Grumpy old buggers thread

Sharmy, your dad's uniform looks similar to my dad's, who was in the Royal Navy, or Real Navy as he called it. [bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Sharmy, your dad's uniform looks similar to my dad's, who was in the Royal Navy, or Real Navy as he called it. [bigrolf]

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The rude POM[thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig] My Navy is better [bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Sharmy, your dad's uniform looks similar to my dad's, who was in the Royal Navy, or Real Navy as he called it. [bigrolf]

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Maybe he borrowed it & never returned it?

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

The rude POM[thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig] My Navy is better [bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]

How well do truckles do on ice skating rings



Winter Storm Blair latest: Millions hit by huge winter storm as seven US states declare state of emergency - BBC News

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This one will never find out. I'm still laughing at Sydney's 30⁰ heatwave. [bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Sharmy, your dad's uniform looks similar to my dad's, who was in the Royal Navy, or Real Navy as he called it. [bigrolf]

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I remember reading an article in the readers digest many years ago written by a US navy captains wife who said her husband told her that while he was at anchor adjacent to a royal navy ship during the latter part of WW2, the Americans launched a new ship that made them one ship bigger than the RN. He thought he would have a crack at the RN captain and sent a message " how is the worlds second largest navy going today " an answer came back "not bad how is the second best"
John

The RN blokes used to refer to the Merchant Navy as the Grey Funnel Line. [bigrolf]
It's all a bit parochial really, as both navies had an equally hazardous role to play, each being an equally sized target, but one couldn't shoot back.

I'm a bit grumpy, as the wind has come up and made fishing a tad difficult. I have had to bring 'Plan B' in to play!
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Originally Posted by sharmy

The old mans rank was a stoker but I don't think he shoveled any coal he was an entertainer, a very good comedian. He came out to Brisbane for whatever and spent most of his war at a Naval base at Salisbury, Brisbane. I think he was Merchant Navy. I still cant get the photos up they are stuck in the attachments section. I haven't had this problem before.

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The day before you posted this I had Cnilli Mud Crab at the Crab Hut on Fji's Coral Coast.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

The RN blokes used to refer to the Merchant Navy as the Grey Funnel Line. [bigrolf]
It's all a bit parochial really, as both navies had an equally hazardous role to play, each being an equally sized target, but one couldn't shoot back.

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And the one that couldn't shoot back lost the most personnel of any service. My uncle survived a few sinking but was advised to take up smoking, so they got him eventually.

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Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

And the one that couldn't shoot back lost the most personnel of any service. My uncle survived a few sinking but was advised to take up smoking, so they got him eventually.

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My uncle was a radio op on a merchantman on the Murmansk convoys. He borrowed a revolver from my dad. He said that the door to his cubby used to jam when the ship rolled ( all the time on that run ) and he didn't want to drown if the ship sank.....