Just meditating

[Tony Taylor]

Now Louis that arak is dangerous stuff, they make bombs out of that. Gives you diorrhea as well. Cheers JS.

One for tonight’s meditating , more enlightenment may come from those with a naval background. When I worked for the MOD whenever any of the matelots were expecting an addition to the family , others would say when’s the sprog due Davy ? Never found out if the term SPROG in terms of the letters stood for anything. Any ideas of such as sailors private reserve of gin. Or something more personal.? JS

Sailed with a junior who was ex RN, he called them "bread slappers"

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
Don't know if you have watched the Australian version of the Brit TV show Escape to the Country, but last night they went to Margaret River
I Western Aus, and I can picture you there with all those wineries, regaling everyone of your past, and cooling the tongue with a good White or Red .
On the matter of SEEING things, in this house my wife has seen a big dog, an old man, and various black figures, she has had many sightings over the years, and one of the most odd was when we were living in an old house in Blacktown and we both saw a line of lizards moving what looked like a track over the carpet from one side of the room to the other, nothing there of course, but the fact was that we both saw it, and not a bottle in the room.
Cheers Des

[happy daze john in oz]

Trick cyclists will tell you that dreaming is good for you, it clears all the crap of the day from your mind.
But like many of you I too have had weird dreams that became predictions of something later.

Sounds Odd I know but a few nights ago I had a dream about John Cleese and Manuel from Faulty towers.
Basil was attempting to help Manuel who had run out of money.

Two days later I hear on the radio that there is to be a valuable horse race where the public can nominate a horse.
One up for nomination is Manuel and John Cleese has said if it gets a start he will come out to see the race!

If it does get a start maybe put a few bucks on it.

[Red Lead Ted]

#2.... Terry when I first started in the North Sea from bottom of the heap once again to rejoin the learning curve much further back. After a hard slog with anchors and towing I saw one Skipper after completion pull away stop the ship , get all hands on the bridge and thank them, get the whiskey bottle out take the cap off and throw it over the side, the cap that is, the bottle was then passed from man to man until mt. There were no drunks. Today to even think of doing that would be sacked on return to port as someone would report you. Usually if the drink did not occur Immediately after completion of the job, was started in the local ale house on return to port. Times have changed , whether for better or worse ask a newly married couple , easy for the parson to say. Cheers JS

Don't know why J.S. I cant give your post a like, Alcoholic's at sea today I would suggest they are very few and far between. Terry. Glad you survived your birthday blowout, We all need one every now and then I call it opening my steam release valve.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
You missed out, a horse called Manuel won a top race in Melbourne last week, my wife wasn't feeling well so i didn't get to back it which I intended to, the price 25/1
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi John.
You missed out, a horse called Manuel won a top race in Melbourne last week, my wife wasn't feeling well so i didn't get to back it which I intended to, the price 25/1
Des

Could be the same one, race is in March and worth about $2 mil to the winner.