"Emery Davis" wrote in message
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On 04/24/2011 06:36 PM, David in Normandy wrote:
On 23/04/2011 18:38, 'Mike' wrote:

I was in Camp Hill Prison ;-) waiting for planning permission for an
extension on my house. This was granted in September
.................. when
the skies opened :-((

Mike



So you got permission for a bigger cell then! LOL


Heh. Took a tour of the submarine USS Growler last week in NY, we
commented on how hard it would be to live in such cramped quarters for
months on end without seeing the sun. The guy in front of me quipped:
"I just got out of prison after 6 years. When the judge handed out
sentence I said 'But I'll never last for more than a few months without
going crazy', and he replied 'Don't worry, just get through the first
few months and I'll help you with the rest' ". (Well it was funny at
the time while climbing through the bulkhead...)

-E

:-))

I was in New York last September on a cruise on the pier alongside USS
Growler but didn't have time to go on board. Will go back to NY at some time
or other and that is a 'must'.

Did achieve two "WANTS" whilst I was there. Wanted to walk in Central Park
and just HAD to hail a Yellow Cab :-) Did both :-) Then cruised up the
Eastern Seaboard to Canada. Was just too early for the 'Fall' in New England
:-(( Another must!! However the next cruise is the Baltic with St Petersburg
one of the two night stop overs.

Back to our subs, was invited to do a tour of H.M.S.Vanguard, the Nuke
Trident sub a few years back. She is massive. Three decks with ordinary
'stairs'. Had a conducted tour over the complete boat then went to sea,
dived, dined and when surfaced again, climbed to the Conning Tower :-)) Long
vertical climb!!

It's not what you know, it's who you know ;-)

Mike
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