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14th October 2023, 08:58 AM
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Re: Scran at sea
Originally Posted by
Rob Cumbes
My folks were never well off and with five kids it was a struggle for them. Mum always had something on the table for us. One Christmas she ordered faggots from the butcher for our Christmas lunch. Old style school dinners were a treat - meat & three veg followed by a pud.
Imagine my delight, joining a Shell H boat at the age of sixteen as a cadet and seeing my first lunch menu and being served by a white coated steward. There seemed to be a lot of unnecessary cutlery too. I hadn't a clue so, keeping shtumm, I followed the lead of the senior apprentice: Soup?- yes please, entre? - yes please, main course? - yes please, sweet? (plum duff) - yes please. Twice round the buoy? What the f**k, another pudding! The senior apprentice must have had hollow legs. I could hardly walk. Only later did I find out going through the menu was optional. However, the Mate ran us ragged the whole trip, so my waist measured the same on pay off but I had gained a few muscles!
Now in shields xmas was sometimes a bit hungary.....my old man bought a turnip instead of a turkey .......he boiled the turnip stuck a feather in it and told us it was a peruvian woodcock.......LOL R683532
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14th October 2023, 09:46 AM
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Re: Scran at sea
What colour was the Feffer Cappy. Believe the Peruvian woodcocks tail feffers were broon. JS
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14th October 2023, 10:35 AM
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Re: Scran at sea
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j.sabourn
What colour was the Feffer Cappy. Believe the Peruvian woodcocks tail feffers were broon. JS
More the colour of marys wooden leg ......sort of slightly tanned by the thigh area .....and dont pretend you didnt know that .......of to the rugby shortly .....charlies team never been beaten this season.playing sheffield two steel towns a good match .......who knows today.....cheers cappy R683532
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14th October 2023, 10:49 AM
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Re: Scran at sea
All the best then , don’t drink too much afterwards , does Pat go with you ? Hope your both well . JS
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14th October 2023, 11:11 AM
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Re: Scran at sea
Enjoy the day Cappy & Pat, nothing finer than rooting for one of your own.
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15th October 2023, 07:25 AM
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Re: Scran at sea
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j.sabourn
All the best then , don’t drink too much afterwards , does Pat go with you ? Hope your both well . JS
Yes john pat and my son christian avid supporters .......doing well this season...beat sheffield yesterday .....but he got a few stitches in his head but all well ....R683532
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15th October 2023, 10:25 AM
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Re: Scran at sea
Menu.jpg Christmas dinner day SS Esso Portsmouth 1968.
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