Fleetwood, a seafaring town.

[Keith at Tregenna]

#33, Dear John, I don't like beer, lager, or ale. Spirits have to be disguised in cocktails then I don't taste them. As for the wine speak for yourself....... Ah John, would you have me go thirsty?

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[Graham Evans]

Virtually all the N.W. has closed down. Birkenhead (Cammell Laird, Lever Bros, Most docks) - Liverpool, most docks, what kind of a Government permits this?. Most of the work force on the scrap heap and thousands of immigrants allowed into the country in their place. Last time I was in London it was unrecognisable. The Royal Docks were office blocks and an airport! The East End was more like Calcutta or Bombay. Everything gone, never to return.

[happy daze john in oz]

Humph!
Whats all this talk about wine for!......................................

Funny, you never appeared as the sort of guy to have a medical degree, but I like your argumenmt>

[happy daze john in oz]

I think you will find that the uk is one of the largest producers of condoms

some of the population do not use them>

[happy daze john in oz]

.............................So I wonder who is buying all these condoms..................

Not the Kiwis or Ozas gay marriage is now all the rage.

[j.sabourn]

Maybe the pollies have bought a job lot. Could use them as southwesters and live up to their title of *ickheads. Talking about Southwesters this used to be an item of gear together with seaboots and oilskins required to be carried of your own when I first went to sea. Can never remember using the southwester maybe it blew away the first time tried to wear. Anyone ever wore. Cheers John Sabourn

[Captain Kong]

I still have mine and a set of oil skins, including my knife and a spike that Dad made me in 1953, also my palm and needles, Not much call for them in retirement in Bolton.

[j.sabourn]

Could have done with the needles a few months back as had a canvas chair to repair. Have 2 palms, went all over looking for needles no joy. Finished up threw chair away and bought a new one, this seems to be the answer for everything these days. Cheers John Sabourn PS Brian when you get on the passenger vessel shortly should take with you, put on and report to the Bridge and see what sort of reaction you get. Will probably crap themselves. JS

[John Gill]

I could think of one or two uses your gear would be useful for Kong, but if i mention them on here some of your colourful neighbours may issue me with a fatwah and send me into the wilderness with no supper and no virgins.
gilly

[John Gill]

Not the Kiwis or Ozas gay marriage is now all the rage.

Nobody on here never heard of Edge Hill?!!!