I've just been looking at my blog traffic on Feedjit Live and I've noticed a viewing from the Falkland Islands. Annoyingly, it also list Falkland Islands as Malvinas in brackets.
Thoughts on a life at sea (and in a stone frigate) in the Royal Navy.
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Oxygen Thieves
Well, been out on the grey crinkly stuff for a few days.
One good thing over the last fortnight is that I have got rid of two idiots finally. They were in the Navy for all of , I don't know, maybe a year, probably less actually. Anyway, however long they served for, they were both a complete waste of skin. The appalling thing is that they were paid a decent wage and blatantly didn't earn it. Good riddance to them, they certainly won't be missed!
http://getstuffedargentina.weebly.com/
One good thing over the last fortnight is that I have got rid of two idiots finally. They were in the Navy for all of , I don't know, maybe a year, probably less actually. Anyway, however long they served for, they were both a complete waste of skin. The appalling thing is that they were paid a decent wage and blatantly didn't earn it. Good riddance to them, they certainly won't be missed!
http://getstuffedargentina.weebly.com/
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Friday, 16 March 2012
Saturday, 18 February 2012
End of an era
My oppo has now handed in his ID card and is on terminal leave after 23 years in the RN. It is strange to think of the Navy without my best mate in it anymore.
He had a good send off yesterday with a lot of blokes turning out for a run ashore. It made the PT Disco worthwhile for the first time in years. The night ended with him falling/jumping in Commercial Rd Fountain. I heard a splash and turned round to see him wallowing about and struggling to get out! I managed to get him back on board and into his pit. This morning he woke up with a baggy head and a waterlogged phone!
Be lucky Mariner. It won't be the same without you....
He had a good send off yesterday with a lot of blokes turning out for a run ashore. It made the PT Disco worthwhile for the first time in years. The night ended with him falling/jumping in Commercial Rd Fountain. I heard a splash and turned round to see him wallowing about and struggling to get out! I managed to get him back on board and into his pit. This morning he woke up with a baggy head and a waterlogged phone!
Be lucky Mariner. It won't be the same without you....
Monday, 30 January 2012
Do I need my uniform on board Chief?
Today a senior officer came on board and I wanted to provide a ceremonial sentry at the bottom of the gangway. So, I detailed an Able Seaman for the duty and he then informed me that he didn't have his best dress uniform on board. "It is being cleaned Chief". Okay, fair enough I thought, they have to be cleaned sometime. At least he has thought about it, most matelots are absolute scran bags with appalling kit. The next lad had taken it home because he had attended a funeral in uniform. He didn't think to bring it back with him! So, at Both Watches, the sailors will be mustering and proving their Number 1 uniforms. I expect to be handing out kit musters!
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