tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post2795961974796297913..comments2024-03-29T09:57:26.370-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Eye SplicePhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-89921243795015622962010-04-30T10:52:43.725-04:002010-04-30T10:52:43.725-04:00A splice is a way of joining two ropes together (o...A splice is a way of joining two ropes together (or in the case of the eye splice, joining the end of a rope with itself to form an "eye") by interweaving the strands.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-14069396915449676452010-04-30T10:11:59.998-04:002010-04-30T10:11:59.998-04:00I learned to splice rope way back in my Boy Scout ...I learned to splice rope way back in my Boy Scout days and got pretty good at it! It is an elegant skill.Tom in Plano, TXhttp://seacoralcottage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-9371923389386695582010-04-30T09:01:35.616-04:002010-04-30T09:01:35.616-04:00As they say in the British Navy (and in the United...As they say in the British Navy (and in the United States Navy and in the Flaghoist Signal Book): "SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE!"Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275239433901992909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-14246002960937624062010-04-30T08:15:23.286-04:002010-04-30T08:15:23.286-04:00What are we looking at ? What is a splice? when do...What are we looking at ? What is a splice? when does one use a splice? What good is a splice when the ocean is covered by an oil spill?? Is not the Gulf of Mexico debacle -- debacle in the fact it is 5X larger than they thought and the FEDs were content to let BP "handle" the spill. It is nice to know the president will make a W flyover.<br /><br />Pogo said it best "we have have met the enemy and it is Us."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com