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Old 5th June 2019, 07:02
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Steward!!
Prepare for a party on the pool deck. whoever wants to drink it is on me. some nice eats will be welcome too. Today I became 77 years of age so enjoy everybody.
Looks like we should have a proper piss-up --- today is my 59th wedding anniversary too.
(Although I mush say if I had committed murder back then I would be a freeman out on the streets by now. !! ) Just kidding of course.
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Old 5th June 2019, 07:14
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Congratulations on your birthday Sir.
You are a year ahead of me!
I will be there for the party.
Is there any Coke Zero on board the GD for a spoilsport like me, please?
Please allow me to add my condolences (Oops !! sorry -- congratulations) to Sir William.
Happy 77th., Sir.

But -- YM --I understand the need for some to apply some kind of deprivation on their part for whatever reason, But - again - Coke Zero?? The disgusting taste of that chemical they insert hoping like hell that everyone will mistake it for sugar is exacerbated to the point of revulsion in any drink. When mixed with over proof rum it renders the concoction almost (note "almost") undrinkable.
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Old 5th June 2019, 07:22
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Ha-Ha smarty pants, I have the Ashley Book of Knots on my Kindle.


The deck crew on the MSC Opera can tie double carrick bends until the cows come home, she is still going to hit the quay wall. Buntline indeed.
I have it on good authority that the reason the "Opera" hit the quay, and the smaller vessel was due solely to a MECHANICAL failure. In watching the video, the deckies did a good job in minimising the damage in an emergency situation.

It was vaguely reminiscent of the B.C. ferry "Queen of Oak Bay" re-arranging a marina in Horseshoe Bay, due to a cotter pin dropping out of a key drive switching element.

I will only admit that the "Titanic" situation had nothing to do with the injuneering department.
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Old 5th June 2019, 08:03
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My apologise E-S. I had no idea when teasing you that you were a senior member of the Dull Men's Club (for shipmates who may not know that can be found on a "social" medium in the bottom intellectual quartile of the internet). I have only reached the first degree and am therefore in serious default.
My dear Varley, I had no idea you were teasing me.
When did this happen?
What form did it take?
Did anyone else notice ?
I think I should be told.

Iain Duncan Smith was once a Dull Man and now he is a King Maker and drives a Morgan, Dull to Uber Cool in 10 quick years, an example to us all.

Teasing me, my bollix.
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Old 5th June 2019, 09:39
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No, not that end. Not even for ready money!

(I understand that he claims ancestry with the Admiral as do I, one cannot choose one's relations only consider them often removed - perhaps I would prefer distantly removed but heigh-ho).
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Old 5th June 2019, 11:51
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Happy Birthday Sire, to mark the occasion the whistle will play "Happy Birthday" at an ear shattering and deafening volume from sunrise to sunset today. The injuneers are immune to the effects of this cacophony of sound as 1, we are all deaf, 2, we have muffs on our ears, 3, we never listen to a bloody thing anyhoo and finally 4, we are all ashore in the pub with your credit card....Slante
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Old 5th June 2019, 11:52
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[QUOTE=Tom Alexander;
I will only admit that the "Titanic" situation had nothing to do with the injuneering department. [/QUOTE]

Too right Squire, the sluice valves worked properly
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Old 5th June 2019, 12:37
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Crikey! All those anniversaries. A barrel of 1812 Gripe will be available from 1900 (on me). The Noilly is already behind the bar. All we need is a little bit of left hand down a bit and we can have a deckfull of three year ice and a polar bear to go with it.
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Old 5th June 2019, 13:22
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The Noilly is behind the bar but The Prat is in front. So sad.
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Old 5th June 2019, 13:45
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Congratulations on your birthday Sir.

I will be there for the party.
Is there any Coke Zero on board the GD for a spoilsport like me, please?
YM, there is more aboard this ship than you can dream of. If it is potable, we have it, though I am not sure Coke Zero is potable.

Sir William, the bar is all sorted, best horses doofers served and a toast to be drunk to your good self till we can drink no more.

Where did the engineers get all those muffs from, some of them look like Mole asses to me. Good thing they can't hear that we turned their Calliope off after one chorus.
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Old 5th June 2019, 14:49
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I say E-S is a bit previous isn't he? The Sun's not over the grandstand yet (and it ain't. Haven't heard the bikes yet today - they're not getting a marvellous TT under their belts).
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Old 5th June 2019, 15:31
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Isle of Man TT's was always a great favourite with all in County Antrim, up there with the North West 200.
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Old 5th June 2019, 16:21
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Just been across the road (felt a fart coming on and thought I'd see if could get it to McDonald's before it escaped). Roads were closed but opened again before I got back across the road so looks like today a total wash out (rain in North and West, tentative schedule announced for tomorrow).

Buggered lock on No.1 bedroom - with it closed and locked, of course. Guest arriving tonight. Good day all round - fuckertyfuckfuck fuckerty.
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Old 5th June 2019, 16:31
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Wot you need is a good injuneer, if I ever find one I'll let you know
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A very Happy Birthday to the admiral, and congratulations to the Skipper. Any beverage that appeals is proper to raise in a glass, except anything beginning with the word "Coke," "Coca," or "Pepsi," which should only ever be used to remove accumulations of crud from lead acid accumulator terminals.
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Old 6th June 2019, 00:49
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Wot you need is a good injuneer, if I ever find one I'll let you know
Submit your injuneer proper now found.

Managed to finesse it (without brute force I may add).

Locksmith still arranged for tomorrow AM - suggest reputation would take a turn for the worse if guest found involuntarily confined to bedroom.
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Old 6th June 2019, 02:04
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YM, there is more aboard this ship than you can dream of. If it is potable, we have it, though I am not sure Coke Zero is potable.

Sir William, the bar is all sorted, best horses doofers served and a toast to be drunk to your good self till we can drink no more.

Where did the engineers get all those muffs from, some of them look like Mole asses to me. Good thing they can't hear that we turned their Calliope off after one chorus.
Coke Zero wasn't potable so they changed its name to 'Coke - No Sugar'. Much better!

Rather partial to calliope music but I thought that ours was a bit short on steam pressure ............. perhaps a bit more burnable pool deck furniture is needed or a return to coal firing. It's bloody hard work firing Bunker C with a shovel.
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Old 6th June 2019, 05:51
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It's bloody hard work firing Bunker C with a shovel.

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Old 6th June 2019, 06:53
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It's bloody hard work firing Bunker C with a shovel.
Don't heat it and it will solidify enough to shovel. My Ag Walla told me so, it must be true.
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Old 6th June 2019, 10:05
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You call me louche! I cook with gas. An Ag Walla is simply a fashion of the nouveaus unless one has a stately pile and staff.
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Old 6th June 2019, 16:28
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Available in a range of colours; Dartmouth Blue, Linen, Pewter, Aubergine, Cream, Black, Pearl Ashes, Claret, Heather and Blush: which you should.
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Old 6th June 2019, 17:58
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Should I acquire a pile I will ask cook what colour she would like. You know I talk of a live-in pile, different from the ones I have been modelling in MIG in 2018 (although both can be uncomfortable in winter).
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Old 7th June 2019, 06:15
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Arriving at B-A. Dunno how that bl**y Tmac and his injuneers managed to get ashore already -- think they've been using the transporter without authorisation again. I'd offer to join them but it appears our new passengers are lined up on the quay and ready to board and all I can say is WOW !! To heck with the bar crawl, come on up my lovelies. Welcome aboard the GD II.
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Old 7th June 2019, 06:19
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Farmer John -- Could you please relieve me for the next two weeks. Have to administer an extensive family road trip in Western Canada culminating in the High School Graduation of my oldest Great Grand daughter.

You main concern is to get all these lovelies who have just joined to Miami. I believe Sir William has the fine details.
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Old 7th June 2019, 07:46
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Yes, there are certainly some lovelies amongst the ladies who have just joined.
What do the 'fine details' consist of and I trust that Sir William will share them with the rest of us?

Enjoy your shore leave in Western Canada by the way Tom.
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