[BITList] oh no, not tree cracks

[CT's]

tks for the info, robbo

don't like the sound of the arborescent crystalization in the boiler/s..................................................!

and for the new boiler to come into contact with a low bridge, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I knew jim hacker (why el cid?) when he was asst. super - he came the same shit with us - if more work was done then da-di-da-di-da. well, it worked for him, he made it from ceo to asst. super.

as they say now-a-days, "it's not who you know, it's who you blow!".

I sailed with alex hay and kam-kuro cullis - both nice guys and good ceo's

what's the rover you are "restoring"?. 

I had a zircon blue 1965 rover 2000 - loved it, really solid, comfortable, quiet car. I know it was zircon blue because I once went to the only rover dealer in caithness (wick) for vee belts and touch up paint. strangely they had absolutely nothing for a 2000 - no vee belts, nowt, nada, zero, nothing - except ZIRCON BLUE touch up paint; no other colour - just the one little tin of zircon blue.........................................

colin t




From: Robbo 
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:02 PM
To: bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com 
Subject: Re: [BITList] Fw: hk to bombay!


Colin

 

Cracks were found which I think was caused by dendritic segregation or summat like that and they were condemned.

New boilers were built and on the way to the docks there was a low bride and.. Well we had a little more time in Nathan Rd

and Wanchai.

 

On one of my 24 hours on we had a nasty incident were one of the (Chinese) crew dropped a pressure lamp in the ER

which exploded and he was badly burned and died as a result. To shorten the story I had some thoughts that had I been

more on the ball could we have saved him. George was a good backstop for me. (Counselling do they call it now days?)

and I was happy when the authorities informed us we were in the clear.

I may have had a different view of George if I had actually sailed with him, and he did talk about his daughter I recall.

 

Hugh, Tommy Cockburn (Yogi) was Chief on the Chyebassa when I joined the company and my recollection is me wondering 

who this character pacing back and forth in the cross alley way dressed in b*ll bags and flip flops (and little hat). It was about -10 deg

at the time. Jack Hacker (el Cid) was one Chief who conned us with promises of extra time off in Japan if more work was done

up in the Gulf, but on arrival in Japan the work list was as long as your arm, no extra time. Others made up for it though like

Alex Hay, Bluey Gaynor, George Cullis and many others I guess.

 

Must away to do a bit on old Murgatroyd my '58 Rover restoration project, which has been going on for about 10 years so far

but it is better than painting windows. Not everyone in the house thinks that though.

 

Robbo

 

Ps would that be inter-dendritic???

 

 

 

 

 

From: bitlist-bounces at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com [mailto:bitlist-bounces at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com] On Behalf Of CT's
Sent: Thursday, 2 April 2009 3:45 PM
To: bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com
Subject: [BITList] Fw: hk to bombay!

 

tough time, eh? robbo.......10 -11 months in hk..........

 

.............what happened to dumra's boilers?



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