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Without question, the very worst job at sea was the sailor's peggy on a Bluey.
Anyone who ever experienced this hellish existence as a sea going drudge, spending ten hours a day scrubbing alleyways and bathrooms, messroom and rec room, serving all the meals and washing up all the dishes after the crowd had eaten, will agree. Throwing the contents of the rosie into a shit chute on the poop, then throwing the contents of your stomach after it. It went on, seven days a week for months on end without any sort of respite.
You either quit after your first trip as many did, or you survived and got promotion to Junior ordinary seaman after 9 months seatime.
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