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@EdisonMotorsLtd just drove the Edison Pickup (a Re-powered Ram 2500 body for legal reasons) Across Canada from Donald, AB to Southern Ontario (~2,100 miles) averaging about 23.5mpg on their Diesel Electric Hybrid powertrain. Amazing.
The (2nd) or last Fitzgerald was the Steamer R.P. Fitzgerald that was launched in 1887 and laid up in St. Clair in 1924, burned by kids in 1929, just an outline of itself in 1949 and the Anchor is currently on display in the Marina (2026).
There have been four different boats in the shipping industry named Fitzgerald on the Great Lakes. The first, I mentioned above, the E. Fitzgerald. Another was named for Edmund's father got to attend the launch of the launch of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald.
The Edmund's home port was Milwaukee. More of an official registry thing than anything. Only ever visited it once, in 1958 during a steel workers strike.
Since it's November and you included an image of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald - here's some random facts.
How many times has an Edmund or Edmond Fitzgerald sank on the great lakes? 2. Nov 14, 1883 on Lake Erie the E. Fitzgerald was fouled off of Long Point, Ontario taking 6 sailors and a stewardess. The E. Fitzgerald was built and named after Edmund's Great Uncle Edmond.
The song? Was basically lifted from a Newsweek article and sung over an Irish rift that Gordon had heard one time in Ireland. Why did he write the song? Someone misspelled Edmund in a newspaper article about the sinking.
The airplay version of the song? Was the very first version they had ever played, Gordon walked in and said just start playing along, no rehearsals, nothing. They played through it a few times, the first version was the one they liked best.
In a relatively short span of time the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald (29 men), The S.S. Carl Bradley (33 men) and the S.S. Daniel J. Morell (28 men) had been lost on the Great Lakes. After the Mighty Fitz, the USCG really clamped down on regulations for the shipping industry. There's not been a major accident since.
There are songs I know that normies don't. youtube.com/watch?v=uvVYghF7…
Look, I'm not saying I'm a Cybersecurity Expert... but I've been around. I'm also not saying you are not, but I am saying that holding out a single credential as an investigative badge is bad. Even worse if you present it as some sort of validation of your investigative prowess.
