FORBES MAGAZINE
SAY WHAAAAA ???
(This article was one
of my early experiences with the commercial news media. It was devised and written by non-subbers seeking to sell magazines. Most people won't see what's wrong but to a
longtime subber like me it looks like crap and I wish
I'd never been named in it. Lesson
learned: always insist on final cut.)
Addressing
points found in the article by Forbes
Magazine writer David Armstrong, above:
1.
Designing and building submarines is a technical skill; not a
"mania."
2.
Building a submarine is not "cheap" in any way whatsoever.
3.
My name is Pat but "David" wouldn't allow me to be called that
here! "Patrick." Wow.
4.
I don't get "breathless" when I talk about submarines; I had just run
up a flight of stairs to catch Armstrong's single phone interview and was a
little out of breath.
5.
I was 40 years old when I launched the Nautilus Minisub; not 53.
6.
I never said "It was terrifying."
7.
David's specs regarding what the submarine cost and how deep it's been are all
wrong.
All that in only the
first 1/3 of the article? Sorry
Dave! If this was a writing assignment;
you flunked!