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Forum: Mess Deck Today, 12:00
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Posted By Malcolm G
Now that we appear to be in open water again this...

Now that we appear to be in open water again this must be the Med.
There is a Greek island that might be worth a call. Whenever I go there it always seems to be rammed with bloody tourists but I...
Forum: Mess Deck Yesterday, 15:11
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Posted By Malcolm G
Some people are really shocked when they discover...

Some people are really shocked when they discover that I am not a qualified electrician.
Forum: Mess Deck 3rd February 2025, 15:18
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Posted By Malcolm G
Ex - Something which has been. Spert - A drip...

Ex - Something which has been.
Spert - A drip under pressure.
Forum: Mess Deck 29th January 2025, 12:54
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Posted By Malcolm G
Oh bugger! He got really wound up when I referred...

Oh bugger! He got really wound up when I referred to his canal as the French Ditch.
Perhaps I should go and hide before he stuffs GD into the side.
Forum: Mess Deck 29th January 2025, 09:29
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Posted By Malcolm G
Pilot bloke is muttering something about...

Pilot bloke is muttering something about electricians, I told him we already have a leckie and he got all irate and i don’t understand him any more.
Hope I haven’t upset him too much because his...
Forum: Mess Deck 20th January 2025, 22:53
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Posted By Malcolm G
Regarding repeat meds - I fill in a tick box on...

Regarding repeat meds - I fill in a tick box on the GPs website. A member of staff signs it off and passes it via the system to the Pharmacy, Pharmacist’s computer sends me an SMS when ready....
Forum: Mess Deck 20th January 2025, 22:46
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Posted By Malcolm G
As we have a couple of Antipodeans in our motley...

As we have a couple of Antipodeans in our motley crew I thought that I should mention that according to the front page of SH, the newest member (krh915) is a Tassie.
Perhaps when he or she finds...
Forum: Mess Deck 4th January 2025, 19:58
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Posted By Malcolm G
We will just have to make sure that we actually...

We will just have to make sure that we actually release the tow and try not to run ourselves up the beach as well.
Forum: Mess Deck 26th December 2024, 16:04
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Posted By Malcolm G
I have tasted an Armagnac which felt as though it...

I have tasted an Armagnac which felt as though it was going to melt my tonsils, best stick with Cognac.
Forum: Mess Deck 26th December 2024, 15:58
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Posted By Malcolm G
My sister enjoyed Christmas Day dinner at her...

My sister enjoyed Christmas Day dinner at her grandson’s place, in France with extended French family.
Turkey? Non! - Main course, Leg of wild boar shot earlier this week.
Forum: Mess Deck 25th December 2024, 09:36
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Posted By Malcolm G
Festive Yuletide Greetings. A good splash of...

Festive Yuletide Greetings.
A good splash of Bailey’s on your breakfast cornflakes might help things along.
Forum: Mess Deck 23rd December 2024, 17:43
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Posted By Malcolm G
In the spirit of the season - Fresh mince pies...

In the spirit of the season - Fresh mince pies now available in the galley. Come and fill your boots.

Mr Tweedie: Please be so kind as dispose of these mincemeat canisters, it might spoil...
Forum: Mess Deck 23rd December 2024, 12:04
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Posted By Malcolm G
Not a bad idea - summer down there. But aren’t...

Not a bad idea - summer down there.
But aren’t we supposed to be delivering something, I know not what, to Klang Klang ?
And what about the old tug that ‘someone’ inadvertently acquired?
Forum: Mess Deck 21st December 2024, 23:30
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Posted By Malcolm G
The fish has now been replaced in the fish...

The fish has now been replaced in the fish fridge. Pantryman tells me that what was in there tasted like pork but it has all gone now.
Now I can see what is in the meat fridge. Good news, I have...
Forum: Mess Deck 21st December 2024, 09:42
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Posted By Malcolm G
So when I thought you shouted man overboard, you...

So when I thought you shouted man overboard, you actually said can overboard?
Forum: Mess Deck 20th December 2024, 11:46
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Posted By Malcolm G
Mine was also British - a Blundell. But having...

Mine was also British - a Blundell.
But having a sister work in the factory was significant in the ‘choice’.
Forum: Mess Deck 19th December 2024, 09:31
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Posted By Malcolm G
We use the Best Bridport Rope. Lasts forever and...

We use the Best Bridport Rope. Lasts forever and floats. Over long lengths the curvature of the earth compensates for any sagging.
But, are we towing a submarine perhaps?
Forum: Mess Deck 18th December 2024, 00:07
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Posted By Malcolm G
1 mile? That is one really long towline we’ve...

1 mile? That is one really long towline we’ve got there.
When I went ashore in Monte I found some interesting scrap but the locals did not seem keen to let it go.
They just pointed to an old tug...
Forum: Mess Deck 16th December 2024, 00:05
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Posted By Malcolm G
Without a cook it does tend to be every man for...

Without a cook it does tend to be every man for himself in there.
I couldn’t resist a quick peep - I just noted the things that were attacking me before I had a chance to attack them.
Never fear...
Forum: Mess Deck 15th December 2024, 21:21
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Posted By Malcolm G
Following from my little chat with the Grocer...

Following from my little chat with the Grocer chap the other day I decided to have a check on the Galley stores myself:
When did anyone last order stores?
There are potatoes which seem to have...
Forum: Mess Deck 14th December 2024, 09:38
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Posted By Malcolm G
Watches? Did someone say watches? What kind,...

Watches? Did someone say watches?
What kind, Watches that I can repair or watches that I have to stand?
If the first, then I warn you that I have a bench full of the mechanical type waiting work...
Forum: Mess Deck 9th December 2024, 09:29
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Posted By Malcolm G
Ah calculus. The only time I have used it in the...

Ah calculus. The only time I have used it in the last 60 years was to prove that I still knew how to use it.
Forum: Mess Deck 8th December 2024, 22:58
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Posted By Malcolm G
I thought that urine tests measured distance and...

I thought that urine tests measured distance and accuracy.
Forum: Mess Deck 7th December 2024, 17:35
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Posted By Malcolm G
Not this time, but imagining it might give me...

Not this time, but imagining it might give me nightmares.
Forum: Mess Deck 7th December 2024, 17:12
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Posted By Malcolm G
Some bald bloke just turned up in the Galley...

Some bald bloke just turned up in the Galley muttering stuff about Masterchef and how we’ve got it all wrong.
So, assuming he was the new cook, I told him that there are 24 covers, first sitting in...
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