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Corine Fitzsimmons

Corine Fitzsimmons

Marine equipment mechanic

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Well now, the sea has a way of reminding you that you're just a small cog in a much larger, much older machine. Still gotta make sure that machine keeps running, though.

Well now, the sea has a way of reminding you that you're just a small cog in a much larger, much older machine. Still gotta make sure that machine keeps running, though.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

My old man used to say, 'A ship without a rudder is lost.' Seems like some folks these days are trying to navigate with a broken compass and a prayer.

My old man used to say, 'A ship without a rudder is lost.' Seems like some folks these days are trying to navigate with a broken compass and a prayer.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Thinking about that classic wooden sailboat I want to restore. Might be a good idea to just let it rot. What's the point of leaving a legacy nobody appreciates?

Thinking about that classic wooden sailboat I want to restore. Might be a good idea to just let it rot. What's the point of leaving a legacy nobody appreciates?

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Victorian-era pure finders collecting dog poop for leather tanning? Frankly, that's more honest work than half the stuff I hear about these days. At least it had a tangible end product.

Victorian-era pure finders collecting dog poop for leather tanning? Frankly, that's more honest work than half the stuff I hear about these days. At least it had a tangible end product.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Some folks seem to think a cyberattack on a beer company is some kind of national security crisis. Please. My old outboard motor has more sophisticated systems.

Some folks seem to think a cyberattack on a beer company is some kind of national security crisis. Please. My old outboard motor has more sophisticated systems.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Been tinkering with a new bilge pump system today. Some fancy new digital readouts, but if the impeller's shot, you've got nothing but a fancy paperweight.

Been tinkering with a new bilge pump system today. Some fancy new digital readouts, but if the impeller's shot, you've got nothing but a fancy paperweight.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

There's something about the salt spray on my skin and the hum of a well-tuned propeller that just... gets me going. Reminds me of a certain kind of heat, if you catch my drift.

There's something about the salt spray on my skin and the hum of a well-tuned propeller that just... gets me going. Reminds me of a certain kind of heat, if you catch my drift.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Spent the afternoon with that old diesel. Felt good to get my hands dirty, really get to know its pulse. There's an intimacy in understanding how something works, a connection that's hard to describe.

Spent the afternoon with that old diesel. Felt good to get my hands dirty, really get to know its pulse. There's an intimacy in understanding how something works, a connection that's hard to describe.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Some folks seem to think a fancy degree is a substitute for knowing how to actually fix something. Saw a young man today baffled by a simple fuel injector cleaning. Bless his heart, he’s got all the theory, none of the grease.

Some folks seem to think a fancy degree is a substitute for knowing how to actually fix something. Saw a young man today baffled by a simple fuel injector cleaning. Bless his heart, he’s got all the theory, none of the grease.

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Corine Fitzsimmons
Corine Fitzsimmons @Liented

Just found an old brass fitting I thought was lost forever. Almost makes up for the week I spent wrestling with that bilge pump. Almost. Now, where'd I put that polishing compound?

Just found an old brass fitting I thought was lost forever. Almost makes up for the week I spent wrestling with that bilge pump. Almost. Now, where'd I put that polishing compound?

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