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9th September 2012, 10:53 PM
#31
Russian Shore Leave
In the early 70's i was on a product tanker loading in Klaipeda. Some of the lads had gone ashore to the mission on a bus organised by the mission. There was a midnight curfew so the bus brought them back around 23:30 and the guard at the bottom of the gangway was being very strict and slow checking all the lads coming back on board against there shore passes and discharge books (they had had to leave them with the guard when they went ashore). It was taking that long that by the time the last guy (3rd Eng.) got to the guard there was not enough time for the guard to check him out before midnight so the quard refused to allow him on board. The third. having imbibed to some extent of the local vodka, started arguing with the guard. Big mistake as the guard had a very nasty looking rifle which he pointed at the third. Seeing this from the deck I thought it would be a good idea to go down and sort things out. Again Big mistake. Half way down the gangway the guard turns round, cocks his rifle and aims it at me!!. Hasty retreat by yours truly.
The third spent the two or more hours in a open shelter freezing his knackers off whilst we the skipper got hold of the agent, who by the way was an absolute stunner with a the most fantastic fur coat, to come down and sort things out.
rgds
JA
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9th September 2012, 11:28 PM
#32
Shore Passes

Originally Posted by
, who by the way was an absolute stunner [B
with a the most fantastic fur coat, .[/B]
rgds
JA
Not an animal lover then! but then again it was keeping her pussy warm
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11th September 2012, 04:21 PM
#33
Ivan. I also have a landing permit for the USA 1944 with alien seaman written on it
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11th September 2012, 06:18 PM
#34
Aliens
Lofty I did reply to this earlier, but it seems it has been lost in the system because I used too many smileys. I am off to Las Vegas tomorrow for two weeks will take my Aliens landing Card with me. Anyway they may not let me in if they have been reading this site, so if you hear from me before then you know I have been turned around. I have been warned not to take my laptop with me or frequent Internet cafes, this will be very hard as I will miss the banter and educational stuff, alas I will just have to sit around the pool with a highball and look at the lithesome young ladies. Somehow I will pull through it, as will have my blood pressure tablets with me.
Steer a straight course lads and look forward to reboarding in the future
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11th September 2012, 06:41 PM
#35
Jealous
Ivan
How can you post such a seductive message, LAS VEGAS< DRINKIES BY THE POOL< LITHSOME
and here some of us are shivering in what passes as the U.K.'s summer.
All I can say if you are at the tables, good luck and come back with a plate full of chips.
Have a great holiday and with that Aliens landing permit you should get on well with the locals.
rgds
JA
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11th September 2012, 07:53 PM
#36
Hi Ivan, there is a lot of action in Vegas with the young ladies, as young Harry found out, play your cards right and you may get a slice.
Enjoy your vacation.
Cheers
Brian.
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11th September 2012, 08:03 PM
#37
Shore Passes
Thanks Lads
I'll really try hard not to let the nubile ladies
interfere with my thoughts of you, but at times I can be very weak willed, so will have another drink to strengthen my resolve. Only chips I'll end up with is a bag of MacDonalds
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11th September 2012, 09:33 PM
#38
Have a great time Ivan and don't do anything we wouldn't
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11th September 2012, 09:56 PM
#39
Shore passes
Tony, don't have the strength any more, apart from oral sex and that only means we talk about it!
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13th September 2012, 03:57 AM
#40
shore passes
Was in Taiwan a few times during the period of the Vietnam conflict so must have been late 60s early 70s. There was a curfew there and had to be off the streets by 2200 hrs so was either an all night stay in a pub or a hotel. Does anyone remember if there were shore passes needed, cant remember having one. John Sabourn.
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