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Forum: Computers and The Internet 10th October 2024, 20:21
Replies: 13
Views: 2,535
Posted By Makko
I have Win11 on the HP and have had no problems...

I have Win11 on the HP and have had no problems either.
Forum: Computers and The Internet 10th October 2024, 00:13
Replies: 13
Views: 2,535
Posted By Makko
BTW, my eldest daughter, a dyed in the hair Apple...

BTW, my eldest daughter, a dyed in the hair Apple person, always comments that my laptop is faster than a Mac! It was a darned sight less to buy, so good!

Rgds.
Dave
Forum: Computers and The Internet 10th October 2024, 00:12
Replies: 13
Views: 2,535
Posted By Makko
I use McAfee which is good and non-invasive on my...

I use McAfee which is good and non-invasive on my personal laptop, not at all like my Corporate laptop which is so full of "corporate stuff" that it is almost unusable! McAfee also pop-up the...
Forum: Shipbuilding 1900 -1960 20th September 2024, 18:11
Replies: 8
Views: 7,482
Posted By Makko
I am not an expert, Roy! Nowadays, I am never...

I am not an expert, Roy! Nowadays, I am never dismayed, on a daily basis, at the "accurate" news reports and "Youtubers" et al, disseminating blatantly false information. We live in a world of smoke...
Forum: Shipbuilding 1900 -1960 19th September 2024, 21:13
Replies: 8
Views: 7,482
Posted By Makko
Roy, Generally, the iron produced in the...

Roy,

Generally, the iron produced in the blast furnace is used in the electric induction furnaces to produce the certified slabs for onward processing. An alternate method is the HYLSA process to...
Forum: Say Hello 14th September 2024, 19:20
Replies: 4
Views: 7,178
Posted By Makko
Welcome aboard. I was a Jan 80 EC. I never sailed...

Welcome aboard. I was a Jan 80 EC. I never sailed out from or to a UK port during my time with OF!
Rgds.
Dae
Forum: Places, People & Events of Maritime Interest 29th August 2024, 19:59
Replies: 16
Views: 12,106
Posted By Makko
Or that other famous saying: "A secret is...

Or that other famous saying:

"A secret is something shared by three people and two of them are dead!"

Rgds.
Dave
Forum: Mess Deck 22nd August 2024, 20:18
Replies: 15
Views: 5,308
Posted By Makko
I forgot that one and have seen it too! Rgds. ...

I forgot that one and have seen it too!
Rgds.
Dave
Forum: Mess Deck 22nd August 2024, 00:23
Replies: 15
Views: 5,308
Posted By Makko
There is an Eiffel cast-iron church in Santa...

There is an Eiffel cast-iron church in Santa Rosalia, Baja California. It was fabricated in Brasil. Santa Rosalia grew up around a lead mine, exploited by a French company. The original buildings are...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 19th June 2024, 00:28
Replies: 7
Views: 4,865
Posted By Makko
The roundy roundy thing rings a bell. I...

The roundy roundy thing rings a bell.

I don't know if in anyone else's experience they came across the same thing, but in Blue Funnel, when taking over the watch, we never asked how the Main...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th June 2024, 23:11
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,238
Posted By Makko
For some completely unknown reason, one of those...

For some completely unknown reason, one of those PG Tips adverts (where they are moving the piano) came into my head:

Son - "Dad, do you know the piano's on my foot!"
Dad - "You hum it and I'll...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 19th May 2024, 23:13
Replies: 16
Views: 20,881
Posted By Makko
I had to return a rental car to Luton. I could...

I had to return a rental car to Luton. I could never find a gas station. I remember one long street where cars were in various stages of "repair" and many of the parts, even engines, doors, etcetera,...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 18th May 2024, 19:44
Replies: 19
Views: 10,537
Posted By Makko
Makko is jab free - I had COVID, no big deal. I...

Makko is jab free - I had COVID, no big deal. I caught it at the company christmas dinner, however, all attendees were screened before entering and I languished on the terrace for good order.

I do...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 17th May 2024, 23:04
Replies: 16
Views: 20,881
Posted By Makko
When joining Barber Blue Sea vessels in Newark...

When joining Barber Blue Sea vessels in Newark (Port Elizabeth), we were put up in a Howard Johnson. A strange place that had a notice in the room to use the security chain at all times and NEVER...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 7th March 2024, 00:44
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,238
Posted By Makko
Be careful Malcolm - That was devised by a design...

Be careful Malcolm - That was devised by a design committee headed by Tom Vart and seconded by FG86!!!!!!

I am now donning my tin helmet and dropping into a shell crater!

Rgds.
Dave
Forum: Say Hello 27th February 2024, 00:39
Replies: 11
Views: 6,501
Posted By Makko
Nice introduction, welcome TigerMet! Rgds....

Nice introduction, welcome TigerMet!

Rgds. from Mexico City,
Dave
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 19th February 2024, 23:02
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,238
Posted By Makko
Following on from Malcolm's last: What do...

Following on from Malcolm's last:

What do Captain Kirk and toilet paper have in common?




They both eliminate Klingons!

Rgds.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 19th February 2024, 23:00
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,238
Posted By Makko
??????????? Am I thick?

???????????
Am I thick?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 5th February 2024, 20:51
Replies: 19
Views: 10,537
Posted By Makko
It does, indeed! And I am just a 61 yo...

It does, indeed! And I am just a 61 yo Whippersnapper. Best regards, Harry.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 5th February 2024, 17:31
Replies: 19
Views: 10,537
Posted By Makko
Harry, I enjoyed reading your post. However,...

Harry,

I enjoyed reading your post. However, just one small correction, "two of fat and one of lean" is the funnel on T & J Harrison of Liverpool. Hungry Hogarth's was black with a big white H.
...
Forum: Other Companies/Ships 31st January 2024, 22:22
Replies: 123
Views: 109,503
Posted By Makko
Great story, Lao Pan! Rgds. Dave

Great story, Lao Pan!

Rgds.
Dave
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 30th December 2023, 22:31
Replies: 500
Views: 295,759
Posted By Makko
Thanks! Same to you Dave. Rgds. from Mexico...

Thanks! Same to you Dave.
Rgds. from Mexico City,
Dave
Forum: Shipbuilding 1900 -1960 30th December 2023, 22:29
Replies: 1
Views: 15,116
Posted By Makko
Good info, thanks Gjisha! Rgds. Dave

Good info, thanks Gjisha!

Rgds.
Dave
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th December 2023, 18:20
Replies: 500
Views: 295,759
Posted By Makko
This makes it five!

This makes it five!
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 14th December 2023, 01:32
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,238
Posted By Makko
Good one Alick!

Good one Alick!
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