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[j.sabourn]

#9...Lost again Cappy its the Indian Ocean you want , the BBQ will be over by the time you get here. JS

[Colin Wood]

Hi cappy, bed made for inspection?

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Hi JS wasn't it a chinese proverb re young ladies?.

[j.sabourn]

Athwartships springs to mind , going on what Cappy told me. He doesn’t make his bed any more after his donkey died he buried its breakfast with it. Cheers JS

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#14 Cappys out in 1 has just been revealed he doesn’t make his bed. Didn’t really like saying but he actually ate it’s breakfast. JS..

[cappy]

Hi colin even today when you mention sunday inspection ....i recall the finest ships master i sailed with he was rescued as an apprentice from the altmark ...he new fine well i had a monkey aboard on the british defender 11 months mainly gulf and indian ports .....she was one of the smallest tankers foriegn going ....full geordie crowd .....some proper antics ....any way he would come through the accom......stop ouside my cabin ....and say week after week ....CAN YOU SMELL MONKEY MR MATE ...to which the mate always said smells like monkey to me ......the monkey was always in the tatty locker on sundays inspection.....and he knew it ...one port on our way out was pireus in greece .....his wife asked did you enjoy pireus ...i stated if i had a camera i would have sent some pictures to my mam......later going to the midships accom she appeared on the wing of the bridge and shouted mr capps.....could you empty this bin for me ....yes marm up i went to the holy of holies ....and there in the bin was pictures of the parthenon..... and the acropolis the harbour and other scenes ...that was one happy ship ......great memories and no bullshit ....R683532

[Dennis McGuckin]

Pireus, one of my favourite ports.
Always wanted to go and see the sites, but could never get past the girls and bars.

[cappy]

Pireus, one of my favourite ports.
Always wanted to go and see the sites, but could never get past the girls and bars.

why aye dennis got in the bars and in the girls at every chance...lol

[happy daze john in oz]

Hmm Confucius seems to have had a rebirth.

And so would the girl in question with a hand in the right place.

[Louis the fly]

The last book I bought I found in a charity shop, it had been reduced from £1 to 25p. The Life and Times of Margaret Thatcher by Spike Milligan, published by Bodgit & Scarper.
It was just the right size to place under the parrot cage to stop the droppings from falling on the carpet.

[Colin Wood]

Mention of Piraeus always reminds me of the crew on the "Heathmore" buying 5 litre jars of wine. They sold the bottles on return to uk for more than they paid for them full.
THe electrician, ? Smart was a keen super 8 film maker, so they got the chippy who had funny smile when into the turps, and rigged some plastic ie behind his eaars, he then poured a drink from the jar, put on his funny grin, and the the 2nd lecky blew smoke up the pipes so it looked like it was coming out of his ears. Very funny, and final film shown on a number of Furness/Prince line ships.

[happy daze john in oz]

The last book I bought I found in a charity shop, it had been reduced from £1 to 25p. The Life and Times of Margaret Thatcher by Spike Milligan, published by Bodgit & Scarper.
It was just the right size to place under the parrot cage to stop the droppings from falling on the carpet.

Louis as long as you can make the people smile you are doing OK, never let them stop you.