SSR has a Birthday today. said he will shout the drinks in the PAX lounge.

just checked on my FB scope. SSR is todays Birthday boy. Set up for a party. He said he will stand the bar tonight.

RTFM
Surely things are not going to be that bad.............

Yup.. I surely will... using Sir Wilhelm's unlimited titanium charge card that is... Barkeep.. keep the Ahrn coming... I'll letcha know when to switch to the Dom Perignon '52:pint::pint::pint::pint:

Good. then you won't mind the extra ventilation in the funnel, will ya... Sir Wilhelm got a bit carried away when I took Budgie IV v2 up for a spin...he said he wanted to be ramp gunner.

Ah Tmac good sir, Great to see you up and about. welcome back to the world of infernal combustionism. All maintenance up to date as per log. I am just off up top, seems I have a bit of patching up to do on the funnel heh heh heh

Ramp gunner ------ in the British operation, he was regarded as the "gunner rear" (as in spoon soup drinking for the purpose of.) :bounce:

You "boss" ??? -- well "boss" spelled backwards is "double s o b" and that's two of 'em!

Then there's where Royalty creeps in as in the mechanical arrangement "Crown and minion".

Anyway, welcome back -- Black Bush header tank pressed up for your enjoyment. :pint:

Well, it would appear that there are a lot of sore heads on the GD at present, so, LISTEN UP EVERYONE.

Do, pulease, hold off on the Dom until Thursday when I will have a significant birthday, they are ones ending in a nought, or in Tmacs case, a double nought. I will supply the cake, which will be double rum and chocolate. No candles though as a fire at sea can be a dreadful thing.

Tmac, I am so pleased to hear that you are up and out, sorry that should be about. Pray tell, what does RTFM stand for? Maybe Return To First Mate?

RTFM stands for Read The Fascinating Manual. something no-one ever does, because until you have got the thing working by trial and error, you can't understand the ======= thing, after all until you have twisted button B off and fixed it back on you don't know it is a button. I have a feeling that your birthday could be taking place in Nassau, Tom, what do you think? Could be a good place to be.

I was thinking of another word rather than fascinating.....:chuckle:

Fantastic?

Nassau, sounds good to me Farmer John. I believe it is lovely and the climate good, so maybe I will pack my bikini and hope to spend some time ashore on a white beach, instead of the deck of the GD with all those pesky plasticos hovering around. At least I think it is the pesky plasticos that hang around. :confused:

Tmac1720,
I suspect that you may have the same version of TFM that I have never read.
Geoff (YM)

Beach party with RED-!& in her Kibini...sounds great to me. Fresh coconut juice and pona coladas......Bring it on guys.
just worked it out on my bead frame. if we maintain 28 knots we will arrive at the top of the tide. Great...not so far to walk to the bar.

28 knots means the Green button + 3.14. Tmac, would you please be so kind as to arrange that? Sir William, I think it would be appropriate to lend your Titanium card to Red 17 so she can shop her heart out in the Straw Market. Also, there's a private beach on the North East side of Paradise Island where she won't need her bikini. :big_tongue:

ah now I love those kind of beaches (brought up near one) Nothing beats the feeling of naturism and the breeze over your skin. Male crew need to be careful swimming though. Some of the fish are a bit strange to say the least.

That rumour about the Tongue of the Ocean is just a rumour.:big_tongue:

We could do 28k easily if our highly esteemed Chief Injuneer fired up the Port up and down wheezy banger as well. Just get Squeek to lean on the go faster lever a bit harder.

Could we also screw the safety valves down a bit more as well too ????

25 knots is our economical speed.thats with engines a little above tick over. we can make 40 if we need to and 70 with the red button down. just request revs for 28 knots with prescribed quantity of Black Bush and your wish shall be granted.

As I said, Green button + 3.14 --that's 25 knots + Pi --- Black bush flavoured pie -- now isn't that a dainty dish to set before the Monarch up the up and down wheezy bangy thingies. (Equates into 28 knots as requested.) (Tmac - check the voice pipe :pint:)

sniff sniff Smell that Squeak and you Eric.....Its land we are getting closer to our destination. Nice run ashore if you can get a lease pass from Tmac.
White sand beaches, Palm trees and cold drinks. Magic!!

Never mind the white sand, Sir William, we need to find a fresh supply of white rum and coconut milk. And ice cubes.

Wow such lovely ladies here look. I think a Pool deck party might go down well this evening. But for the time being let the fun begine. Waitor!! White Rum, Coconut milk and ice cubes olease and keep it comming.

I can attest that the tarbenders in Nassau concoct the finest Pina Coladas I have ever tasted. They also do some mean BBQ items as well -- all in those little grass hut thingies on the beach.

I'm sure that we can lure the ladies on the beach to a pool party on the GD. :bounce::bounce:

yes Tom, maybe stand them a Bar-B mate. If they play their cards right they may even get a spitroast ha ha

You really should ensure they change their boiler suits more often. Fortunately we can't smell them up here.

I need more notice for outside burned food. I like my bird droppings, twigs and unchocolated ants sent from Fortnum's not to fall-in or climb-up by themselves.

Well it's Thursday, it's our friend and colleagues milestone birthday, the plasticos are serving champagne, the food is good, some silly bugger will be playing Sloop John B, they always are, a toast to Red17, happy Birthday and many more of them. A perfect occasion.

are we there yet?... Squeek is getting overly excited although Eric appears rather disinterested in the proposed proceedings. Being advised that while the island is abounding with rats of various persuasions but bereft of Squirrels has rather put a dampener on events for the lad. :very_sad: especially as he had serviced his nuts in anticipation of his run ashore:mad:

My suggestion that he stay aboard and do all the inguneers dobying was met with a barrage of un-seaman like language and probably didn't help matters :bad_mad:

FYI David, us poor injuneers only have one moth eaten and threadbare boilersuit each and usually are compelled to work "au naturelle" down the pit unless you would care to provide a substantial donation to our clothing fund :thumb:

Happy Birthday RED-17 have a good one lass with many any more to come.

In my time, any items donated to the motor room clothing fund inevitably ended up as the ginger beers' best oilies. This included the Skipper's best fleecy lined jacket.:sweat:
He said he appreciated that boiler suits were better with modifications such as extra ventilation apertures, but that was no reason to burn a hole in the sleeve of his jacket. I suggested that he didn't wear it when it was raining, in future, and then I wouldn't have to hang it up to dry. He replied he couldn't wear it any more, because I "Had burnt a ruddy great hole in the sleeve!!" I suggested that if he had avoided the lumpy bits in the sea, his jacket wouldn't have fallen off its hook and dropped onto the hot exhaust pipe flange, just where it wasn't protected by asbestos rope. I mean, I was only trying to help........

We must be, someone is singing the Sloop John B. But then someone always is. Prob'ly anchored off a white sand beach, our best tenders running folks ashore and beautiful ladies back, whilst keeping a fair balance. This is The Golden Dreamer, you know, no point in not having some good times, we work hard (sorry, I spluttered a bit there) and so we should play hard. Look, Varley just did a perfect dive from the bows into the phosphorescent sea, Tmac is smiling and waving... smiling and waving (put it away, you are spoiling the mood), Sir William is reeling in a large and very edible fish, Tom is polishing his sextant (difficult to see in the dusk), we are all happy and content. Where is the birthday celebrant?

Steward!...take this to the galley and have it prepared for the BAR-B tomight. Cant beat a nice meaty blue marlin. Oh hello miss, My you look lovely in that nice mini dress. I think that would nice folded over a chair in my suite....Fancy a drinkie?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RED-17 Sweet 16 and never been ----- Oh! never mind, I probably won't be correct no matter what I say? Just in case you do turn up at some time, I have a magnum of Dom Perignon in the fridge in the PAX lounge with a rack of cobalt crystal glasses to convey the same 'twixt cup and lip. Nothing but a class act for a classy lassy such as yourself. :flowers:

Rack you say Tom......check out the chick on the after deck. That is some rack there mate.

Happy Birthday Red 17, your present is available in my funnel suite when convenient to you :flowers:

Indeed, Happy Birthday Red 17. Do we call you Red 18 now? (Ducks and weaves heading for the watertight door before the empty Dom Perignon bottle finds its target.....) :eek:

attaboy Dartskipper thats got the party off to a good swing!! (wonder if John from Paignton will join in ha ha ha)
Cheers RED=17 all the best to you and many more birthdays to come.