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Old 24th May 2021, 00:15
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Evening all - thanks for letting me join

Ex Riversdale Tech, Liverpool, Marine Radio Student ( lived in Kinsman House, Beechwood Road for the three years training 1970 - 73). Was an R/O with Marconi Marine 1973 until redundancy in 1986. Sailed with Stag Line, Ellerman City Liners, Bank Line, Ben Line, P&O Ferries, Albright and Wilson, Fishers of Barrow. Any old shipmates still out there?
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Old 24th May 2021, 00:26
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Another well known name! Welcome aboard, ITE to a friendly, happy and well crewed vessel!
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Old 24th May 2021, 00:39
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Thanks Dave - wondered where everyone had gone from S/N. Hopefully I've found you all again and looking forward to some of the great humour I've been missing. All the best. John
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Old 24th May 2021, 06:52
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Greetings Ivortheengine and welcome to SH. Bon voyage.
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Old 24th May 2021, 07:28
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Old 24th May 2021, 08:18
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Hello,
Welcome to the happy ship SH.
Plenty of familiar names around here.
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Old 24th May 2021, 11:25
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Thank you all for the welcome - I can see a lot of familiar names and am looking forward to the banter and irreverant humour.
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Old 24th May 2021, 13:55
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Ivortheengine,

Welcome to SH. Head over to the Radio Room - sure to be some old friends there.

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Old 24th May 2021, 22:10
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A warm welcome aboard from the Philippines. Please enjoy all this great site has to offer
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Old 25th May 2021, 07:41
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Wales is not a country, it is only a Principality. Senedd Cymru is a jumped-Up County Council.
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Old 25th May 2021, 16:38
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Your usual jovial welcome I see, E-S.

As ones who rebelled as much against Lords Protecting as against Monarchs I find your suggestion that Welsh nationhood would only be qualified by having 5 star monarchyhood perplexing. Are you trying to force Ivor to share the national inferiority complex of the hostile Hibernian?

Nowt wrong with the Welsh. When Pa said he would have been found, like Great Uncle Fred, dead in a ditch (having been 'concerned with drink') had be been married to Great Aunt Myfanwy it was not because she was Welsh it was because she was a bitch.
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Old 25th May 2021, 19:10
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Wales is not a country, it is only a Principality. Senedd Cymru is a jumped-Up County Council.
Technically WRONG.


"Wales is a country.

The only confusion (which I doubt is the reason people are confused) is that Wales still operates under English Law. This is because when the Kingdom of England formed the UK with Scotland, legally Wales was certainly NOT a country.

However this has recently changed. Wales is now certainly a country.

Wales is one of the four countries that makes up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Although Wales is a country, it is not a sovereign state and is therefore not a member of the UN.

Wales is governed by a devolved government officially known as the Government of Wales. It is headed by the First Minister of Wales. The government of Wales only handles matters on devolved issues while the government of the UK that is headed by the prime minister handles more complex issues."
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Old 25th May 2021, 19:25
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Belay the word 'happy' in post#6
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Old 25th May 2021, 20:50
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Didn't take long for the banter and irreverent humour to bite the dust. Welcome Ivor, and Thomas.
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Old 25th May 2021, 23:36
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I've never been a political animal but I've always been proud of being one of the Viet Taff - (we were here before the Vikings, Angles,Saxons, Romans, Normans, etc.) ......I also love the UK and feel that we are all better off together.
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Old 26th May 2021, 07:11
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I could be totally wrong, or significantly wrong or a little bit wrong but NO, I'm Technically WRONG.
Is being, "Technically WRONG" a euphemism for being Right? I believe it is.
I'm not an expert but it is not totally excepted that the Angles settled in Wales but now with Brexit making Holyhead a wasteland perhaps it is time to extend an invitation to them.

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Old 26th May 2021, 14:03
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Now I am veering towards the plumbing barbarian's opinion. I refuse to recognise nationhood by virtue (or vice) of having an elected Chief Minister. A Prince by all means; a Margrave even, if one has a March; An Arch or Grand Duke, if one has the architecture or a pretty big Duchy to go with it; A Baron, if his domain is licensed. But a greasy-pole-climber, never.

Were that to be the standard practice then welcome to the Grand ChiefMinistery of West Burgerpong. Guess who has just been elected as Chief Minister?
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Old 4th June 2021, 09:36
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thanks to Andy for getting me logged in again, good to be back after 7 months adrift, lost in passwords. OJ
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Old 4th June 2021, 15:48
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Welcome back Old Janner, Bon voyage.
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