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15th December 2024, 12:27 AM
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Re: Voyage Plan
Hi John S
When John is on a cruise it is timeless.
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15th December 2024, 12:36 AM
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Makes you wonder why they name beer after cats ? In Singapore it’s a tiger you put in a tank. Maybe because they all taste like cats pzzz , not that I can say in all truth have ever tasted cats pzzz to compare. Cheers JS
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#31 Realize that Des, but just think of all those few thousand bodies on board all wearing timepieces, plus all the clocks distributed throughout the ship ,can you imagine everyone of them being on different times ? Cheers JS.
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15th December 2024, 10:47 AM
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BASS great beer, that never had constipation when drinking that. I wonder did the name have anything to do with it B ASS?
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16th December 2024, 05:48 AM
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I never have problems with my clock or watch on a cruise.
Both are permanently set at Australian Eastern Time, summer time to you.
I have learned over the years to add or subtract accordingly to match the local time.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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16th December 2024, 09:58 AM
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I have several watches in my draw, never wear a watch now. If I want to know the time I look at my phone, it automatically updates to the time zone you are in. Same as the date. Clever bits of kit are mobiles.
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16th December 2024, 10:00 AM
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What about bar opening times on board John ?. JS
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17th December 2024, 12:27 AM
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Hi John.
His nose and mouth twitch, and his stomach grumbles, in tune to the shutters going up.
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17th December 2024, 03:07 AM
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And that’s before he gets out of his bunk ? JS
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17th December 2024, 05:41 AM
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Somewhere around the world the sun is always over the yard arm.
We get a free mini bar in our cabin so no worries there mate.


Happy daze John in Oz.
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17th December 2024, 05:54 AM
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That’s what they used to say about the British Empire John, Now it’s “ The Sun never sets on the British Commonwealth”, Ideally the way to travel would be by a hot air balloon at the same time as the apparent sun movement caused by the orbit of the earth around it , as the earth moves at approx. 600 knots at the equator, hang on to your hat and your glass of course. Cheers with the right motivation could maybe bribe the skipper to make for the dateline and have a continuous new year going backwards and forwards.All the best for same if we don’t see you in the New Year will know where you are. Cheers JS
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