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    j.sabourn

    Re: No beer here

    Personally I think being brought up with various councils who were members of the community and had an interest in the welfare of the parishioners and

    j.sabourn Today, 02:19 AM Go to last post
    j.sabourn

    Re: No beer here

    #3 when back in Whitley Bay a few years ago now the Residents club in Hillheads was now a mosque. Federation beers were the suppliers of the Ale. What

    j.sabourn Today, 01:40 AM Go to last post
    j.sabourn

    Re: Bridge destroyed by a containership

    Probably an optical illusion Des. Would probably be surprised if saw how many feet clearance there was if was passing under the part of the structure

    j.sabourn Today, 12:46 AM Go to last post
    Des Taff Jenkins

    Re: The changing face of Docks

    I was telling a cousin of mine who has a flat on Canary Wharf about what the place was like when I used to dock there, her reply was; it's much nicer

    Des Taff Jenkins Today, 12:41 AM Go to last post
    Des Taff Jenkins

    Re: Bridge destroyed by a containership

    Hi John.
    Never having been there it looked a bit confusing, the bridge didn't look high enough where the ship hit to allow it to get under, unless

    Des Taff Jenkins Today, 12:33 AM Go to last post
    j.sabourn

    Re: Bridge destroyed by a containership

    Used to be the first thing the pilot asked on any vessel was the “ Air Draft “ of vessel that was water level to the highest point on ship

    j.sabourn Today, 12:30 AM Go to last post
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    j.sabourn

    There’s always one instigator.

    Thread Starter: j.sabourn

    Three old guys are out walking .
    The first one says, “ Windy , isn’t it .”
    The second guy says, “ No, it’s Thursday !”
    The third

    Last Post By: Des Taff Jenkins Today, 12:30 AM Go to last post
    happy daze john in oz

    No beer here

    Thread Starter: happy daze john in oz

    Saw what I thought was a rather disturbing article on the net today, concerns the local pubs.

    The article went onto say it is now getting

    Last Post By: j.sabourn Today, 02:19 AM Go to last post
    Alex Foster

    Prospective ETO looking for any advice you have

    Thread Starter: Alex Foster

    Hi,

    I'm considering getting into the commercial shipping industry as an ETO in about a year and a half. I'm trying to gather as much information

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    Mo Docherty

    s,s,s.

    Thread Starter: Mo Docherty

    Short sea shipping is good for environnmet as it takes away road congestion,air pollultion,noisy traffic and enables huge loads to be shifted in one

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    Vince Cohen

    Uniform

    Thread Starter: Vince Cohen

    Does anyone know what this uniform is
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    Fouro

    Memories.

    Thread Starter: Fouro

    Looking at Charles Spencer being interviewed on itv news today brought me back to the time I had to go to Althorp.
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