old hands

[cappy]

havnt been on line for a few days ....had my grandchildren up to canny shields ....but have been to an old seamans funeral today peter marsh .....a former president of the harrogate branch of the vindicatrix association......peter was 93 and served many years at sea he was torpedoed in the atlantic ....and also got a medal for saving the lifeof a shipmate on the thistlegorm which was lost in the red sea and is now a great area for diving enthusiasts.....he was a true gentleman ....and many were at his funeral.....there were five members of the branch ....now closed......and many of his friends...it was very much an merchant navy funeral and i was honoured to take the merchant flag from the coffin after the service we were asked to wear our vindi blazers and vindi badge ....the ex standard bearer was in attendanceand the five ex members all looked very smart.....another proper seaman over the bar ....a sad daythe numbers now dwindle rapidly .......but the ones gone are not forgotten regards cappy

[happy daze john in oz]

It looks as if he went with dignity and good friends to see him off. No one can ask for more.

[cappy]

further to my comments on peter marsh yesterday i did forget he had just recieved .his arctic star for the run to murmansk......he did mention to me in the past when he was torpedoed in the atlantic he waswalking down the deck at night coming of watch as a apprentice or 3rd mate when the torpedoe struck and was blown into the sea ....cant remember the shiops name now .....but he was in the water for some time as the ship was still under weigh...before it stopped and sank.....regards cappy

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on the same subject .....while i was in shields with pat we decided to visit the north side ......the fish quay now has many restaraunts ......for our lunch we visited a place called sambucas ....this was monday lunch time and the place was heaving .....there was a massive selection of fish ...the wholesale fish vendor was next door.....we ordered fillets of sea bass of which we got three each..... on the same plate came about adozen mussels in a rice rissotto......a bowl of chips to share ....two italianbeers for me and a large glass of house red for pat ......the service was really good and the best part of all the price ......22 pounds 50 pence.....js take note north shields is a nice scene in my book now ..................................but of course not apatch on south shields regards cappy

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further to my comments on peter marsh yesterday i did forget he had just recieved .his arctic star for the run to murmansk......he did mention to me in the past when he was torpedoed in the atlantic he waswalking down the deck at night coming of watch as a apprentice or 3rd mate when the torpedoe struck and was blown into the sea ....cant remember the shiops name now .....but he was in the water for some time as the ship was still under weigh...before it stopped and sank.....regards cappy

---------- Post added at 11:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 AM ----------

on the same subject .....while i was in shields with pat we decided to visit the north side ......the fish quay now has many restaraunts ......for our lunch we visited a place called sambucas ....this was monday lunch time and the place was heaving .....there was a massive selection of fish ...the wholesale fish vendor was next door.....we ordered fillets of sea bass of which we got three each..... on the same plate came about adozen mussels in a rice rissotto......a bowl of chips to share ....two italianbeers for me and a large glass of house red for pat ......the service was really good and the best part of all the price ......22 pounds 50 pence.....js take note north shields is a nice scene in my book now ..................................but of course not apatch on south shields regards cappy

######js get some proper fish in north shields instead of thart warm water stuff from down there....regards cappy

[John Arton]

Cappy
Sambuca's are S/Shields also, down by the fairground.
No need to travel to foreign climes
rgds
JA

[cappy]

dont know what the one in south shields is like john but the atmosphere and surroundings in northshields was the biz.....will look at the south one next time im in shields regards cappy

[Captain Kong]

Is the Victoria Hotel still there in North Shields Cappy??
I had a little adventure there with the Landlady of the Guest House my Sailors were living in, in Whitley Bay.
Cheers
Brian..

[cappy]

Is the Victoria Hotel still there in North Shields Cappy??
I had a little adventure there with the Landlady of the Guest House my Sailors were living in, in Whitley Bay.
Cheers
Brian..

yes its still there brian and the same tranny is running it as she has been for the last 50 years ....lol regards cappy