Be interesting who NEVER went in to Dannys bar, apart from the entertainment, the prices for drinks was way over the top, but we still paid it, .
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Be interesting who NEVER went in to Dannys bar, apart from the entertainment, the prices for drinks was way over the top, but we still paid it, .
This item is a parody on What is a boy. Google that title and it goes to expressions.co.uk This was recorded as a spoken item with music accompaniment and was a popular in early fifties. I forget who recorded it but I think there was also another called What is a girl. With reference to the discussion on associating with Junior Engineers, it,s probably because they were the only source of alcohol for apprentices, the last position held before the elevated role of 3rd Mate, remember who your friends were.
Danny,s bar, wow, what an experience for a 16 year old 1st tripper, some of those guys really scrubbed up well, difficult to tell the difference in the dark ambience of the bar, happy days.
At 1200 hrs every day at sea the telegraph was put from Full ahead to Full astern and back to Full ahead as a time check for 1200 hours , also a check that the goblins hadn’t got to work taking the telegraph to pieces I suppose . JS .
Wouldn't have done that on a Bridge Control ship, there would have been mayhem.
Vic
Mayhem lol. We had an emergency stop on the LNG Carrier British Trader. 21 knots certainly had the boiler safetys lifting and cargo tank pressure increasing at a rapid rate. No one claimed responsiblity. Then the alarm recorder came up with the answer the Emergency Stop was initiated from the wheel house. Think it was on the 4/8 watch. Mr Mate swore blind it was not him. Turned out it was the crew man on watch with the Mate. He had been dusting /cleaning the bridge console and somehow managed to activate the ESD button. Engineers were not happy to say the least.
Aye Aye, if they've got stripes don't blame them, if they wear jeans it's them. Only joking, I went to sea before all the Mumbo Jumbo about who runs the ship.
Cheers Des, a bit drunk on his 91st birthday.
If your 91 today Des then all the best , if not will make me the first to congratulate you when you are ,What does it feel like to reach such a vast age .,? Hope your eye test went off satisfactory and you can still see the calendar ok and haven’t got the years mixed up. All the best Cheers JS
All the very best Des, have a good one, next stop for you is the big Ton.
Happy Birthday Des, keep em coming!Quote:
Originally Posted by Des Taff Jenkins
Happy Birthday Des :D