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Originally Posted by skunk works
I have the book of which you speak Carl. I confess I got it for the pictures, and not Bob's POV. He tried to keep secret the location of the wreck from subsequent expeditions, but they found it anyway.
My opinion of him dropped after that "implied" ownership game.
Sorta like when I saw Bob Vila swing a hammer for the first time (many years ago). What a motor-mouth "POSER".
The kids can pound nails better than he can. Then I found out he used to sell shoes, foot by smelly foot. He was first to make it in the Home Improvement TV world, but without Norm Abrams....he's just a shoe salesman.
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Hi Skunk.W. I admit I was tempted at buying a copy of his book last time I was at Barnes & Nobles. I looked at it but only skimmed bits of the text since I did not have much time to be there. I seem to recall that your right about Ballards opinion on who owns that wreck. He kind of irritated me about it. He also compared it to what happened with the Titanic site.
On Bob Vila, that figures. He's not what he professes to be-which is an expert. I never did like it when he was host of that show. Heh heh, and I like your comparing him to a Shoe salesman. Sort of Al Bundyish ;-))