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AverageOldGuy

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Tue Jun 23, 2026, 04:00 PM Tuesday

QUICK!!! Call Trump's pool guy!!! [View all]

Just returned from grocery store, turned on CNN, chryon read:

Ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz fouled with barnacles, ocean crud!!



I've read somewhere that when ships sit for even a brief time, barnacles and other crap can foul the hulls, adding drag which adds big $$$ in extra fuel to overcome the drag.

CALL TRUMP'S POOL GUY!!! Sounds like a $500 million contract in there somewhere!!
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QUICK!!! Call Trump's pool guy!!! [View all] AverageOldGuy Tuesday OP
Barnacles and fouled hulls--I've heard that too hlthe2b Tuesday #1
Pool guy enid602 Tuesday #2
...because he asked for payment??? ret5hd Tuesday #3
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