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Today,
01:51 AM
Des Jenkins
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Hi John I was feeding them on seed but it was to expensive so changed to porridge oats which they can't get enough of never leave a scrap, no local...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Today,
01:40 AM
Des Jenkins
replied to a thread
RegisterCard
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Hi John I think it all depends on what Dr one gets, my wife's blood pressure went up over 200 when a Dr gave her a new pill, she was rushed to...
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25 replies | 492 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:38 PM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
The same thing happened when I was on leave and the relieving mate assumed the ballast tanks were empty as the sounding tape was showing dry. However...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
08:20 PM
Hazel Stringer
replied to a thread
Where to find CR10?
in
Requests for Help
Good luck Ina, My father in law's CRS10 appears to have vanished off the face of the earth! Hazel
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3 replies | 239 view(s)
Yesterday,
04:20 PM
John Arton
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
On bulk carriers it's important to keep ballast tanks as clear of mud and sediment as possible as many cargoes are loaded on draft surveys to...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:20 PM
James Curry
replied to a thread
First pair of Denims.
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Cannot imagine you standing at the Bar in a Thong , but ah well UCL catering staff hardly a surprise :rolleyes: Think if you turned up in...
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32 replies | 807 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:14 PM
James Curry
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Recently here in the road I live in we had several Herring Gulls being a bloody nusisance. They dive bomb cats ( Neighbour puts the cats food outside...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
12:36 PM
Mo Docherty
replied to a thread
on flame
in
News Snippets
Your right there John
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2 replies | 57 view(s)
Yesterday,
12:15 PM
Richard Jewson
replied to a thread
Tahiti in the early 60's
in
Ask the Forum
Hi My name is Richard Jewson both my brother Roger and I were Merchant Seamen on the Rangitoto in the early 60s. I have made more than one hasty exit...
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29 replies | 20504 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:49 AM
Tony Taylor
replied to a thread
Can you trust your GPS?
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
phone zombies are everywhere these days, I wonder how many accidents they cause never mind car drivers using their phones.
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14 replies | 202 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:46 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Can you trust your GPS?
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Other pedestrians should be able to have a landsman’s version of a Yokohama fender built round them to avoid collisions with such dangerous people...
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14 replies | 202 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:23 AM
Tony Taylor
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Graham, they have been conditioned to investigate black bin liners as a potential source of food. One of the local farmers round here diversified...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
09:14 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Will have to ask Des , Graham if hopefully he is feeding his magpies and other species of Australian birds , worms and other species of their natural...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
08:48 AM
Graham Shaw
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Not so long ago a forensic lab conducted autopsies on coastal seagulls.They found levels of cholesterol equivalent to some humans in the majority of...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
08:14 AM
Ivan Cloherty
replied to a thread
Can you trust your GPS?
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Probably taking a photo of your sandals John :pointlaugh:
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14 replies | 202 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:49 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
RegisterCard
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Myu wife had a female GP, all she wanted to do was give her pills of some sort. Waiting for a knee op she gets a lot of pain but when she looked at...
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25 replies | 492 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:43 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Des, I think some still goes over the side. Evry now and then we see the remains of what may have been a tank wash. Between here and NZ regularly...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:39 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Keeping Food For The Panama Mules .
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
But of course, in hot weather one must stay hydrated.
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6 replies | 91 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:38 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
on flame
in
News Snippets
Bit like our bush fires here in Oz, bloody killers.
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2 replies | 57 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:36 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
First pair of Denims.
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Me, I follow my own fashion, easy here in Oz, no one comments. Dress code is what you feel comfortable in, only down turn is the pubs, no thongs or...
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32 replies | 807 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:33 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Couple more
in
Jokes Page
Top one reminds me of a store that sells materials. At the back of the store a great number looking very similar to that one. Thought the store was...
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1 replies | 59 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:30 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Can you trust your GPS?
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
I am convinced so many people walking around shopping centers need the GPS on their phone to get around. See them all the time staring at the screen...
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14 replies | 202 view(s)
Yesterday,
03:14 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
RegisterCard
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
If it’s the same one the specialist gave me last week as a further supplement it will be moxonidine 200 mg. a very small orange tablet one at night...
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25 replies | 492 view(s)
Yesterday,
03:10 AM
Mike Hutchins
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Lots of spent caustic would've gone over the side through the years too....wonder what happens to it nowadays? Mike.
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:28 AM
Des Jenkins
replied to a thread
Ballast
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Hi John When I think now about how we used to pump just about everything over the side on tankers, and I was only on about twelve, I shudder to...
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12 replies | 124 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:13 AM
Des Jenkins
replied to a thread
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in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Hi John Over the last seventeen years that I have been seeing this Dr he always asks me if I have changed my mind about letting nature take its...
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25 replies | 492 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:04 AM
Des Jenkins
replied to a thread
Ray Harrison
in
Crossed The Bar
Hi Derek. My commiseration's to his family. May he meet calm waters and gentle winds. Des Lest We Forget
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2 replies | 61 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:02 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
RegisterCard
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
#16 Mywife is already on something similar Des , the one I get for her is Souvenaid which you see on tv ads. It was a free sample our Dr. got so gave...
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25 replies | 492 view(s)
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