I'm off to see the lizzard!

[mudsucker]

I leave today for a month on the "Upper Miss. River" as I will be part of the crew on the M.V. Mississippi which is a Army Corp Tug that does the "low water inspection tour" for the Miss. River Commision. I will be the First Mate and will meet the boat in Memphis. We will take the General of Miss.Valley Division and his staff up to St. Paul MN. and start the trip down, stopping at major cities along the river to host "town meetings" with the local politicos, etc. The afternoons will be an open house for the local populace! Will try to post a schedual in case we stop in your town. Y'all are invited to come see the largest tug on the river. It is 283' long(i think). Will know for sure this p.m. as the Mudsucker goes "Huck Finn"!!!!

[Po Monkey Lounger]

This sounds like a month long party at taxpayers's expense.

[bigbeeducker]

Post some pics.

[iron grip]

Tell us when you see Teal heading our way!!!

PML wrote:

This sounds like a month long party at taxpayers's expense.

Don't you know what the word Government means??

[MMallard]

It is actually a really informative town meeting to attend. It will give you a better prespective of how the Corps has to deal with the entire watershed rather than what runs in our backyard.

[Grommet]

If ya'll stop off in Natchez let me know.

[lowbar]

http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/pa/news/2006/12-06.doc

[Super Black Eagle]

"low water inspection tour" for the Miss. River....

I can here'em hollerin'

Maaaarrrrrrrrrkkkk Twwaaaaiiiiiinnnnn !!!!!!!!!!!

[Seymore]

"low water inspection tour" for the Miss. River....

I can here'em hollerin'

Maaaarrrrrrrrrkkkk Twwaaaaiiiiiinnnnn !!!!!!!!!!!

As all the little African's start singing the spiritual, "Mudsucker, he's a might captain man a might captain man is he"

[Dutch Dog]

I guess its better than "off to see the GIZZARD"

[mudsucker]

I guess its better than "off to see the GIZZARD"

That would have been when I met Ben-BSing at Roberts place in Dundee back in Nov. UPDATE: I am here on the "MISS." as I write this and will have internet by satillite. The vessel is 241' long by 56' wide, making it the largest in size and tonnage(displacment) on the river! It is in great shape with a new coat of paint on the outside and lots of shiny wax on the decks!.......More to follow later!

[mudsucker]

We left Memphrica around 1645(4:45pm for you landlubers) and headed out of the port northbound soon Mud Island and downtown Memphis was in view. Then I went to bed as I am on the "afterwatch"(midnight to 6am/noon to 6pm). Exciting so far, isn't it!!!!!

[mudsucker]

Came on watch just below Cario IL just before midnight this am. Got to see the Ohio river off to the right and got into the upper Mississippi and boy , it looks no bigger than a bayou up here! We stopped at the landing at Cape Giraudeau from 7:30-11:00 a.m. I went for a walk of the first 3 streets off the river and came upon a sign that I took a pic of. Will try to post it later. It advertised a place named, "Rufus Mudsucker's Liquid Lounge"!!!!!!! Nice flood wall mural on the land side that show the history of the area with relation to the river. Any one who comes through here ought to stop and see it! Nice "old" part of town too!

Huck Finn out!
a.k.a. Rufus Mudsucker

[Dutch Dog]

So now we can call you Rufus??? How about Rufus mudpucker
Y'all have a good trip and bring back some cooler weather from the land of 10,000 lakes.

[Johnboy114]

well when ya get back down to ms, and you are where the big black joins up give my uncle a flash...he is the house on the rock just south of the big black....