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sleeperspirit Location: allentown Total Likes: 366 likes \| \|	SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < on 10/8/2015 12:15 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	http://www.ssusc.org/category/news/ I don't understand how it costs 60,000 dollars a month to keep it ?

1600 Gender: Male Total Likes: 16 likes \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 1 on 10/8/2015 1:18 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I think the costs are all docking fees and security... Sorry to see her go though.

Turd Furgusen Location: Charleston, WV Gender: Male Total Likes: 351 likes I think marijuana is just nature's way of saying high! \| \| \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 2 on 10/8/2015 5:55 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I'm flying into Philadelphia in about two weeks. I'll go right over it (assuming it's still there).
	Everyone has a dark side, mines just a little more illuminated.

zero5four Location: Southwest Florida Gender: Male Total Likes: 15 likes \| \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 3 on 10/8/2015 7:35 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	wtf
	gotta get in, before its gone forever

Speed Location: Philly area Gender: Male Total Likes: 592 likes Retired Explorer \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 4 on 10/9/2015 12:17 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	I'm not surprised it's going. I'm surprised it's been there as long as it has. Its pretty obvious, especially to this crowd that there is little to no regard for anything historic.
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IndoAnomaly Location: Austin, TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 636 likes Nothing to see here. \| \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 5 on 10/9/2015 3:44 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Fuck. Might have to make an emergency trip.
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sleeperspirit Location: allentown Total Likes: 366 likes \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 6 on 10/9/2015 11:27 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	I think I saw a set porcelain doll posted on here awhile back, shame it's gutted I think it's turned me off to exploring the thing .

SouthPaw Location: Allentown/Philadelphia Gender: Male Total Likes: 39 likes \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 7 on 10/9/2015 7:26 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Damn, but I'm not really surprised.

CaptOrbit Location: Sarasota, FL or Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Total Likes: 149 likes There you are, right back in the jungle again. \| \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 8 on 10/11/2015 5:47 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	The SS United States Conservancy is claiming they may still have a chance to save it, but they are rapidly running out of time at this point they are just about begging for donations... and rightfully so http://www.ssusc.org/ [last edit 10/11/2015 5:47 AM by CaptOrbit - edited 1 times]
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atothe Location: Philadelphia Gender: Male Total Likes: 6 likes \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 9 on 10/13/2015 8:15 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Photographed the ship on behalf of the conservation and I must say its a beauty, even though its gutted in its abandonment. I'm working with them to do a last minute fundraiser / photo op for everyone interested in donating to the cause. As more details emerge I'll share them with those interested in the group. Sadly, I will / cannot share photos from the inside, until it is no more. Feel free to reach out if you're interested in donating to the cause. Best, @Atothe
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Posted by sleeperspiritI don't understand how it costs 60,000 dollars a month to keep it ?

If something in the military costs less than $60,000.00 it's a miracle. I will take this moment to decry the military industrial economy, how much bloat the military carries, etc.

Anyway, this would be an amazing explore but I'm gonna say I don't want to end up in whatever Guantanamo they have set up now. You get caught on that thing and you've possibly put your life in some wide-eyed 18-year-old kid's hands- and he's holding an automatic weapon. I feel like a negative nancy tonight but I wouldn't be caught dead in a restricted military shipyard.

On the other hand I could be totally wrong, it could be a walk-on.

But do you want to take that chance?

"See you guys, you never listen to me. I said there was gonna be trouble but you didn't listen to me. You guys are crazy. You know, you guys are self destructive. There's a funny farm and it has your names written all over it. But I'm gettin' out of here. I'm... I smell ice cream!"

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Posted by atothe

Sadly, I will / cannot share photos from the inside, until it is no more.

What the inside looks like is no secret. There is a couple excellent sets of photos from inside floating around on this site. A few of the members here through the years have gotten permission from the conservatory to shoot this magnificent Ship.

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Radical_Ed Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Gender: Male Total Likes: 2728 likes "You work your life away and what do they give? You're only killing yourself to live!" \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 12 on 10/17/2015 1:45 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I vacation on the Outer Banks islands off the coast of North Carolina and there used to be a restaurant named the Windmill Point in the town of Nag's Head. Years ago they purchased a great deal of the furnishings, fittings and memorabilia from this ship and moved it to their restaurant. After some research, I found an awesome link to someone who took photos of it all. Sadly, the restaurant went out of business in 2007 and the collection was split up and donated to a museum and a university in Newport News, Virginia. Check out the link. It's fascinating if you're a fan of the ship. http://www.northat...20Restaurant.html
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Radical_Ed Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Gender: Male Total Likes: 2728 likes "You work your life away and what do they give? You're only killing yourself to live!" \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 13 on 10/17/2015 1:52 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Oh, and here are some links to photos of the inside. http://maritimemat...one-a-look-inside/ http://hiddencityp...the-dazzling-ship/ http://www.dailyma...agship-nation.html http://www.phillym...tthew-christopher/
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sleeperspirit Location: allentown Total Likes: 366 likes \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 14 on 10/18/2015 1:41 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Thanks ed

-Rio- Location: Vancouver Gender: Male Total Likes: 172 likes \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 15 on 10/25/2015 10:16 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Heres a you tube video i saw today, mix of video inside and outside, along with some photos at the end http://youtu.be/fxIgkgBbpQg
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Radical_Ed Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Gender: Male Total Likes: 2728 likes "You work your life away and what do they give? You're only killing yourself to live!" \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 16 on 11/1/2015 1:23 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Here's a link to an NBC Nightly News piece aired last week. http://www.ssusc.org/category/news/
	"Are you happy now with all the choices you've made?" "Are there times in life when you know you should've stayed?" "Will you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?" "Winners and losers... which one will you be today?" *Social Distortion*

Darthbindy Location: Toronto Gender: Male Total Likes: 43 likes \| \| \|	Re: SS United States doomed for the scrap yard by the end of the month < Reply # 17 on 11/18/2015 5:02 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	According to their site (http://myemail.con...80&aid=Nj3aRsDlEcY), the ship has been saved for at least another month. I also read elsewhere that they are now planning on towing it to Brooklyn where it will be permanently docked.

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