Cut outs, get the hanger deack cleared and cleaned. SSR is approaching with a new Budgie. Tell the stewards to prepare another breakfast for Mr V. And call me when SSR arrives with his full load.

Welcome back SSR -- shouldn't have any problem with fuel for the gas turbines on the new Budgie with what's been going on in the Curry Wars between Tmac and Engine Serang. I think Varley has got in on the "action" as well. Fuel will probably have to be processed by osmosis separation as in its natural state it may have some semi-solids in it. :bounce:

My compliments to the deck crew, along with the co-operation of the injun department in slipping away from Freemantle before all those maidens turned up with parents and clergy in tow.

I think that in spite of Engine Serang's self professed adherence to teetotalism we should have a welcome back party to welcome SSR back aboard. :pint:

Service at the bar and tables may be slow for a while. I heard that one of the more senior plasticos, the one with the luxurious grey flowing locks, bought a large bottle of Bay Rum when ashore in our last port. Several of the younger stewards thought he wouldn't mind if they helped him drink it. Consequently five of the domestic staff are now in the sick bay.

Do you mean that, apart from the density, an Ulster fry differs from breakfast by the amount it is curried? I though the Hibernians had everything with that black draught (like Mackeson's only disgusting). I can see this might make the post breakfast visit to the ablutions more of an urgency than regular habit but I find muesli and fruit works well enough.

A proper breakfast may include kedgeree which often has a small subcontinental kick but it is not meant to be taken in quantities recommended to bring one down to one's marks.

I hope that does not mean all the Bay Rum has been taken. I use it to dose my junior's 'fashionable' barnet in case it has anything in it that can walk off onto the headphones. Does anyone know if ACC9 would do him any harm if I had to use something else?

Hair products need care, let's see the buggers drink my Mansion Polish. I have just questioned all the Plasticos, it appears only two have been consuming the Bay Rum, the other 3 are sick from laughing. Situation all sorted out.

E S --- Would you please do an oil change and filter on the Zamboni in #1 hold -- just in case SSR wants to hold a hockey game? :)

And could Mr McCloggie please get his deck crowd to return the goal nets. They're not meant to be used for trawling off the stern for fresh food.

Found this in the injun room store :curtain_call:

Please don't forget, the Galley needs the old oil for making the Special Chips for the Injuneers.

Lena Zamboni is a grand wee singer and is worthy to retain all her oil. I will eat oven chips.

Ooooooooo. Is the excise onboard? I feel someone has been rummaging in my drawers.

See if they left any hand prints.

You should be so lucky!!...LOL

Teetotalism is for the little people, but I must say that Black Bush is not travelling as well as it used to. I propose butterworthing the Port Inner BB Tank and filling it with Jameson or if there is a vote for hot whiskey, Powers. All those in favour?

You are sadly mistaken if you think that the administration of the Black Bush tank is administered by a democracy. Please refer to post #4650 --- all things Black Bush are administered by Tmac. :curtain_call:

I had a stash of Coke Zero which I thought would be safe and, foolishly, left it lying around.
BUT ....................... its gone. :shock:

Mr Varley ofttimes sips Pepsi and claims he is Zero Coke.

Whiskey or whisky in whatever phase is the sauce of the devil. I have to admit that when in direst snivel mode I have kept a jug half coffee, half devildew on the hot plate to sip throughout the day. Like all medicine it must be disgusting to work properly.

If by hot you include curried then I add to my admission that I have not sampled such an attempt to make this cabinet restorers' beverage palatable.

When post Butterworth inspecting of the tank please pay particular attention to the bulkhead common with the Port tank. What a terrible waste of port to have any contamination. Perhaps installation of three or five valve separation could be included in the next DD spec? I take it the tank is SS? Can't rely on coatings for protection when the contents is engineered for the removal of same.

If we bunkered Fonseca rather than cooking sherry we wouldn't have any problems.
If our shipmates drank more port and less dark rum the ship would be a more pleasant workplace. And the general smell would be more officer like. Little wonder even the Kiwi wemen wouldn't stay overnight.

Is "Administered" a euphemism for drink/drank/drunk ?


As regards Irish Whiskey T and myself require no input from the deck wallah's or the Marconi Sahib / Batti Walla. Part Timers.

More? Well, I'll try but you'll have to keep her ballasted proper upright or I'll spill over.

Bosun can you please have the Storekeeper put a couple of Handy Billies in the Garden Pavilion in case Mr V topples over. I know it's an unusual request but BB, FJ and myself would have one hell off a job raising him to equilibrium. A most unedifying sight for the young and impressionable Barmen.

With all his remonstrations, methinks the dhobi wallah put too much starch in E S's tighty whiteys again. :egg:

Mr V has ears like scoppers. If he drinks too much it flows from his ears onto his shoulders. So, Yes keeping a good trim would be much appreciated.

Eh? What's that he said? I can't make out his babbling for the bubbling.

time for you to go to the Heads then Varley. that should bring the level down a little than you will be able to hear much better.

BZ Billyboy, I always said he was full of it.

Here you are, Varley; you can borrow my ear hair shaver - just put a new battery in it so should work well. Getting rid of all that protruding hursuitery should help you hear better.

You can also use it on your nostril hair which would make you smell better. :chuckle: :chuckle:

Extracting the Urine from Radio officers is frowned upon aboard here ES I actualy found Mr Varley to be a splendid Gentleman...He only drinks and Smokes the very best. Sign of good Manx breeding I am told.

And there was me thinking that our highly esteemed Chief Sparks was practising generating enough smoke as an emergency back up to our communications equipment in case our morse key, SSB, VHF, flags, semaphore, aldis lamp, mirror, or pigeons all met with an unforeseen disaster.

I have a personal emergency communications device wot I uses in an emergency like.... a large size 10 boot up the jacksie followed if necessary by a "tap" on the noggin from a 7llb shifter.... well it works for me :smoking:

Entering the Beagle Gulf -- Cox Peninsula 2 points on the starboard bow. Arriving Darwin in the morning. Starboard side tie to the Indo Pacific Marine Pier. Will need rat guards and shit chutes. For anyone vaguely interested there will be levee on the Monkey Island to welcome the pilot aboard. :pint:

dont think I have been there before Tom. Looking forward to it. How far to the Pub mate?

I can hear well enough after the flight over to the smoke.Tuesday. Closing in from the North and delayed just to heighten to chance of show off piloting made it better for landing on that very short bit of tarmac near Tate and Lyle. Back on Thursday. Make do with battery and the Royal Mail until I get back on board. If you are doubleplus lucky I will pick up a treat or two at Davidoff and a change of Walport for the troops.

Must away to top off after the flight blew the EustonStation tubes clear somewhere over the Wash.

A bit of my personal family history brought on by your landing experience:

Pictures - the first the screen shot from the opening of "Call the Midwife" The 2 funnels on the ship belong to the QSMV (Quadruple screw motor vessel) Dominion Monarch of Shaw, Saville & Albion. The street in the picture is Saville Road in Silvertown. (Not Poplar where the show is set.) There is an actual photo of the Dominion Monarch, and the other of my Dad directing traffic in and out of the main gate of Tate & Lyle Silvertown refinery with the opening in the houses at the back being Saville Road. My Uncle Charlie lived on Milk Street, by the East end of KG V dock - he was a crane driver in the Royal Docks. I believe where the Dominion Monarch was moored for the screen shot is now the parking lot for the London Municipal Airport.

I haven't been here before either -- came mainly to offload those drums of Fosters (and get paid of course!). Probably use our "saily senses" to find the nearest bar. Maybe that nice looking sheila on the dock could tell us -- maybe even round up a few of her friends to take us there? :):)

London City Airport or LCY as we frequent travellers call it. The only persons flying to LCY are Spivs going to the City or Canary Wharf, those banned from Heathrow or chaps who have vomited on a Ryanair to Stansted. A motley crew, I think you will agree.

Are you suggesting I am sort of gypsy? How can one be something ethnic only frequently and not all the time?