Ponderings over the pond: Ghost boats in Chicago

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Some boats aren't really there.

All photos at the harbor in Chicago at Lake Michigan.

O.K. said...: Great photos!; September 28, 2007 at 3:15 PM
LS said...: Question - do you think all people can recognize what the last photo shows? I know someone that couldn't, and she knows about boats like this...; September 29, 2007 at 12:11 PM
O.K. said...: Everyone should recognize a "puttifrånpåse" when they see one, right? :D; September 30, 2007 at 8:11 AM
pippi longstockings said...: These are beautiful photos. I think I must go there some day... it will be a great day I´m sure; September 30, 2007 at 9:57 AM
LS said...: Yes, I love Chicago and you ought to visit, pippi! It has a very different feel than New York, still very urban but more human somehow. Or more life-like?; September 30, 2007 at 9:33 PM
LS said...: "puttifrånpåse" = squeeze bag?; September 30, 2007 at 9:34 PM
pippi longstockings said...: I think "puttifrånpåse" means "put-away-on-you" or "put-away-of-you" !?; October 1, 2007 at 3:37 PM
LS said...: I suddenly forgot the real word for the squeeze bag - that is what happens when you are being silly for a long time.

So, what O.K. is talking about here, is a 'fender', the white bag-like thing that protects the boat against the pier. But "push-away-bag" sounds better. I wonder why it is called fender and the origin of that word...; October 1, 2007 at 7:34 PM

Ponderings over the pond