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23rd September 2017, 08:41 AM
#61
Re: Drink
I could not believe it, last Tuesday I went to my ex Seaman brothers Funeral, I only had one small glass of wine.
What has happened to me?
Brian
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23rd September 2017, 08:54 AM
#62
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Maybe your 3 foot 6 inch ullage was passed the mark Brian. Maybe the Jet A1 may settle later. Sorry about your brother which think I said in a previous post. Cheers JWS
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23rd September 2017, 10:56 AM
#63
Re: Drink
when I did drink barb used to put a sandwich in my jacket pocket in case I never got home she knew were I was the club over the road? drank enough to fill a dry dock me is a pint over
£1.00 yet?
jp
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23rd September 2017, 11:17 AM
#64
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John, we wish, a pint here on the Isle of Wight adver ages around the £4 mark. I think I posted before, some 7 years ago I met up with an old shipmate of mine who now lives in Canada, when we sailed he was a heavy drinker, as myself, he would be lairy after having a few, but has not touched a drop for thirty years now. I think when we met up he was concerned that I would try and talk him into having a wet, absolutely not, I have the greatest of respect for anyone who has decided to abstain, and I assured him off that. I only wish I had the same will power when it comes to food !!, I,m carrying too much weight, this weight went cock eyed when I packed up smoking, prior to that they had to peg me down in the wind, kt
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23rd September 2017, 03:33 PM
#65
Re: Drink
When I swallowed the anchor and got married. The wife always kept some money in an old tea pot.
That was for me when I got to missing the sea. Which was often.
Would use it to go to the pub instead of work.
Think that saved our marriage of 50+ years.
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23rd September 2017, 04:36 PM
#66
Re: Drink
marian cruel woman??
jp
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23rd September 2017, 05:22 PM
#67
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All I can say to all my heavy drinking shipmates/colleagues is thank you for your unselfish habits which left all the girls for me, it was and is a pleasure sailing with you
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23rd September 2017, 07:53 PM
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24th September 2017, 02:49 AM
#69
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#71... You could have left Mary in one piece Ivan. JS.
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24th September 2017, 08:26 AM
#70
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Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
#71... You could have left Mary in one piece Ivan. JS.
I was part of her splinter group!
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