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9th December 2013, 04:45 AM
#31
Re: 21st Birthday.
[......not happy[/QUOTE]
Of course not, you are Cappy, bloody good job there is no R in that name.


Happy daze John in Oz.
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6th August 2014, 11:14 PM
#32
Re: 21st Birthday.
I was on the mv jolly sprite strange name strange ship, middle of nowhere bought all the beers for the lads woke up in the bar and had a lie in till 8 when I was woken up by having stuff thrown at me in my bunk. Then first job was to clean up the mess from the night and morning. Really pushed the boat out though when we went to Lisbon dry dock and me and another lad I think he was called peter worked by for a while spent most of the time trying to get a good bronze ready for home happy days
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7th August 2014, 12:45 AM
#33
Re: 21st Birthday.
Dont know if answered this post or a similar one ages ago. Celebrated my 21st. in Ma Carrols in Belfast. Suppose has now disappeared the same as all good dives have. JS
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22nd February 2015, 02:04 AM
#34
Re: 21st Birthday.
23rd July 1961. Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill, on an A1 Survey course. Gave half hour lecture 'on a subject of your choice.' My choice was the recent Mig 21 jet fighter. By the time I finished, half the officers at the School were jammed into the place!
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22nd February 2015, 08:11 AM
#35
Re: 21st Birthday.

Originally Posted by
Braid Anderson
23rd July 1961. Royal School of Artillery, Larkhill, on an A1 Survey course. Gave half hour lecture 'on a subject of your choice.' My choice was the recent Mig 21 jet fighter. By the time I finished, half the officers at the School were jammed into the place!
.....its the way we sailors tell em braid......funny enough i had my 3 grankids out to dinner last night and we sat till after 1 ......while i told them tales of yore ....and how i met the apprentice from noahs ark who came from north shields and now lives in perth .......methuselah saborne ....i think was his name ......love being a granda .......got a call from my son about 10 pm he had hit a deer and bent the motor .....the deer are running all over at the moment bloody dangerous not as big as roos but can make a mess of your car......such is life......cappy
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23rd February 2015, 05:14 AM
#36
Re: 21st Birthday.
Cappy #36 road kill makes great eating if taken fresh you know. Bit of venison very nice but of course you do know the penalty for killing the Kings Deer!!!!


Happy daze John in Oz.
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23rd February 2015, 10:24 AM
#37
Re: 21st Birthday.
the deer was killed outright .......the car was a bit of a mess my lad was ok ....the hunt was rung and they took the deer for the hounds.......but had a close thing just lastweek the smoke coming off the tires to avoid the things.....they are everywhere at the moment .....regards cappy ......not the deer hunter
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23rd February 2015, 11:01 AM
#38
Re: 21st Birthday.
I had done 3 trips in the Linguist, 3rd Trip we sailed 16th March, My birthday was the 17th Paddys day, 1st day at sea, The skipper walked into my room......... Why didn't you say you where 21 yesterday, Obviously looked at the books, I was on the graveyard watch, Walked into the mess 5pm there was a bloody big birthday cake, All the lads along with the top brass sang happy birthday, Oh by the way said the Bosun your stood down for your watch tonight enjoy lad and brought out 4 cases of tenants and a couple of four bells, Happy days Terry.
{terry scouse}
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23rd February 2015, 11:03 AM
#39
Re: 21st Birthday.
jeez ted was shipping co was that ........go on yer bleeding jokin me.....lol cappy
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23rd February 2015, 12:04 PM
#40
Re: 21st Birthday.
Nothing exciting for me, spent it in Shoreham as 2/m on 'Broadhurst' my watch aboard, as mate was from Brighton, so probably spent it writing love letters to my girl!, must have been lousy letters, she dumped me shortly afterwards!
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