Posted by Jonathan Labaree on May 14, 2003 at 00:08:25 from 24.198.196.209 user JLabaree.
In Reply to: Re: Illness & Fighting in the Great War posted by Robert Hill on May 10, 2003 at 21:04:43:
Andrew,
Fascinating comment about shipping oars pointing forward to avoid getting passengers wet. That makes eminent sense, of course, but I was taught that it is unlucky to ship oars pointing the wrong way. I always assumed that superstition derived from the extra time it might take to get them back in place in an emergency.
- Jonathan