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28th November 2013, 11:56 PM
#41
Re: Insurance Wire
Sailing letter... Assumed this was some form of agreement rather than ships Articles, as ship was going to the knackers yard. On first reading also assumed Instrumentation was referring to the Rules and regulations put out by the DOTI believe these statutes were referred to as Instruments. Have apparently misread the post. Could someone clarify Instrumentation and Sailing letter. Cheers John Sabourn
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29th November 2013, 04:50 AM
#42
Re: Insurance Wire
HI All.
All the tankers I was on in the 50's had six inch insurance wires and we bloody used them, up the gulf or any port that was open to the sea like the gulf ports were, we put them out in Dunkirk and that was an enclosed port.
In NZ all the coal boats using the Westport and Greymouth rivers had to put them out along with the usual ropes and back springs,as the rivers were very fast flowing. Down there you had to tie up facing up river with an insurance wire out fore and aft, when ready for sea we would take in the bow insurance wire and then all the ropes and wires, the skipper would put her at half ahead and hard a'port, as the river pushed her head around and it was swinging fast he would stop engines and all hands had to be ready down aft to pull in the aft insurance wire in when he gave the word everyone flat out running along the deck hauling in this bloody great wire kept you in trim. Port Kembla was another port where we had them out as the swell used to come right in to the wharf, at one time when we had to run from there we only had six people on board, they used to blow a siren in the port but you can imagine someone running out of the pub to get back on board 'yea right' nearly killed me getting those wires in. but would do it all over again given the chance.
Cheers Des
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29th November 2013, 06:04 AM
#43
Re: Insurance Wire
With 6 men Des you probably had more manpower than they have now. That's why you were all built like Charlie Atlas... Cheers John Sabourn
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4th December 2013, 12:59 AM
#44
Re: Insurance Wire
If we ever got down to "El Avenida de veinticinco de Mayo" again, I have no doubt the casitas and establicimientos and other long forgotten joints will still be extant. Las putas will still be going strong, but personally I doubt if I could handle a full scale, old style, all night blast, with vino tinto!
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4th December 2013, 05:47 AM
#45
Re: Insurance Wire
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Fuku is a common Japanese word
It gets a lot of use just about everywhere these days


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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4th December 2013, 09:48 AM
#46
Re: Insurance Wire
Remember the old shanty..... Fu--k you F--k you For curiosity, to fight for my c-nt to fight for my c-nt to fight for my country, two p-ss two p-ss two pistols on my knee, goes on verse after verse anyone remember any more... John Sabourn Without being too obscene JS
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4th December 2013, 11:30 AM
#47
Re: Insurance Wire
ass hole, ass hole, a soldier went to sea
to piss, to piss, two pistols on his knee
f*ck you, f*ck you, for curiosity
to fight fot the queen's c*nt, fight for the queen's c*nt, fight for the queen's country
That is it John one verse , but you sing the verse , then everyone repeats it as a chorus , verse as a solo again then all in verse again as a chorus , similar is the
Ass hole just went to war
Version 1:
Ass hole just (our soldiers) went to war
Ass hole just (our soldiers) fought well
Ass hole just (our soldiers) stuck the bayonet
Up the Major’s Ass hole just
(Slower Beat)
Sh it hole (she told), sh it hole (she told), sh it hole (she told) me not to go
(Faster Beat)
S hit hole (she told), s hit hole (she told), sh i hole (she told), sh it hole (she told),
sh it hole (she told) me not to go
(Repeat top verse 'Ass hole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
C-nt hole (can't hold), c-nt hole (can't hold), c-nt hole (can't hold) me back now
(Faster Beat)
C-nt hole (can't hold), c-nt hole (can't hold), c-nt hole (can't hold),
cunt hole (can't hold), cunt hole (can't hold) me back now
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
Butt hole (but hold), butt hole (but hold), butt hole (but hold) the mail till I return
(Faster Beat)
Butt hole (but hold), butt hole (but hold), butt hole (but hold), butt hole (but hold),
butt hole (but hold) the mail till I return
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
F-cking (for king), f-cking (for king), f-cking (for king) and countrymen
(Faster Beat)
F-cking (for king), f-cking (for king), f-cking (for king), f-cking (for king),
f-cking (for king) and countrymen
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
F-ck off (for cof), f-ck off (for cof), f-ck off (for cof)fee and for tea
(Faster Beat)
F-ck off (for cof), f-ck off (for cof), f-ck off (for cof), **** off (for cof),
f-ck off (for cof)fee and for tea
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
F-ck you (for cu), f-ck you (for cu), f-ck you (for cu)riosity
(Faster Beat)
F-ck you (for cu), f-ck you (for cu), f-ck you (for cu), f-ck you (for cu),
**** you (for cu)riosity
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
To Piss (two pis), to Piss (two pis), to Piss (two pis)tols on my knee
(Faster Beat)
To Piss (two pis), to Piss (two pis), to Piss (two pis), to Piss (two pis),
to Piss (two pis)tols on my knee
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
A fart (afar to), a fart (afar to), a fart (afar to) wonder free
(Faster Beat)
A fart (afar to), a fart (afar to), a fart (afar to), a fart (afar to),
a fart (afar to) wonder free
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
Her ass (harass), her ass (harass), her ass (harass) them in the dark
(Faster Beat)
Her ass (harass), her ass (harass), her ass (harass), her ass (harass),
her ass (harass) them in the dark
(Repeat top verse 'Arsehole just went to war')
(Slower Beat)
Eat **** (each hit), eat **** (each hit), eat **** (each hit) will find its mark
(Faster Beat)
Eat **** (each hit), eat **** (each hit), eat **** (each hit), eat **** (each hit),
eat **** (each hit) will find its mark
I trust that you will practice until perfect
Last edited by robpage; 4th December 2013 at 11:43 AM.
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 

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4th December 2013, 11:59 AM
#48
Re: Insurance Wire
Rob you must have a deranged mind like mine. Sometimes a couple of lines of some thing heard years ago appears on the sub conscience and walk around for days trying to remember. There were some really proficient people at sea with a lot of poetic licence. I hope someone somewhere has stowed them away somewhere for years to come. Cheers John Sabourn or Sabourne as some of the family put, maybe they are trying to tell me something. JS
Last edited by j.sabourn; 4th December 2013 at 12:00 PM.
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4th December 2013, 12:00 PM
#49
Re: Insurance Wire
Graham
If we ever got down to "El Avenida de veinticinco de Mayo" again, I have no doubt the casitas and establicimientos and other long forgotten joints will still be extant. Las putas will still be going strong, but personally I doubt if I could handle a full scale, old style, all night blast, with vino tinto!
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.Hi Graham
if you go back to the Vienti Cinco de Mayo again you will weep.
There is nothing there only shops, banks and offices.
I was in there in 2009 I walked the full length, a very long street .
No Texas Bar, No Marina Bar , No Lighthouse Bar, No May Sullivans, all gone. All the girls gone. not one little bar left. No bars in the city, only in Hotels,
The only bars left are in La Boca, and they are rough.even I would not go in them.
and the women. how rough are these two.??
Cheers
Brian
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4th December 2013, 12:10 PM
#50
Re: Insurance Wire
Brian theyre gorgeous. However wouldn't touch them with Cappys. Cappy would Cheers John Sabourn
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