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25th July 2023, 09:38 AM
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Misleading Headlines
'ROYAL NAVY SHIP SPENDS INCREDIBLE 12 MONTHS AT SEA' When you get past the headline you read that HMS 'Scott' had been away from her homeport of Devonport for 12 months surveying the Atlantic, meanwhile she had had crew changes,(every few months) port visits in Tenerife, St Lucia, Brazil, New York and others hardly 12 months at sea is it?. Give us a break! We MN signed on for 24 months with no crew changes, some ships got back to the UK before the 24 months, a lot didn't, my longest spell away was 22 months along with another 55 blokes on the same ship, the same for many other trampers.
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25th July 2023, 09:47 AM
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when i see them come in from somewhere like 6 months up the gulf, arrive in Portsmouth to a band and flag waving, and usually on the local news on TV. The i used to arrive after a long trip, the only thing i got was a question *when are you going back*, but i know where i would sooner be .
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25th July 2023, 10:27 AM
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Re: Misleading Headlines
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the only thing i got was a question *when are you going back*, but i know where i would sooner be .
You knew when you'd been home long enough when you got Bacon, eggs and your Discharge Book for breakfast|!
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25th July 2023, 10:43 AM
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Well stick at it keep your head down and work hard. Get a decent pension and retire at 55.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-pension.html
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25th July 2023, 11:48 AM
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You knew when you'd been home long enough when you got Bacon, eggs and your Discharge Book for breakfast|!
...sometimes just your book.
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25th July 2023, 12:07 PM
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#3 Well sounds better than when you get home and it’s who are you ? JS
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26th July 2023, 06:08 AM
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When I was working for Mollers of London and Honk Kong, officers on British 2 year articles, but crew on Hong Kong articles 18 months.
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26th July 2023, 06:42 AM
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Re: Misleading Headlines
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Keith Tindell
when i see them come in from somewhere like 6 months up the gulf, arrive in Portsmouth to a band and flag waving, and usually on the local news on TV. The i used to arrive after a long trip, the only thing i got was a question *when are you going back*, but i know where i would sooner be .
Morning keith the other one i remember was.....a woman next door asking were i was working ....and my mother saying he isnt working ......he goes to sea....R683532
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26th July 2023, 08:54 AM
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The old ones are the best, My husband works forcunard, your are lucky my husband is a lazy barsteward.
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26th July 2023, 09:00 AM
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Morning keith the other one i remember was.....a woman next door asking were i was working ....and my mother saying he isnt working ......he goes to sea....R683532
Ha ha nice one, I recall sitting in a pub with my mate (2/E with Commons at the time) and his wife, who had been away with him, when someone asked her what her husband did on the ship and she replied, he fixes washing machines.
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