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Forum: Palm Line 28th January 2022, 15:06
Replies: 4
Views: 17,839
Posted By sibby
I sailed with Palm Line on the Bamenda Palm 1964...

I sailed with Palm Line on the Bamenda Palm 1964 and again 1966-1967. Good crews. But on my last trip we had a horrible captain, the only people who liked him were the chief mate and the chief...
Forum: The Bridge 10th December 2018, 16:03
Replies: 3
Views: 11,826
Posted By sibby
The same system was on Everards mv Clarity.

The same system was on Everards mv Clarity.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th November 2018, 16:00
Replies: 5
Views: 4,634
Posted By sibby
Thanks John for the best laugh for ages. I have...

Thanks John for the best laugh for ages. I have never heard of him before but i sure wish i had.
Forum: Aviation 5th November 2018, 15:20
Replies: 2
Views: 28,433
Posted By sibby
Very movingly narrated, and atmospheric with the...

Very movingly narrated, and atmospheric with the mist in the background. R.I.P.
Forum: The Arts & Entertainment forum 3rd November 2018, 16:49
Replies: 117
Views: 115,137
Posted By sibby
Discovered and produced by Jonathon King i think.

Discovered and produced by Jonathon King i think.
Forum: The Quiz Forum 15th September 2018, 14:55
Replies: 8
Views: 15,103
Posted By sibby
deep deep gloom. 2/7. back to the drawing board.

deep deep gloom. 2/7. back to the drawing board.
Forum: The Quiz Forum 7th September 2018, 14:51
Replies: 7
Views: 17,735
Posted By sibby
Oh dear, only 3/7.

Oh dear, only 3/7.
Forum: The Quiz Forum 29th August 2018, 14:19
Replies: 5
Views: 17,726
Posted By sibby
3/7 for me.

3/7 for me.
Forum: Royal Navy 23rd August 2018, 15:00
Replies: 12
Views: 9,074
Posted By sibby
I still have my mothers old style scales and...

I still have my mothers old style scales and still use them, they are still very accurate.
Forum: The Quiz Forum 20th August 2018, 14:54
Replies: 5
Views: 18,707
Posted By sibby
4/7 for me although a couple were guesses.

4/7 for me although a couple were guesses.
Forum: The Quiz Forum 3rd August 2018, 14:11
Replies: 9
Views: 21,237
Posted By sibby
4/7 for me.

4/7 for me.
Forum: The Quiz Forum 2nd August 2018, 14:18
Replies: 21
Views: 24,089
Posted By sibby
5/7 for me. senility has not set in yet!

5/7 for me. senility has not set in yet!
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 2nd August 2018, 14:14
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,238
Posted By sibby
I am weeping in my rum flavoured coffee. I had...

I am weeping in my rum flavoured coffee. I had bacon roll this morning and i am now feeling guilty.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 19th July 2018, 14:34
Replies: 532
Views: 221,553
Posted By sibby
Bob, would your time machine boiler work better...

Bob, would your time machine boiler work better with coal gas of old rather than natural gas?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 16th August 2017, 14:48
Replies: 51
Views: 24,227
Posted By sibby
Here in Cromer we have had to water the garden...

Here in Cromer we have had to water the garden every day for the last 5 days, no rain. Still it is Cromer carnival today, at the moment it is hot and sunny, but on past experience it is bound to turn...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 16th August 2017, 14:39
Replies: 23
Views: 13,013
Posted By sibby
Hi, Bubba. I think the company you mentioned as...

Hi, Bubba. I think the company you mentioned as 50/50 was British Pipeline Agency. She was owned by Shell and BP. It was the company that I worked for 23 years as mentioned in my earlier post.
Forum: Stormy Weather 9th August 2017, 15:26
Replies: 13
Views: 12,632
Posted By sibby
Where is your groanometer when it is needed Bob?

Where is your groanometer when it is needed Bob?
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 9th August 2017, 15:20
Replies: 13
Views: 8,355
Posted By sibby
I am a real ale drinker. There are a lot of good...

I am a real ale drinker. There are a lot of good independent real ale breweries round where I live.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 9th August 2017, 15:16
Replies: 23
Views: 13,013
Posted By sibby
After I reluctantly left the sea I worked as a...

After I reluctantly left the sea I worked as a railway signalman for ten and a half years. I left there and got a job as an onshore gas and oil pipeline operator for a company owned 50/50 by Shell...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 31st July 2017, 15:00
Replies: 51
Views: 24,227
Posted By sibby
Here in good old North Norfolk we are basking in...

Here in good old North Norfolk we are basking in sunshine, the temp here has been averaging 20-29 degrees for a week or two. We have on several occasions been promised amber warning rain and thunder...
Forum: Aviation 7th July 2017, 14:59
Replies: 63
Views: 58,893
Posted By sibby
I last flew in an airplane in in 1967 to join a...

I last flew in an airplane in in 1967 to join a ship in Rotterdam. I hate flying so have not stepped on one since. Although I had a flight on a helicopter in 1982 from Shell gas site in Bacton for a...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 7th July 2017, 14:53
Replies: 39
Views: 18,653
Posted By sibby
Hills Road, Cambridge 1943.

Hills Road, Cambridge 1943.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 4th July 2017, 14:59
Replies: 75
Views: 38,451
Posted By sibby
Wait until Satanic M finds his way here....

Wait until Satanic M finds his way here. AAAAAAGH!!!
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 4th July 2017, 14:54
Replies: 162
Views: 85,514
Posted By sibby
When I was on the Bamenda Palm in 1964 we were...

When I was on the Bamenda Palm in 1964 we were homeward bound fully loaded . In no.4 hold we had sacks of palm kernals which can self combust if if they get too hot, so the corners of each hold were...
Forum: Mess Deck 4th July 2017, 14:37
Replies: 13
Views: 9,926
Posted By sibby
One lovely sunny summers morning I was on...

One lovely sunny summers morning I was on Everards Smultaneity heading south off Sheringham Norfolk when the mate and I looked aft and saw a ship bearing down on us, heading for our stern. We had to...
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