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Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ha - just what I need, free Beemer parts and none of them fit mine :-( Oh well, better go back and help Sacha with the shipping order to Jersey ;-) |
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Oh well, better go back and help Sacha with the shipping order to
Jersey ;-) .... for Pampers that is. |
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On 23/1/07 08:19, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ho, ho, ho! ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 08:56, in article , "Dave Poole" wrote: Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ha - just what I need, free Beemer parts and none of them fit mine :-( Oh well, better go back and help Sacha with the shipping order to Jersey ;-) I can just see my daughter in law's face when she receives a consignment of sal****er Pampers! ;-)) What we're having a problem understanding is why people are being allowed to do this! If it's illegal, as is reported, why are the police merely handing out forms to be filled in and returned, telling them where the 'salvaged' goods have gone? The whole thing is utterly bizarre - why not just close off the beach until the shipping company's salvage people move in? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) It's been shut off now. Excellent video evidence of the potential thieves (if they don't fill out the forms). From Lyme Bay to eBay. Yes some stuff is already on the site:-( I never realised that Devon housed such vermin. |
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On 23/1/07 10:27, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 08:56, in article , "Dave Poole" wrote: Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ha - just what I need, free Beemer parts and none of them fit mine :-( Oh well, better go back and help Sacha with the shipping order to Jersey ;-) I can just see my daughter in law's face when she receives a consignment of sal****er Pampers! ;-)) What we're having a problem understanding is why people are being allowed to do this! If it's illegal, as is reported, why are the police merely handing out forms to be filled in and returned, telling them where the 'salvaged' goods have gone? The whole thing is utterly bizarre - why not just close off the beach until the shipping company's salvage people move in? It's been shut off now. Stable doors and bolting horses come to mind! Excellent video evidence of the potential thieves (if they don't fill out the forms). From Lyme Bay to eBay. Yes some stuff is already on the site:-( I never realised that Devon housed such vermin. Not just Devon - some people came from 'two counties away', according to one report. But no surprises, I'm afraid - looting is an old past time..... -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On 23/1/07 10:55, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:19:39 -0000, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole LOL Sacha was last seen rolling barrels into the back of a truck. I did rather envy them those which, as our local paper put it, will undoubtedly end up planted up in somebody's garden, somewhere! Apparently they're worth about £100 each! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On 23/1/07 10:56, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:12:45 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 23/1/07 08:19, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ho, ho, ho! ;-) and a bottle of rum, too? No, was there? ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:12:10 +0000, Sacha
wrote: If it's illegal, as is reported, why are the police merely handing out forms to be filled in and returned, telling them where the 'salvaged' goods have gone? The whole thing is utterly bizarre - why not just close off the beach until the shipping company's salvage people move in? one container had the personal effects of a Swedish couple moving to SA, nice. -- Mike Reid UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 10:27, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 08:56, in article , "Dave Poole" wrote: Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ha - just what I need, free Beemer parts and none of them fit mine :-( Oh well, better go back and help Sacha with the shipping order to Jersey ;-) I can just see my daughter in law's face when she receives a consignment of sal****er Pampers! ;-)) What we're having a problem understanding is why people are being allowed to do this! If it's illegal, as is reported, why are the police merely handing out forms to be filled in and returned, telling them where the 'salvaged' goods have gone? The whole thing is utterly bizarre - why not just close off the beach until the shipping company's salvage people move in? It's been shut off now. Stable doors and bolting horses come to mind! Excellent video evidence of the potential thieves (if they don't fill out the forms). From Lyme Bay to eBay. Yes some stuff is already on the site:-( I never realised that Devon housed such vermin. Not just Devon - some people came from 'two counties away', according to one report. But no surprises, I'm afraid - looting is an old past time..... -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) It's not technically looting otherwise they could be shot. The one heartening thing is that some of the locals that have been interviewed are horrified by the events. I do hope that some of the grinning buffoons who have boasted about their loot get shot-or perhaps a quick slap. There was an incident round here when a woman crashed her car and by the time the Ambulance arrived she had "lost" her handbag and laptop. I think folk sometimes take the "every cloud has a silver lining" to extremes. |
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On 23/1/07 11:01, in article ,
"The Reid" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:12:10 +0000, Sacha wrote: If it's illegal, as is reported, why are the police merely handing out forms to be filled in and returned, telling them where the 'salvaged' goods have gone? The whole thing is utterly bizarre - why not just close off the beach until the shipping company's salvage people move in? one container had the personal effects of a Swedish couple moving to SA, nice. Oh, that was *awful*. A report said people were seen moving off with family portraits and obviously personal household effects and there were photographs lying around on the beach, showing that young couple. I wonder if the enquiry will show that ship to have been overloaded for the conditions. I know there's a large chunk of metal hanging underneath but it looked very top heavy to the untrained eye. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On 23/1/07 11:03, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... snip Not just Devon - some people came from 'two counties away', according to one report. But no surprises, I'm afraid - looting is an old past time..... It's not technically looting otherwise they could be shot. The one heartening thing is that some of the locals that have been interviewed are horrified by the events. What I don't understand is the difference between looting and stealing by finding. And *could* they still be shot? It seems unlikely as we no longer have capital punishment, even for the worst of crimes. I do hope that some of the grinning buffoons who have boasted about their loot get shot-or perhaps a quick slap. There was an incident round here when a woman crashed her car and by the time the Ambulance arrived she had "lost" her handbag and laptop. I think folk sometimes take the "every cloud has a silver lining" to extremes. The first time I went to Italy, my ex husband and I arrived to stay with his aunt and uncle, just outside Turin. I'd never met them before. As we were having tea, the phone rang to tell his aunt that her mother in law had been knocked down and killed on a zebra crossing. It had taken the police and hospital hours to identify her by the initials inside her wedding ring because, as she lay dying, someone stole her handbag. The world is full of people that define the word 'scum'. And today, we read of one woman whose car was hit by a falling branch in the storms and wrecked. She, her son and her mother were lucky to escape with their lives. Police told her to leave it where it was until she could arrange for its disposal, because it was un-driveable. So when she went back next day, there was a parking ticket on it AND someone had stolen the stereo! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 Martin wrote:
Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ho, ho, ho! ;-) and a bottle of rum, too? It was "Whisky Galore", not "Rum Galore"! David -- David Rance http://www.mesnil.demon.co.uk Fido Address: 2:252/110 writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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On 23/1/07 11:21, in article , "David
Rance" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 Martin wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ho, ho, ho! ;-) and a bottle of rum, too? It was "Whisky Galore", not "Rum Galore"! David Yes but not on the dead man's chest. ;-) Or any other part of his anatomy, for that matter. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 11:01, in article , "The Reid" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:12:10 +0000, Sacha wrote: If it's illegal, as is reported, why are the police merely handing out forms to be filled in and returned, telling them where the 'salvaged' goods have gone? The whole thing is utterly bizarre - why not just close off the beach until the shipping company's salvage people move in? one container had the personal effects of a Swedish couple moving to SA, nice. Oh, that was *awful*. A report said people were seen moving off with family portraits and obviously personal household effects and there were photographs lying around on the beach, showing that young couple. I wonder if the enquiry will show that ship to have been overloaded for the conditions. I know there's a large chunk of metal hanging underneath but it looked very top heavy to the untrained eye. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) Container ships always appear to be overloaded so I guess that this ship was OK. I have listened to a few of the Maritime lawyers on the box and the taking of stuff from a beach, which originates from a ship, is clear-cut. I won't bore you with my interpretation as I am sure it will be well covered this evening. |
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Sacha wrote: Oh, that was *awful*. A report said people were seen moving off with family portraits and obviously personal household effects and there were photographs lying around on the beach, showing that young couple. I wonder if the enquiry will show that ship to have been overloaded for the conditions. I know there's a large chunk of metal hanging underneath but it looked very top heavy to the untrained eye. What about the oil, the pollution, the sea birds? Can you see anything? Will it be ok? |
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:13:31 +0000, Sacha
wrote: but it looked very top heavy to the untrained eye. they tend to -- Mike Reid UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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On 23 Jan 2007 03:52:29 -0800, "La Puce" wrote:
What about the oil, the pollution, the sea birds? Can you see anything? I dont think its going to be a major environmental issue. More one of scumbags taking peoples personal efects from a shipwreck. -- Mike Reid UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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On 23/1/07 12:03, in article ,
"The Reid" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:13:31 +0000, Sacha wrote: but it looked very top heavy to the untrained eye. they tend to As far as I can see, there is little to no freeboard on these ships? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 12:03, in article , "The Reid" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:13:31 +0000, Sacha wrote: but it looked very top heavy to the untrained eye. they tend to As far as I can see, there is little to no freeboard on these ships? -- You think that all the containers just sit on the deck? :-((((( Mike Marine Electrical Design Engineer (Rtd) -- .................................................. ......... Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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On 23/1/07 13:24, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:00:14 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 23/1/07 10:55, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:19:39 -0000, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole LOL Sacha was last seen rolling barrels into the back of a truck. I did rather envy them those which, as our local paper put it, will undoubtedly end up planted up in somebody's garden, somewhere! Apparently they're worth about £100 each! So they are empty. Just as I thought. Yes, and I don't recall reading who they were destined for. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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"Martin" wrote in message
... On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:00:14 +0000, Sacha So they are empty. Just as I thought. -- and where do you think the full or heavy ones would be? What has most of the cargo been so far? Heavy or light goods? Think 'Freeboard'. The ship does have 'depth' as in cargo holds BELOW the water line :-)) Mike -- .................................................. ......... Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 Martin wrote:
Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ho, ho, ho! ;-) and a bottle of rum, too? It was "Whisky Galore", not "Rum Galore"! and Yo ho ho, not no no no no yes. I don't think anyone has recognised the reference! Wasn't anything to do with the Vicar of Dibley. David -- David Rance http://www.mesnil.demon.co.uk Fido Address: 2:252/110 writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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Yes, it's a wee bit chilly out on the shore here in Dorset too.
Waiting to be first on the tide that is... Keith following a centuries-old tradition ;-) "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole |
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On 23/1/07 13:24, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:00:14 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 23/1/07 10:55, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:19:39 -0000, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole LOL Sacha was last seen rolling barrels into the back of a truck. I did rather envy them those which, as our local paper put it, will undoubtedly end up planted up in somebody's garden, somewhere! Apparently they're worth about £100 each! So they are empty. Just as I thought. I've just read the DT report which says some of them were empty, some had wine in them. People have taken thousands and thousands of pounds worth of BMW motor bikes and BMW car spares; there is a wrecked car lying upside down at the edge of the sea and apparently near fights broke out between groups who thought they had first dibs on some of the motor bikes. I believe there's even some kind of 4x4 vehicle there. People were on their mobile phones, ringing friends in the motor trade to find out what e.g. BMW engines were worth. The Swedish couple who were reported as having lost a container load of goods, say that while they are insured, much of their stuff is irreplaceable as it was family china, glass, pictures etc. and there are photographs of men breaking into the container to get at the contents. There is zero excuse for that because the container was whole and could have been rescued and returned to its owners. One man is quoted as saying that there's a 'good wreck' roughly once every 25 years but that this is 'the best' ever. ;-(( -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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The Swedish couple who were reported as having lost a container load of goods, say that while they are insured, much of their stuff is irreplaceable as it was family china, glass, pictures etc. and there are photographs of men breaking into the container to get at the contents. There is zero excuse for that because the container was whole and could have been rescued and returned to its owners. One man is quoted as saying that there's a 'good wreck' roughly once every 25 years but that this is 'the best' ever. ;-(( With this behavior plus the nonsense re. Big Brother we as a nation are not looking very good. |
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. uk... On 23/1/07 13:24, in article , One man is quoted as saying that there's a 'good wreck' roughly once every 25 years but that this is 'the best' ever. ;-(( -- Sacha Funny how we seem to have different rules for different people. Wrecking and harvesting of wrecks has been going on for years, just as some people keep on harping on about 'We used to do this in the past' ' When I was in Jersey ......' ............ don't we? Mike -- .................................................. ......... Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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In article , Kate Morgan writes: | | With this behavior plus the nonsense re. Big Brother we as a nation are | not looking very good. A VERY long time ago I decided that, if I was to adopt an artificial monicker for the net, it would be Emmanuel Goldstein. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Dear all,
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of cultures - yes 'cultures', between many of those who live by the sea and many, or most, who don't. Wrecking is a time-old tradition whereby coastal dwellers have always supplemented their often meagre earnings by salvaging items of value from the shoreline at the time of a wreck. Here in Dorset, often the whole community would venture out, often in appalling weather to grab whatever was there for the taking. Keith PS It is said that ships were sometime lured onto rocks with judiciously placed lights so that wrecking could take place. "'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 13:24, in article , One man is quoted as saying that there's a 'good wreck' roughly once every 25 years but that this is 'the best' ever. ;-(( -- Sacha Funny how we seem to have different rules for different people. Wrecking and harvesting of wrecks has been going on for years, just as some people keep on harping on about 'We used to do this in the past' ' When I was in Jersey .....' ............ don't we? Mike -- .................................................. ........ Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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"Keith (Dorset)" wrote in message
... Dear all, This is a fundamental misunderstanding of cultures - yes 'cultures', between many of those who live by the sea and many, or most, who don't. Wrecking is a time-old tradition whereby coastal dwellers have always supplemented their often meagre earnings by salvaging items of value from the shoreline at the time of a wreck. Here in Dorset, often the whole community would venture out, often in appalling weather to grab whatever was there for the taking. Keith PS It is said that ships were sometime lured onto rocks with judiciously placed lights so that wrecking could take place. Thank you Keith. These landlubbers should stick to the soil ;-) Mike -- .................................................. ......... Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com "'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 13:24, in article , One man is quoted as saying that there's a 'good wreck' roughly once every 25 years but that this is 'the best' ever. ;-(( -- Sacha Funny how we seem to have different rules for different people. Wrecking and harvesting of wrecks has been going on for years, just as some people keep on harping on about 'We used to do this in the past' ' When I was in Jersey .....' ............ don't we? Mike -- .................................................. ........ Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole For those of you who have no idea what this is about: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6291191.stm Jenny |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 11:01, in article , "The Reid" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:12:10 +0000, Sacha wrote: If it's illegal, as is reported, why are the police merely handing out forms to be filled in and returned, telling them where the 'salvaged' goods have gone? The whole thing is utterly bizarre - why not just close off the beach until the shipping company's salvage people move in? one container had the personal effects of a Swedish couple moving to SA, nice. Oh, that was *awful*. A report said people were seen moving off with family portraits and obviously personal household effects and there were photographs lying around on the beach, showing that young couple. I wonder if the enquiry will show that ship to have been overloaded for the conditions. I know there's a large chunk of metal hanging underneath but it looked very top heavy to the untrained eye. I don't think container ships should have anything on the deck, I'm sure it adds to the instability. Alan |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 10:56, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:12:45 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 23/1/07 08:19, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ho, ho, ho! ;-) and a bottle of rum, too? No, was there? ;-) When I joined the Andrew, I was given the option of a tot of rum each day or threepence extra on the pay, I thought that the tot of run was probably worth more that threepence, so I opted for that! There is another tale about the rum bosun, but I'll leave that for now! Alan |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... I don't think container ships should have anything on the deck, I'm sure it adds to the instability. Alan Well you think wrong. What do you think the roll of 'Naval Architect' is? and Lloyds and DNV etc etc etc? Please engage brain before posting stupid statements. Mike -- .................................................. ......... Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 23/1/07 11:21, in article , "David Rance" wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 Martin wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole Ho, ho, ho! ;-) and a bottle of rum, too? It was "Whisky Galore", not "Rum Galore"! David Yes but not on the dead man's chest. ;-) Or any other part of his anatomy, for that matter. Nelsons body, was, apparently pickled in a container of rum to preserve his body so he could be bought home for burial, the sailors on board did not know this and they taped the cask, forever after, rum was known as Nelsons Blood! Alan |
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"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... When I joined the Andrew, I was given the option of a tot of rum each day or threepence extra on the pay, I thought that the tot of run was probably worth more that threepence, so I opted for that! There is another tale about the rum bosun, but I'll leave that for now! Alan Looks as if you became the "Rum Rat" Mike I wonder if that brings Andy Muppet alive ;-) -- .................................................. ......... Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rnshipmates.co.uk www.nsrafa.com |
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Keith (Dorset) wrote:
: Dear all, : : This is a fundamental misunderstanding of cultures - yes 'cultures', : between many of those who live by the sea and many, or most, who : don't. : : Wrecking is a time-old tradition whereby coastal dwellers have always : supplemented their often meagre earnings by salvaging items of value : from the shoreline at the time of a wreck. : : Here in Dorset, often the whole community would venture out, often in : appalling weather to grab whatever was there for the taking. : : Keith : : PS It is said that ships were sometime lured onto rocks with : judiciously placed lights so that wrecking could take place. : Good luck to them I say. If someone has the cheek to put a ship like that to sea, endangering our coast, then they deserve no compassion and their cargo is 'fair game'. The only quite big problem I have with this ship's cargo is that the redistribution is causing more damage to the beach than the original containers were... |
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Kate Morgan wrote:
snip The Swedish couple who were reported as having lost a container load of goods, say that while they are insured, much of their stuff is irreplaceable as it was family china, glass, pictures etc. and there are photographs of men breaking into the container to get at the contents. There is zero excuse for that because the container was whole and could have been rescued and returned to its owners. One man is quoted as saying that there's a 'good wreck' roughly once every 25 years but that this is 'the best' ever. ;-(( With this behavior plus the nonsense re. Big Brother we as a nation are not looking very good. Shades of "Jamaica Inne" Where are you Daphne du Maurier when we need you? |
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Martin wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:19:39 -0000, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" wrote: Please forgive the absence of Sacha and Dave Poole LOL Sacha was last seen rolling barrels into the back of a truck. Laugh if you like Martin, but I have it on good authority that a new parts-dealership for motor bikes has just opened in the car park of a certain nursery somewhere on the lower slopes of Dartmoor! |
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