carefull when you give her a kick astern to check her. dont want spilt booze all over the fitted carpets.

David, my good man, potter away. Should your collection of time pieces attain magnificent proportions, I'm sure we can find a suitable space for the collection. Like in a special museum certified UV protective glass case with controlled internal atmosperic pressure, humddity, etc. Something not too ostentatious, say about 100 feet long and 10 feet high behind the bar in the pax lounge. We might even create the position of Clockswain to attend to the daily wind-up. :bounce:

Yup! And that's before you put her into gear!! Sweet!!:jump:

I currently wind eight timepieces, all but two of them every day. I like the sound of Clockswain.

Alas. A ship as both Harrison and Maskelyne knew well is not a place for the pendulum which figure in the majority of my specimens. Only the ship's masters would work and I have only two of those. And, equally alas I have no slot for a Windwain or Clockswain. The pendulums are all electrically reset gravity arm or Hipp toggle movements and the ship's masters are electronic or mainly so.

Anyway thanks for the shore pass and ditty bag I'm off to see what I can find.

I'm sure there's a pendulum clock on the bulkhead above the snooker table in the crews' mess.

Snooker and pendulum clocks just need some faith. I have a photo somewhere of a set of 9 spot dominoes balanced on two dominoes, and that was on a Laser.

Chittagong, so good they named it twice.

Oh! Ye of little faith -- I'm sure that Tmac can knock up a very reliable gyroscopically stabilised, inertia controlled device to maintain the required gravitational stability required by your pendulums? We could even fit in a couple of bunks to afford absolute peace and quiet for those who have over imbibed., Hic! :pint:

Oh yes he can knock anything off for you. seen him knock off three barmaids in the same night before now.

I can't afford that amount of that filthy hooch of which he is too fond. You also have the sleeping comfort all wrong. I am thinking of a seagoing bunk simulator for more comfortable shoreside sleeping with long deep rolling necessitating the wedging in of sleeper with lifejacket.

How much more comfortable for the wrinkly than a PLC operated pneumatic anti-bedsore matress with a natural movement to keep the body turned (probably still need a few of the former for the seasick wrinklies).

No money required, Varley. Unbeknownst to many, there are two wing tanks in way of #4 refrigerator access hatch, (like so many other things not shown on the official plans), These are maintained in pressed-up condition with Black Bush so we can keep his Royal Oiliness happy for eons.

From the sound of your preparedness, you probably also wear your oilskins, sea boots, and sou'wester in the shower so you don't get wet?? :jester:

No point in that Tom. Quite wet enough inside already to bother with such a strange sartorial perversion (I did, however turn my pipe upside down to prevent it sogging the dottle).

you stick with the gripetine Varley!...your the only man aboard who can drink it by the pint. Way too strong for little old me.

One clock/crinom...crenome....creinom...bloody time keeping thinmgy mounted on fluid gimbals as requested courtesy of your "friendly" injuneering staff (+ rat and squirrel) :jester:

If I find anybody pressing up my tanks there will be swift and terrible retribution extracted from the presser or pressee .:really_mad:

Now I'd pay money to see that :jester:

His "Royal Oiliness" can make "Good Morning" sound like a threat and in my case it probably will be... :shock::jester:

How would you expect him to react...He caught you shaking hands with his wife Tmac!

When do we move alongside in Chittagong? I'm looking forward to a good curry and a stroll down the posh parts of town. It's all very well being a busy port, but we do have some cargo to throw out, sorry, offload.

Hmmm the port scenery seems to be slowing down nicely. Fenders out on the port side cutouts.
2 and 1 each end when we are alongside. get the gangway out soon as you are done and run the shore supply cable when you can. Tmac needs a bit peace and quiet so he can rest before a run ashore later.
Oh I can smell the Curries from here!
Best get some booze down us first as it never seems to taste right after eating curry.

Hmmm... after finishing my celebrations of the Lads winning the Stanley Cup.. um, where are we??

Think Tom said it was S**ttersgone, or something like that. seems odd going to a place with no bathroom though...LOL

The Golden Dreamer is in Chittagong -- we are down #1 hold, putting the final touches to he ice surface with the Zamboni in ppreparation for an "Old Timer's" hockey game -- anyone over 60 years old with a pulse can play this non-contact (Oh! Yeah! Right!) sport. SSR -- we need a goalie, if you are up to it?? Game set up with the locals- the Chittagongonians. Free beer for all participants (Dom Perignon for the ladies) :pint:

Will the ladies be playing or do they all fail the age limit?

Noooooo! our ladies are much too young to qualify for Ice Hockey old timers. (they would probably kill the opposition anyway.

TANNOY: all crew to the PAX lounge for a meeting please.

Are you all here?
Right then,
It is with a very heavy heart that I have to inform you all that Peter, Husband of CED has crossed the bar.
I respectfully ask you all to keep our beloved engineering superintendant CED in your thoughts and prayers as she copes with this very sad time in her life. Thank you.

Tragic and so very sad news Sire. The injunroom crew will stand a silent watch in his honour. Any of the crew is welcome to join us on the Tank Top at 8 bells.

you can count me in on the silent watch Tmac. Respect.

Our Ensign respectfully lowered to half staff. Deck lights dimmed. A time for us all to reflect on our mortality and the contribution of our loved ones to our lives. And, Tmac, I will be honoured to join you and your injuneering crew on the tank top at 8 bells to commiserate with CED on her loss.

I will be joining you.

I have cancelled my going ashore out of respect. I have had Varley wire the local hotel and they will be delivering our curry meals to the ship.
'We will just have a quiet time alongside for a few days and behave like Gentlemen.
However I think at "Up spirits time" (splicing the main Brace) we should have a toast to the late Sir Peter. s fine a Scottish gentleman as ever there was.

To the late Sir Peter: Cha bhithidh a leithid ami riamh. (His equal will never be among us again.) :pint:

I'll drink to that Tom....Cheers...to Peter.

I hope the passing was as painless as possible. Of course I'll raise my glass to him.

On a lighter note -------- HAPPY 30TH. BIRTHDAY, SIR SIDNEY OF CROSBY There you go SSR Glad to see he took the Olde Mug to his home town today. :jump:

We can drink a toast to him as well. :pint:

Do we have any cargoes waiting? It's rather warm in Chittagong.

One would suggest turning off the oil cargo heaters especially as we don't have an oil cargo........ just sayin' like :confused:

No cargo here, Farmer John, but I did have a visit from a rather non-descript Indian gentleman on the quay while I was checking our draughts (NO, NO, NO, I am not talking about our beer - just how much ship is actually in the water at present).

He suggested we could pick up a cargo of Rutile (1,500 short tons) in Richard's Bay in South Africa, and take it to the Electric Boat Company facility in Groton, Connecticut. As "earnest" he handed me a well stuffed unmarked brown envelope which turned out to contain several thousand U.S. $$ just as a down payment -- the balance on delivery. Although this project, as usual, is utter hush-hush, the gentleman did indicate the Rutile cystaline structure was being considered for switching elements in the boats nuclear/heavy water circulation structure, or alternatively for use in the guidance of torpedoes. It was conveyed that it was all experimental at present. :brain:

Nice one Tom. Love these mystery jobs heh heh heh.

Rutile, you have to drag in that elegant and apposite word, chatoyancy. Always rather liked it.

Chatoyancy.

Sounds like a little perfunctory conversation while floating in a hot tub....:supercool:

anything to do with the Chatanooga choo choo?