Gordon Jones Markhor1953 Mahanada`1955 Malakand 1956 Makalla 1956

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Originally Posted by gordon jones

As I recall it in 1956 the cost of a Beer on a Brock ship was one shilling (am I right?) So if you buy me the Beer you owe me from that time it is going to cost you at least £1.30. (southern England prices) However just think of the fun we can have talking about lifting turbines,
taking leads off big ends , keeping shakey clearences on winch bottom ends, keeping the gland steam going during manoeuvres etc etc.
Yes come along we can bore ourselves to death--- Mind that chain block!! Gordon.

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Just a minute Gordon, how could you possibly remember the cost of a beer when you never bought any. Your excuse was that you were saving up to get married, no wonder my beer bill was so high,

Cheers

Don McCallum

Where has Tom Martin gone. He replied to my plea for a Brocklebank Engineer to make himself known. (they can't all be dead, I said) In his reply he said he too had wondered where they all were. I thought, good, this will start the ball rolling, All those brock fellows ,especially the ones that owe me a Beer will now confess and come out of the cupboard. What happened? One came out of the cupboard, One Donald McCallum, who is so sorry about the beer ,He has arranged to meet up with me to buy it for me (guilty conscience you see) BUT not only have no other Brock fellows turned up but Tom Martin has ceased to reply to any messages. (and he DOESN'T owe me a beer.) So I am guessing what the problem is! All those Brocks Engineers who owe me a beer are ashamed to get in touch with the site incase I name and shame them! So here is the deal, forget the beer you owe me I won't mention it. Just get in touch and let's have a chat about old times?
Gordon Jones.
PS Do you remember Wee Robbie the superintendant ? Was he based in Liverpool or Calcutta?