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Today,
04:24 PM
Ivan Cloherty
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Wire splicing
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Alas all my wire splicing was before 'the tape' we had to whip the ends, the hollow spike would have been nice:(
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Today,
01:06 PM
John Arton
started a thread
Wire splicing
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Merchant Navy General Postings
When splicing wire it was useful to tape up the ends of each strand to make it easier to push it through the opening made by your marlin spike. A...
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1 replies | 12 view(s)
Today,
12:42 PM
John Arton
replied to a thread
Aukus
in
Current News (Non Political)
I remember seeing the tsr2 in flight, it was built somewhere in the north west of England and was rightly claimed to capable of flying so low as to...
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Today,
12:23 PM
John Arton
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Where is it going.
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Pool harbour mike,lol Rgds J.A
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Today,
12:13 PM
Mike Hall
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Where is it going.
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Today,
12:07 PM
James Curry
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Todays Smile
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A car full of Irish nuns is waiting at a traffic light in Donegal when a car full of drunk fellas pulls up next to them. One of the lads leans out...
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Today,
11:38 AM
Graham Shaw
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Sad Occasion
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Crossed The Bar
So sad to hear of Dai Williams passing.Another one of us,with our Merchant Navy memories we still share. My sincere condolences to the Family. ...
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7 replies | 144 view(s)
Today,
11:20 AM
James Curry
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Aukus
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Current News (Non Political)
The USA rightly so are telling the NATO countries you need to spend more on defence, hard to argue against that. Seeing as the USA is the largest...
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Today,
10:47 AM
James Curry
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Todays Smile
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Jokes Page
#9 J , not to take anything away from your funny post. Just adding to it. Murphy's bricks. https://youtu.be/np8iLIt7G0A
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14 replies | 425 view(s)
Today,
09:14 AM
Francis Ralph
started a thread
Sudden remenbrance of old times
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Just leaving the house for the shops when my wife ( who travelled with me for many years) said to me laughingly, quite out of the blue, " single up...
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Today,
09:12 AM
Thomas Daley
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What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Met the former Bargemaster from Stadive in Aberdeen airport, the likeable one who married a Brazilian. He told me about "Jim" seems he played...
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Today,
09:08 AM
j.sabourn
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What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
The most efficient piece of equiptment for saving a live body in the water is the lifebuoy with line attached and takes one man to effect a rescue. I...
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Today,
09:02 AM
Thomas Daley
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What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
What a small world..... Yes, I were there for the Brent Spar escapade. Remember well the C/op putting the 80T crane hook above the Bridge/DP room. ...
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Today,
08:40 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
The Channels
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My Memoires and Other Interesting Things
All this dressing up of old reminds me of that joke . Constable to a group of Ted’s, picking out one member in particular and pointing “ hey son does...
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Today,
08:19 AM
Thomas Daley
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What motivated you all to join the Merchant Navy.
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Apologies JS for late answer. Piper and Claymore had fire pumps that automatically started in event of a fire, but, whenever 'Divers' where in the...
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Today,
08:09 AM
Johnny Kieran
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Todays Smile
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Brilliant posts, :D :D :D
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Today,
07:43 AM
Tony Taylor
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The birds are back, but witha vengeance
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
We have a lady next door who was feeding the birds in the back garden, she was unaware that she was also feeding rats who abandoned the the fields at...
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Today,
06:47 AM
happy daze john in oz
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The birds are back, but witha vengeance
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We have a lady a few doors up who put seed out for the Cockies. Some one reported here to the local council, said the noise was too much. Council...
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Today,
06:41 AM
happy daze john in oz
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Aukus
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Current News (Non Political)
I see in the news that our Donald and UK pm have agreed about AUKUS, why not we all need each other with the world the way it is now. Plus there is...
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16 replies | 379 view(s)
Today,
06:38 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Orecrest crew
in
Crest Line London Ivan Ivanovic & Co
Des, if they offer take it you only get one shot with the gov departments.
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29 replies | 19762 view(s)
Today,
03:55 AM
Richard Keith Roberts
started a thread
Outback humor
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Jokes Page
A man walks into his local pub and gets chatting to a beautiful woman. They find that they enjoy each others company and after a meal and drinks he...
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Today,
01:56 AM
Doc Vernon
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The birds are back, but witha vengeance
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Hi Des Funny you should mention those large Cockatoos , as just the other day it was also the first time i had seen such massive ones...
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5 replies | 366 view(s)
Today,
01:42 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Todays Smile
in
Jokes Page
I wear silk or imitation silk ones today Des , to hell with the expense. But have to make sure they have an escape port in the forward end or will...
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14 replies | 425 view(s)
Today,
01:27 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Aukus
in
Current News (Non Political)
That’s the next consequence Des any sign of using N weaponry will,get right up Indias nose they are already not big drinking buddies. I asked in a...
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16 replies | 379 view(s)
Today,
01:05 AM
Des Jenkins
replied to a thread
Aukus
in
Current News (Non Political)
Well James I agree with you on this, Pakistan is the ****** in the woodpile, Netinyahoo and his war cabinet has done the same as Hitler, stuffed up...
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Today,
12:56 AM
Des Jenkins
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Todays Smile
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Hi John When I started school I remember that we never wore underpants, but the short trousers had a srot of silk lining them, sort of red knees and...
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14 replies | 425 view(s)
Today,
12:46 AM
Des Jenkins
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The birds are back, but witha vengeance
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Hi Allen The two Cockies that ruined my gutter could take a few passengers, they where the biggest I have seen, I think they could have taken on a...
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5 replies | 366 view(s)
Today,
12:40 AM
Des Jenkins
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Orecrest crew
in
Crest Line London Ivan Ivanovic & Co
Hi The two Johns Every hing is ship shape and Bristol fashion, Dr's visit for both of us today, me for me stomach implant, piece of cake now, Betty...
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29 replies | 19762 view(s)
Today,
12:31 AM
Des Jenkins
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Sad Occasion
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Crossed The Bar
Hi Vernon Yes, I lived in a little village about seven miles away, had a had of Aunts down in Llanelly, could be we were on the same bus going to...
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7 replies | 144 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:32 PM
Allen James Jones
replied to a thread
The birds are back, but witha vengeance
in
Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Des, did you know that the highest flying bird is a Ruppells Griffon. They have been sighted at 37,000ft. Some other species also fly over 20,000ft...
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