Honorverse ramblings and musings

George J. Smith wrote:Hi All, it's that time of the year again, so for all of you who celebrate it:

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno gadu
Joyeux Noël et bonne année
መልካም ገና & መልካም አዲስ አመት
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒻᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦ/ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕝᕕᓯᐅᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑎᙳᒪᕆᒃ
Maligayang pasko at manigong bagong taon!
أجمل التهاني بمناسبة الميلاد و حلول السنة الجديدة
聖誕節同新年快樂 誕快樂 新年快樂
Veselé vánoce a šťastný nový rok
Geseënde Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige Nuwe jaar
Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr
Καλά Χριστούγεννα! Kala Christouyenna! Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Έτος!
शुभ क्रिसमस नये साल की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें
Nollaig shona duit Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit
Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo
പുഥുവല്സര ആശംസകല്ന വവല്സര ആശംസകല്
سال نو مبارکكريسمس مبارک
С Рождеством Христовым С наступающим Новым Годом
Crăciun fericit şi un An Nou Fericit
Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo!

Looking forward to maybe a couple of anthologies in the coming year

cthia wrote:For some reason Paul Tankersley's line to Honor of having to explain the plumbing to Nimitz regarding his space suit popped into my head. Question...

Isn't the average spacer subject to the same discomfort, or are their space suits more... agreeable?

cthia wrote:For some reason Paul Tankersley's line to Honor of having to explain the plumbing to Nimitz regarding his space suit popped into my head. Question...

Isn't the average spacer subject to the same discomfort, or are their space suits more... agreeable?

pnakasone wrote:

cthia wrote:For some reason Paul Tankersley's line to Honor of having to explain the plumbing to Nimitz regarding his space suit popped into my head. Question...

Isn't the average spacer subject to the same discomfort, or are their space suits more... agreeable?

No as space suit technology is likely very mature one in Honorverse civilian space suits are likely not that much different then the ones the military uses.

Has there been any mention of any sort of emergency space suits?

Jonathan_S wrote:

cthia wrote:For some reason Paul Tankersley's line to Honor of having to explain the plumbing to Nimitz regarding his space suit popped into my head. Question...

Isn't the average spacer subject to the same discomfort, or are their space suits more... agreeable?

I seem to recall that even Honorverse skinsuits aren't the most comfortable to hook up the plumbing on. You need a water-tight connection on the front and something on the rear. Didn't NASA just put out a request for idea for dealing with solid waste in a spacesuit that's better Than the adult diapers you'd need now.

However humans can understand why they're putting themselves through the temporary discomfort of hooking up the plumbing - a treecar not so much.

cthia wrote:For some reason Paul Tankersley's line to Honor of having to explain the plumbing to Nimitz regarding his space suit popped into my head. Question...

Isn't the average spacer subject to the same discomfort, or are their space suits more... agreeable?

cthia wrote:

Jonathan_S wrote:Interesting Jonathan. I'd be more apt to believe that the treecats would have no problem understanding that no one wants to wallow in his own mire or shit where they lay.

What I think Tankersley meant by the retort, is that the treecats would be gobsmacked that with all of the human technology they've witnessed, the only solution in this instance that the two-legs could come up with is to skewer oneself.

cthia wrote:For some reason Paul Tankersley's line to Honor of having to explain the plumbing to Nimitz regarding his space suit popped into my head. Question...

Isn't the average spacer subject to the same discomfort, or are their space suits more... agreeable?

Jonathan_S wrote:I seem to recall that even Honorverse skinsuits aren't the most comfortable to hook up the plumbing on. You need a water-tight connection on the front and something on the rear. Didn't NASA just put out a request for idea for dealing with solid waste in a spacesuit that's better Than the adult diapers you'd need now.

However humans can understand why they're putting themselves through the temporary discomfort of hooking up the plumbing - a treecar not so much.

cthia wrote:Interesting Jonathan. I'd be more apt to believe that the treecats would have no problem understanding that no one wants to wallow in his own mire or shit where they lay.

What I think Tankersley meant by the retort, is that the treecats would be gobsmacked that with all of the human technology they've witnessed, the only solution in this instance that the two-legs could come up with is to skewer oneself.

WeirdlyWired wrote: Everyone underestimates the treecat's inate sense of humor. But I Think it was more anthropomorphism, imagining Honor unceremoniously grabbing him by the Johnson and sticking a catheter up it ...

cthia wrote:What I think Tankersley meant by the retort, is that the treecats would be gobsmacked that with all of the human technology they've witnessed, the only solution in this instance that the two-legs could come up with is to skewer oneself.