Tanker collision in the Gulf

[happy daze john in oz]

On tankers in port and we had all the food cooked by steam.
Square sausages from a tin, steamed bacon and potato cakes.
the only good bit was the scrambled eggs,

[j.sabourn]

#11 you must have had fresh milk to make then John or some substitute for the scrambled eggs.? A lot of ill will and arguments occurred on ships re food. When in my teens ship was in Liverpool with a full crew on board,the stores manager was on board and a crew deputation asked him if he could get the milkman to deliver milk every morning at the bottom of the gangway. Sure he said will do that. Later on that day he was sighted going round the mess rooms collecting in the. Tins of condensed milk even the open ones. When asked what he was doing his reply was you can’t have both . This caused a bit of a ruckus and a lot of self made bile , such was a lot of the problems at sea in the British Merchant Navy ,you had idiots and trouble makers all shapes and size all ranks and out and out to cause bad feeling , as regards the episode with the condensed milk it was the time of my eyes starting to open to some of the frugalities practised by some shipowners. Just plain nasty and out and out to cause trouble. JS…….

[Des Jenkins]

Hi John
Food especially on tankers caused problems as they where at sea a lot longer and in port with less time for going ashore than Cargo boats, where crews could at least get ashore and buy a cheap meal to enjoy.
I witnessed a few nasty incidents, one where the Captain received a pan of stew over his head, and as you know he wasn't responsible for the poor feeding.
Des
PS
A bit lik the film, Look back in anger.

[happy daze john in oz]

Crazy thing on UCL ships.
Catering crew were feds from the galley, others from the crew mess.
The food in the crew mess was excellent by all accounts.

But the poor bloody wingers in tourist had to fight with the second steward to supply enough dry tea for the bloods there at breakfast.
All to do with his end of voyage bonus.