[BITList] awkward bastards

[CT's]

robbo

I too had jack hacker in drydock in japan. he was always pushing and trying harder - reason unknown, although he was not unpleasant but certainly a dickhead.  just kept to himself - seemed all business.
all business in japan - give me a break...............................
I believe he was based in hong kong then, so he might have had more interests there - where are you now hacker?
did you get the golden boy award?
what ship was that, robbo?
ct
is it possible to have an extra ball?


From: Robbo 
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:44 PM
To: bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com 
Subject: Re: [BITList] awkward bastards


Frank

I must have had the dullest of experiences at sea, as the only ab I remember was Jack Hacker. Used to always

promise time off in Japan if we did extra in the Gulf, but of course that was a lie. Bluey Gaynor was doing motor

time with us and commented on what a dog he was.

John Spalding was 2eo when I joined and he had a dislike for Aussies so it started off a bit ordinary but we got OK

as time went on. Maybe his bad temper was something to do with the fact that he had an extra ball (testicle that is)

something he was happy to prove in the bars after a couple of bevies.

I believe he went on to tugs and went down with all hands in a typhoon, tow and all.

Robbo

 


 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  ----- Original Message ----- 

  From: CT's 

  To: bit 

  Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:48 PM

  Subject: [BITList] awkward bastards

   

  hugh

   

  no one else is volunteering any anecdotes, so seems we were the only 2 who crossed swords with awkward bastards on our journey thro the seven seas.

   

  guess we were just the black sheep of the flock.

   

  generally speaking, and in my experience - deck officers diplomatically kept their thoughts on ab's they may have encountered, to themselves.

  would being there for the duration dampen their dislikes of fellow travelers, or was the idea of not rocking the boat have been a ground rule for deck cadets?

  perhaps, "grin and bear it" was a prime requirement of the deck department's process of promotion!

   

  I think we devil-may-care engineers had no such inhibitions - there being many non-seagoing jobs available to us, so we were not locked in to the life of a seaman.

  we generally came from more common stock too - where the niceties of kissing arse were vigourously  discouraged, and taking shit from any jumped up punk was definitely out.

   

  ct bad boy


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