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**tommo** · 23-08-12, 07:54

Last night was the tv showing of Greg Wallace (masterchef fame, etc) turn for his family.

Such as sad story of his great grandfather, a 22 year stoker who served on the Q ships during WW1

Worth a watch on BBC iplayer

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**trelawney126** · 23-08-12, 08:07

Methinks you're getting a tad too sympathetic Tommo, wasn't that bad he at least would have got Hard Layers! Times were tough

**tiddlyoggy** · 23-08-12, 08:10

He didn't need a documentary to tell him who he is, I could have done that. He's a cnut!

**tommo** · 23-08-12, 08:35

Originally Posted by trelawney126

Methinks you're getting a tad too sympathetic Tommo, wasn't that bad he at least would have got Hard Layers! Times were tough

True however I missed an opportunity when he walked past my ship and getting in the shot.

Back to his Great Grandfather. I still think despite times being hard, he was an unlucky stoker

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**trelawney126** · 23-08-12, 08:46

Originally Posted by tommo

True however I missed an opportunity when he walked past my ship and getting in the shot.

Back to his Great Grandfather. I still think despite times being hard, he was an unlucky stoker

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Stokers are by their very nature " unlucky". If there's going to be someone getting a green rub you can bet your arse it's a Stoker or stoker aligned branch. Just ask Wrecker!

**Handler** · 23-08-12, 09:47

Did they get green rum ?

**tiddlyoggy** · 23-08-12, 09:59

Yes, but as we marine engineers are used to such hardships we carry our crosses with dignity and don't drip about it.

**Topstop** · 23-08-12, 11:17

If his antecedents had been around to day it would have been on Jeremy Kyle.

**Sumo** · 23-08-12, 11:41

Originally Posted by tiddlyoggy

Yes, but as we marine engineers are used to such hardships we carry our crosses with dignity and don't drip about it.

Glad to hear you know your place, when more speed required, front end/bridge requests and you push harder if we want to stop fast you apply astern revs as a brake, so we can call you Accelerator, Brake and Clutch with gears it’s your chosen lot so don't complain that's what you are there to do..