the old sailors

[cappy]

on the little tanker bunker birth just up from the old pilot jetty was the lloyds hailing station ......on on of everards we ran down to middlesboro every day and back in the evening.....each morning as we let go and swung round the bloke in the hailing station would appear...and this in full officeruniform plus medalribbons and shout what ship and were are you bound every morning for 3 months we used to shout allurity bound for middlesboro......as we came back in the evening allurity arrived from middlesboro......one day we got a call to bunker the southern harvester in aberdeen.....hailing station what ship ...us allurity him where you bound us ...aberdeen him lying bastards your going to miiddlesboro.....us well when we turn to portout of the piers you will see....lots of laughter

[j.sabourn]

Cappy I applied to the Council for a job as assistant quaymaster on N.Shields fish quay about 1965. Big deal then they supplied you with oilskin and seaboots and about 5 pounds a week , but was a shore job. Someone already working for the council got it. One of about 3 or 4 jobs I applied for ashore. Must have thought I was unsuitable or didn't want seafarers in these jobs. Cheers John S.

[cappy]

councils are like the mafia john family strong affairs once in jobs for your own in leeds it is known as the catholic mafia family after family move in as the old ones move out

[cappy]

I knew a few who were great artists................in the pub!!!!

#######as you come down the tyne to sea the last building on the the starboard side was the burndept factory it made batteries.......the offices were on the top floor......with a big balcony..the girl i courted at the time is now my wife and as we sailed always got permission to come on the balcony to wave and shout what theyshout when your there man ....but as i knew about ten of her friends from the typing pool they would also come out shouting we love you etc ......it always caused a great deal of interest from all hands and even the old man on a ore carrier once commented on it......i bloody loved it and just waited fr the inevitable.....do you know all them birds ....me aww its nothing just one or two ive banged now and again......regards cappy

[Keith at Tregenna]

FOR CAPPY:

Have mailed you with an attachment, e.mail is from my hernamewas.ss@ address. K

[cappy]

keith cant see any attachment anywhere regards cappy

[Keith at Tregenna]

Did you get the e.mail sent to your address provided ?

The attachment was added to the mail sent to your personal account.

K

[cappy]

yes just picked it up its the biz cant do that sort of thing myself am much chuffed and obliged.....regards cappy

[Keith at Tregenna]

Happy to do similar if needed. K