I had believed aluminum to be a problem in the Falklands War, but apparently not.
I think you’re remembering the USS Stark, a guided missile frigate hit by an Exocet missile un 1987.
Obligatory photo. The Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates were infamous for having aluminum superstructures.
Yes, the artwork on the metro is exquisite!
Where’s matt? He could give them a tour!
So much for global warming.
Ah yes. Kingston. Where a Queen’s leather jacket, an umbrella, and a wool sweater were not enough to keep one dry walking home five blocks in the rain.
When some areas become warm, like the arctic, other places become cold. It is now called “climate change” so that the concept is easier to understand.
I know.
I was being a shit.
Plus, you’re assuming this weather is colder than usual in Montréal. How do you know it’s not actually above the average temperature? 
You mean your breath usually falls to the ground?
I know one of the engineers who worked on this ship. I told him I blamed him for the delays.
Perhaps I should point out, for the benefit of those from distant places, that “a Queen’s leather jacket” most likely refers to a college jacket from Queen’s University, which is in Kingston, and not a leather jacket borrowed from Her Majesty, which probably wouldn’t fit anyway, nor is it a reference to some monarchistic affectation. 
USS Belknap collided with the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy in 1975; Belknap’s entire (aluminum) superstructure was pretty much completely destroyed in the ensuing fire.
Aside from a two-week stretch around Xmas and New Year’s, I believe it has been warmer than normal this winter.
It’s why we keep getting freezing rain instead of good old blizzards.
Overall we are having far more freeze-thaw cycles, and it completely sucks, especially since it’s too mild for outdoor rinks to stay frozen.
She’s free!
the locals were not fans of the noise it was making in port
Canadians politely ask US Navy's noisy new warship stuck in ice to move away - mlive.com
Let’s face it. It was there to protect the Northern border of the US against the Canadian threat.