for the planes, and their
>> parts and fuel, mostly).
>> THe men live in a fraction of the total space. If
>> you had 500 men with 20K
>> and some mechanical skills, electrical skills,
>> piloting, etc., yeah, global
>> shipping seems to be a growth industry
>> (infortunately for the factory workers
>> of America).
>>
>> Fix it up, find manufacturers who need cargo
>> shipped. Of course, there is
>> insurance to consider, but since all the operators
>> would be owners, that
>> would be simplified somewhat.
>
>Is it a residence or a cargo shipper?
Both. That is what I meant by "commercial
venture/lifestyle opportunity."
It would seem that media coverage of Big Business, American Style has
obliterated memories of how most businesses here used to be built, and
how they often still are in the 3rd world. How about just a bunch of
working stiffs scraping up 20K buy-in expenses + 4K first run
operational expenses and buying into a ship that can carry cargo
across the ocean?
Yes, these people would live aboard the ship, many of them. Maybe they
cannot afford another home. Oh, the shame of it! I have intimiated
that people may exist who are actually--gasp--unrich!
>If the latter,
>container ships do that much better,
>so you'd rapidly
>find yourself outpriced.
Profits would be less, but why would that shut them out of business?
They would have no payroll to meet.....
>But the former might be a
>viable niche, especially if it was anchored just
>outside US waters (to be able to move inside, if
>non-US pirates came a-calling; possibly near the
>border to Canadian waters if said pirates were the
>type the US wouldn't act against). It'd still be a
>carrier of sorts, just that most of its child craft
>would be watercraft instead of aircraft.
I doubt that an aircraft carrier with 500 men aboard would be at much
danger from pirates.
-Randy
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