There are recessions and there are disasters

Not all disasters are equal

Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, the world's most luxurious liner which hit an iceberg in 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank taking more than 1,500 people with her. You've either read a book about the disaster or seen a movie about this disaster.

The truth of the Titanic

When the latest version of the movie came out, I took an Online Payday Loan to buy tickets for my entire family. I thought it was important that everyone know the story and perhaps learn something from it. I later learned that modern testing of the hull has shown that inferior metal rivets were used in the construction and that on collision of the metal plates with the iceberg under terrific force, these rivets 'popped' allowing the plates to buckle and letting the water in.

Titanic-iana

When one talks about man-made disasters the Titanic is way out in front. There are people who collect Titanic-iana, there are Titanic fan clubs, there are websites on the internet with the most intimate details of the passengers and the ship. There is the Titanic Historical Society whose headquarters are in Indian Orchard MA.

Now, as the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s launch looms there is a new exhibition at Belfast’s Linenhall Library and it features a small brass trinket box that held its secret link to the Titanic safe across the years and thousands of miles. This is quite an amazing story. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "There are recessions and there are disasters"