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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 6th January 2018, 18:21
Replies: 500
Views: 230,572
Posted By Rodney
South Carolina received three inches of snow on...

South Carolina received three inches of snow on Monday, Jan. 1st, as temperatures fell into the low f30's. Our heat pump failed that afternoon. Repair service in Charleston said the earliest they...
Forum: Royal Navy 6th January 2018, 17:42
Replies: 2
Views: 3,310
Posted By Rodney
A coincidence Dartskipper: My brother's...

A coincidence Dartskipper:

My brother's great-uncle's birth was registered in Westleton, Suffolk, but probably born in Blything, Suffolk. The family was from Suffolk for at least the five...
Forum: Royal Navy 3rd January 2018, 02:12
Replies: 2
Views: 3,310
Posted By Rodney
The battle of Broad Fourteen

Shortly after the commencement of WW1 it appeared to the British Admiralty that the Royal Navy would just be acting as a support group to the British Army. In September, 1914 Troops were being...
Forum: Health Issues 22nd October 2017, 18:50
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
Tom and thanks to John, I too have a...

Tom and thanks to John,


I too have a similar problem, I wore out the cartilage between L3-L4 starting in my thirties. my hobby was running a once a month a timed mile against the clock. This...
Forum: Health Issues 21st October 2017, 16:36
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
John, Lipids no problem. HDL 83, the...

John,

Lipids no problem. HDL 83, the protective one. Others all within the correct range.

I do have a heart murmur which points to plaque build up on one heart valve and do have an echo...
Forum: Health Issues 20th October 2017, 21:05
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
Just home from a visit to Doc., semi-annual...

Just home from a visit to Doc., semi-annual check-up. Weight: 154lb=11stone, Height:5'101/2"- B.P. 116/67, pulse: 58. B.M.I. 21.8. Clean bill of health. Think I'll have a little butter on my whole...
Forum: Health Issues 19th October 2017, 18:32
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
Ahhh! Dave....Perhaps you should change that to...

Ahhh! Dave....Perhaps you should change that to five stone, that way you could fall down the stairs and land like this:egg: instead of this:bounce:.

Cheers and keep up the battle, Rodney
Forum: Health Issues 19th October 2017, 18:28
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
Ahh! Dave....Five stone would be better. Then you...

Ahh! Dave....Five stone would be better. Then you could fall down like this:egg: instead of this:bounce:
Forum: Health Issues 20th June 2017, 21:34
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
Better do what Dave? Better do push-ups away from...

Better do what Dave? Better do push-ups away from the table?:jester:
Forum: Health Issues 18th May 2017, 21:14
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
Your bread sounds yummy Dave, I bet it goes...

Your bread sounds yummy Dave, I bet it goes lovely as a lettuce sandwich washed down with a nice crisp cold glass of soda water.

Better share a sandwich and beverage with Bob and keep him under...
Forum: Health Issues 17th May 2017, 18:05
Replies: 137
Views: 88,508
Posted By Rodney
Almost feel embarrassed posting these numbers: ...

Almost feel embarrassed posting these numbers:

Age: 79

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 153lbs.

B.M.I.: 22.9%. (Overweight =25-30%, obese= 30-35%. morbidly obese =35+%)
Forum: Stormy Weather 10th May 2017, 16:11
Replies: 8
Views: 5,633
Posted By Rodney
Harlequin, would you please give the background...

Harlequin, would you please give the background to your post, this poor colonial hasn't a clue to what your #1 post is about and it seems like it could be interesting. Thanks in advance, Rodney
Forum: Mess Deck 9th May 2017, 16:37
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,653,696
Posted By Rodney
I'm so glad you cleared a hard over-up, all these...

I'm so glad you cleared a hard over-up, all these years I thought it followed a hard-on. What a great site, I learn something new each day.
Forum: Computers and The Internet 9th May 2017, 16:29
Replies: 5
Views: 6,901
Posted By Rodney
Andy, No I never clicked on "remember me," I...

Andy, No I never clicked on "remember me," I didn't know what the box was for (still don't), however I signed off and came back on the site and clicked the box "remember me" and will so do in future...
Forum: Computers and The Internet 8th May 2017, 16:38
Replies: 5
Views: 6,901
Posted By Rodney
Help wanted please

I have typed a couple of posts and the following has happened. I prereview my post and no problem. I hit the post button/submit new thread and am informed I am not logged on.

I log on once more...
Forum: Mess Deck 7th May 2017, 17:16
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,653,696
Posted By Rodney
And who pray tell is going to cook the mules,...

And who pray tell is going to cook the mules, sheep and chickens?...Starve then!

Rodney
Forum: The Galley 4th May 2017, 19:36
Replies: 3
Views: 8,677
Posted By Rodney
My experience as the ship's cook.

I was a third assistant cook on the "Dunnottar Castle," and just paying off after my third trip, when someone from UCL offices announced he was looking for volunteer assistant cooks to take a course...
Forum: Health Issues 1st May 2017, 17:33
Replies: 20
Views: 20,941
Posted By Rodney
My wife and I have had ours done every five years...

My wife and I have had ours done every five years since we were me 60, and she 50. The very first time we booked them in to be done was on the same day. I had just been prepped and laying on my...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 1st May 2017, 17:01
Replies: 38
Views: 13,067
Posted By Rodney
Coke for tea-total friends? No, poor idea, doubt...

Coke for tea-total friends? No, poor idea, doubt you've got any of them wierdos.:cool:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 30th April 2017, 19:43
Replies: 39
Views: 12,867
Posted By Rodney
Walthamstow, London E.17. I have been told by my...

Walthamstow, London E.17. I have been told by my cousin that I would need a visa or a dispensation from the local Imam to stop by and snap a photo of the house I was born in, so sorry, no photo.
Forum: Mess Deck 29th April 2017, 18:19
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,653,696
Posted By Rodney
What a welcome, okay, where do I sign on? ...

What a welcome, okay, where do I sign on?

I'm planning a sailing night welcome dinner for all hands:

Menu:

Double Consommé Celestine with cheese pastry straws

Fillet of Sole au beurre...
Forum: Mess Deck 28th April 2017, 18:21
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,653,696
Posted By Rodney
Y'all seem a bit top heavy with deck officers,...

Y'all seem a bit top heavy with deck officers, sparks, and pig iron polishers and if nobody has applied yet I have a ships cooks ticket. Actually I was the youngest ever to pass, up to that time,...
Forum: Say Hello 28th April 2017, 17:46
Replies: 8
Views: 2,594
Posted By Rodney
Thank you for a nice welcome, okay, pull up the...

Thank you for a nice welcome, okay, pull up the gangway, I'm on board. He, he! I haven't found the symbols to attach yet.
Forum: Say Hello 27th April 2017, 20:49
Replies: 8
Views: 2,594
Posted By Rodney
Hello from South Carolina

Hello from a one time galley boy.

Is this to be a standing-by job, a short home trade, or deep-sea articles? If it starts to become a series of squabbles , or using grammar faults, spelling...
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