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• The original tugboat, the Charlotte Dundas, first sailed in 1803. Designed by William Symington, the Charlotte Dundas successfully towed two 70-ton barges in Glasgow along the Forth and Clyde Canal. Using a 10-hp steam-driven engine linked directly to the paddle crank, she measured 56 ft long by 18 ft wide, and was also the world's first practical steamboat application.
• Modern tugboats are primarily diesel driven. They come in a variety of configurations, like ITB and ATB (integrated vs articulated tug and barge), and can be seagoing or harbor boats. Harbor tugs can also assist with cargo operations, and showcase omnidirectional propellers that allow 360 degrees of travel. They also often feature a deluge gun to assist in firefighting efforts.
• Popular film and television tugboats include the Narcissus of "Tugboat Annie" fame, and the lovable Theodore Tugboat, the titular character of the show bearing his namesake.
• Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson is expected to make his MLB pitching maiden voyage for the Giants tonight against his former organization. Weighing an impressive 250 lbs. on a 6'1" frame, he showcases his "invisible" fastball, while mixing in the slider, changeup and cutter. His nickname "Tugboat" was bestowed upon him by his dad's best friend in his Little League World Series days, because he "wasn't moving too fast around the bases..."

Sources:

1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Charlotte-Dundas
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20040620005550/http://www.crawford-john.org.uk/symintn.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tugboat
4. https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/matt-tugboat-wilkinson-called-up-by-giants

AI disclaimer: This shitpost was entirely written by bored human hands.

HOGS OUT.

Now that Sarah has been reading about nonviolent resistance and has discovered the 3.5% theory, it sounds like she is ready to become the resistance leader that was promised, but she's finally gonna show us how to do it right! No pots and pans this time! /s

Gimme a break. Some of us have been protesting the whole time and we keep getting told we're doing it wrong. We read the nonviolent resistance philosophies in our teens and twenties and have been showing up the whole time. We tried an Occupy but it wasn't organized perfectly, we did a Women's March but the hats were too unserious, we were there for BLM but we yelled too loudly and a few people broke some things, we tried to do sit-ins for Gaza but our language was wrong and we were too disrespectful, and now we're too old when we show up for No Kings. We're somehow too ANTIFA if we do, too lazy if we don't, or simply told we just keep doing it wrong when we try.

I'm glad Tim made the aside about the woman driving an Uber on the side as a bus driver. That's many of us. But we're still showing up when we can, sometimes using our precious time off, or after coordinating some other kind of care for the family members we're responsible for, or to the detriment of recovering from a double shift. But folks are doing their best. I'm GLAD the older generations are picking up the slack where we can't.

Sincerely,

A tired millennial who doesn't wanna be lectured about protesting anymore.