Jealous, moi!!!!, too right I am

[j.sabourn]

Re #4 #7. 2 obvious mistakes I think she meant 42 feet and not metres and the engines are Volvo not SAAB. Will find out the correct length when see her husband. Cheers JWS

[Captain Kong]

Brian saw on the news this morning that Fleetwood people have the shortest lifespan in the UK, are you sure you want to move there?

Hi Ivan,
I saw that on last nights news.
But what happens is, the European union closed down Fleetwood as a Fishing and sea port. Thousands of jobs depended on it, So there was no alternative work provided all those people just thrown on the Scrap Heap of life. Their will to live was taken away.
The big fit and healthy Trawlermen and Dockers are now sat in the alehouse all day smoking and supping ale, increasing their body mass index, getting diabetes, high blood pressure etc and no interest left in life. so they die early. That was the tragedy of a stinking Europe who doesn't give a damn.

When we go, we walk every day along the beach regardless of the weather, for a couple of hours, from the summers sun to snow in winter, Good clean fresh sea air, I don't smoke or drink now so should be OK. and not one moo, slam, in sight.
Cheers
Brian

[Peter F Chard]

#12, There used to be an ICI plant at Burn Naze belching out a nasty cocktail of lethal chemicals which would not help any ones lifespan, is that plant still operating ? As for my own family my father was one of nine children, two had fairly short lives mainly due to industrial pollution and the war but the rest lived until their late 80's or 90's. Regards Peter in NZ.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Brian.
No Mos will get you an extra ten years.
Cheers Des

[happy daze john in oz]

Brian, if you move to Fleetwood how will you cope withjout your very good friend and neighbor 'hey you'? Is he still around as you speak little of him now.

Good neighbors are worth a lot, hope you get some in Fleetwood.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Peter, The ICI Plant is closed
The closure of the ICI Hillhouse works cost the region a further 4,500 jobs. Industrial and commercial development has been at a standstill for fifteen years./ The Fishing Industry lost 9,000 jobs as well.
The area has been devastated by Europe.
The only big employer now is the "Fishermen's Friend" works.

Cheers
Brian

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, still have night mares, about pleasure boats too many close calls down poole harbour ,The solent and cowes? almost got our prime minster Ted heath on his morning cloud once? I was a rubbish helmsman ? still the same today.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hi shipmates, still have night mares, about pleasure boats too many close calls down poole harbour ,The solent and cowes? almost got our prime minster Ted heath on his morning cloud once? I was a rubbish helmsman ? still the same today.

Louis when I was doing my coastal spell taking coal to Cowes we used to rig high pressure hoses over the port and starboard side of the foc'le, that kept the yautties at a distance and their stupid shouts of 'don't you know steam gives way to sail old boy' that is of course when mere mortals couldn't afford one dem der fancy boats and all MN personell were drunks

[Captain Kong]

First day of Cowes Week 31 July 1975 I was on watch bringing the ESSO Northumbria, 256,000 DWT, inward bound from the Gulf, 65 foot draft, we had Clear Channel, broadcast repeatedly on SPR , the Harbour Masters launch ahead of us, strobe lights flashing, loud hailer shouting ,` Get out of the Way`, I was on the whistle lanyard blasting away and not one yachty took any notice, they were crashing into us on both sides, masts falling over , people in the water screaming abuse. Yachts wrecked. I could not stop laughing all the way past Cowes and up the Thorn Channel to Fawley.
What a mess.
Kamikaze Yachties.
I had never laughed so much since the hogs ate my little sister.
Brian

[Peter F Chard]

#16, The " Fishermen's Friend cough lozenge and liquid cough mixture was first made at the Lofthouse Chemist shop located at the corner of Lord and Preston Streets. I was born at number 75 Preston Street and knew most members of the Lofthouse family. Just about every fisherman in the town called at that shop and bought a bottle of their cough medicine before sailing for the fishing grounds, and I have seen their products for sale in every country I have ever visited !. Regards Peter in NZ.