1970+

[Ivan Cloherty]

That is why I answer to `Lucky`, Rob.
.
. In my life I have had, three broken legs, twice on the left once on the right.
Two Broken ankle bones.
One broken right arm,
Five broken ribs.
one Broken collar bone, clavical. including the clavicular ligaments torn in the shoulder.
One broken thumb
one fractured skull,
I have been drowned but was recovered, my mate did not.
Meningitus,
Malaria,
This year in Honolulu , a gangrenous gall bladder and severe Pancreaitus, almost fatal, just four day to live
and too many stitches to count.
Cheers
Brian.

Bluddy hell Brian, the lads who met you in Liverpool will be hoping your not contagious

[Gulliver]

I was on the TARKWA EDs in 1953. Lousy ship and trip. came back with two broken legs and a broken arm and Malaria.
But fond memories of Tombo Mary, Apapa Side.
Brian.

So really Brian,you came home from West Af, with two broken legs ,a broken arm,malaria,and a severe case of galloping knob-rot,you naughty boy.

I came back from Japan penniless, nay in debt , with a Noritake vase with slight crack in it (damn Heathrow airport baggage handlers) after a 28 hour dogleg flight marathon jetlag/ hangover/sore a*se.

But I couldn't wait to get back for another trip...

Gulliver

[happy daze john in oz]

That is why I answer to `Lucky`, Rob.
.
. In my life I have had, three broken legs, twice on the left once on the right.
Two Broken ankle bones.
One broken right arm,
Five broken ribs.
one Broken collar bone, clavical. and the clavicular ligaments torn in the shoulder. caused by a bull elephant seal
One broken thumb
one fractured skull,
one dislocated shoulder vaused by an Albatross
I have been drowned but was recovered, my mate did not.
Meningitus,
Malaria,
This year in Honolulu , a gangrenous gall bladder and severe Pancreaitus, almost fatal, just four day to live
and too many stitches to count.
Some of the young and not so young ladies that I have had a dalliance with have not done me much good either.
.
I have done a World Tour of Hospitals. .
.
apart from all that , I have had a good life.
Cheers
Brian.

Your middle name is not Johna I hope!!

[Rocky]

Reading that list of broken bones brings a tear to my eye just thinking of the pain breaking my 3rd leg

[Charlie Hannah]

Brian you have had plenty of breacks,But was you ever broke,Time for a tooheh's Breack.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Charlie,
Yes been broke a few times, in the 55 and 60s strikes sleeping in the church door way on Park Lane, standing on the corner of Paradise Street , hand out, `Gorra tanner for a cup o`tea please,` ..Foff.
Starving when I joined the France with you, Chatty Matty was run off his feet feeding me. I was like a racing snake.
The good old days. would not have missed it.
Cheers
Brian.

[Charlie Hannah]

Brian when i first joined the France in 54 Chatty was in the same cabin i was in,dont think he ever changed the old Kaki shirt the whole time i was on her!

[Captain Kong]

Hi Charlie, he wore that Kharki shirt day and night for years, he was a sight during the night, going to the toilets, long khaki shirt, thin white legs and boots with no laces staggering down the alleyway. I think he went to the scrap with the France, he was never seen or heard of again. He had a better job than the Skipper.
Thanks for the memory. RIP Chatty Matty from Cincinatty
Cheers
Brian.

[cappy]

talking about old times and people my grandson has recently burned me a c d of a german recordingof sailor also so sung by petula clark it was a good song and much played on the overseas programme for merchant seamen cant rememberwhat that programmewas overseas something or other but it was sentimental for to listen to but never got one played for me a 2nd mate got one on a tanker iwas on and he got ribbed to death I remember it was a song called to know him is to love him and every time we saw himwe all sniggered and laughed poor sod was nearly potty but such is life

[George Barczi]

I was on ED's on the west Africa run '70 - 71.. on board 'K' boats... Kumba, Kabala, as Jnr & 4th Eng. the chief at the time was T.S.Baines (Tom) any one else from those days still around?

George