The start of Cappys sea going career?

[John Arton]

Is this how Cappy started off?
Failed at first attempt but if at first you don't succeed then try, try, try again. LOL
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/cookso...ntic-1-6656774
rgds
JA

[cappy]

if my memory serves me right the old wimbledon was a collier .......farest he would have got would have been down to london ........collier men a breed of there own.......interesting story ...regards cappy janis blower her man was a seafarer years ago i believe shewrites a good seafaring column....now and again

[robpage]

If it was the same one , it has a great claim to fame in 1923 , long after Cappy left it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S._%22Wimbledon%22_case

[happy daze john in oz]

If it was the same one , it has a great claim to fame in 1923 , long after Cappy left it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S._%22Wimbledon%22_case

Funny he does not give the impression of being thta old, but then neither did Mathusela.

[John Pruden]

cappy knew long john silver when he had two legs and an egg in his pocket? his discharge book is in latin? god love yehh cappy? jp

[cappy]

john dont ask about the egg.......i had nothing to do with that carry on .....or the stealing of long johns leg ....for beutiful mary......see js .but he will say ....it was me bruvver regards cappy ps ithink rolf harris ended up with it .....to do jake the peg.......hope ypur ok now .regards cappy

[robpage]

Not the only thing Rolf Harris has got , An inability to remember Cambridge being one feature , well that is what he told the Jury

[John Pruden]

CAPPY you must have seen a lot of changes from oars to sail?hahaha jp

[j.sabourn]

Remember seeing Cappy driving one of these maritime trucks the army had after the war on Whitley Bay beach. Used to charge threepence a ride, up and down the beach and into the sea. Know will always remember gave him sixpence and he gave me no change. This was 1947, so he must be getting on. My threepence must have accrued quite a bit of interest by now. Think he worked the South Shields beach, was his initial area of operations until they copped on to his excuses for having no change. Just drove this floatable truck over the river and carried on. He tried for a job on the Cutty Sark on her initial voyage, but turned up for the interview in his seaboots and walked over te skippers carpet, didnt help matters he had dog poo on the sole. Cheers John S.

[cappy]

preffered the whores......it was all up and down

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some mate you are now the tax man will be looking for me .......it wasnt me it was me bruvver

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or methuselah