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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 8, 2018 2:05:34 GMT -5
Sorry, pappyjoe and toshtego...it was a bit cryptic. You know they way they are 'icebreakers' to help new people get to know each other and feel at home quickly (at least it's referred to that in the UK)? Being on an icebreaker itself, I thought that would be the best place for people to feel right at home. It wasn't one of my best jokes, granted. In fact, it probably wasn't funny at all (never is when it needs explained). It made me chuckle though.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 8, 2018 21:03:28 GMT -5
And if you are going to the extremes of the earth, you might not bring your fuzzy slippers, but doing without a pipe and tobacco, and a daily slug of good bourbon, well that's going a bit far. It was actually Scotch.
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Post by jeffd on Oct 8, 2018 21:55:44 GMT -5
And if you are going to the extremes of the earth, you might not bring your fuzzy slippers, but doing without a pipe and tobacco, and a daily slug of good bourbon, well that's going a bit far. It was actually Scotch. I have no doubt. But if I were going to the extremes of the earth, I would have brought bourbon.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 8, 2018 22:04:56 GMT -5
I have no doubt. But if I were going to the extremes of the earth, I would have brought bourbon. Let's compromise and bring both! ðŸ¤
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Post by Darin on Oct 8, 2018 22:06:42 GMT -5
I have no doubt. But if I were going to the extremes of the earth, I would have brought bourbon. Let's compromise and bring both! 🤠Where's the Rum!
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 8, 2018 22:15:35 GMT -5
Let's compromise and bring both! 🤠Where's the Rum! I didn't know you were going. You buy.
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Post by Darin on Oct 8, 2018 22:18:26 GMT -5
Where's the Rum! I didn't know you were going. You buy. Sure thing ... first round is on me!
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Post by toshtego on Oct 8, 2018 23:03:23 GMT -5
The problem with Irish Whisky is the bottles are too small.
The stuff goes down like water and one thing leads to another.
Before you know it, the bottle is empty.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 9, 2018 2:35:58 GMT -5
The problem with Irish Whisky is the bottles are too small.
The stuff goes down like water and one thing leads to another.
Before you know it, the bottle is empty.
...but to a leprechaun, those bottles are massive.
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Post by pappyjoe on Oct 9, 2018 10:15:27 GMT -5
And if you are going to the extremes of the earth, you might not bring your fuzzy slippers, but doing without a pipe and tobacco, and a daily slug of good bourbon, well that's going a bit far. It was actually Scotch. My shipboard days were on a military vessel back in the early 70s and we were not allowed to have hard alcohol aboard ship. The regulations at the time did allow for the ship to carry beer which was doled out as one can of beer on Wednesday night and two cans on Saturday night. When we anchored off Point Barrow, Alaska on one trip, we were allowed to have a BBQ on the frozen beach and had some beer for that purpose also. The regulations have been changed since then.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 9, 2018 10:31:05 GMT -5
My shipboard days were on a military vessel back in the early 70s and we were not allowed to have hard alcohol aboard ship. The regulations at the time did allow for the ship to carry beer which was doled out as one can of beer on Wednesday night and two cans on Saturday night. When we anchored off Point Barrow, Alaska on one trip, we were allowed to have a BBQ on the frozen beach and had some beer for that purpose also. The regulations have been changed since then. Did you enjoy your time on those trips, Joe?
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Post by pappyjoe on Oct 9, 2018 10:36:09 GMT -5
My shipboard days were on a military vessel back in the early 70s and we were not allowed to have hard alcohol aboard ship. The regulations at the time did allow for the ship to carry beer which was doled out as one can of beer on Wednesday night and two cans on Saturday night. When we anchored off Point Barrow, Alaska on one trip, we were allowed to have a BBQ on the frozen beach and had some beer for that purpose also. The regulations have been changed since then. Did you enjoy your time on those trips, Joe? If they would have left me on ice breakers and working in the engineering department, I probably would have done my entire career on them. Regulations at the time was to transfer people to "shore duty" after two years of sea duty. I'm not complaining though, nine months after transferring I switched specialties and became a photojournalist. Did the rest of my career working in photojournalism and public affairs.
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