Philiz
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I'm gettting comfy with a beer, this could be good un.
Flag Etiquette
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tinkicker0
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You forgot to mention the friendly and easygoing bit.
sailorman
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Major Catastrophe
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I doubt it Phil. But I have this theory that when he was parading at the Cenotaph he couldn't resist bawling out one or two civvies for his perceived transgression of the 'rules'.
Philiz
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LittleShip
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Ok got a beer and sat comfortably so lets go !!
started sailing in 1972 (rag & stick)
Bugger you started late Twinscrew, I'm YOUNGER than the major and I started in 1967, been commodore of a yacht club and never flown the balls, like Major I think it's all tosh!
Sit back to receive flak from Philiz and Co and dont do it to quickly I'm still typing with one hand
Tom
started sailing in 1972 (rag & stick)
Bugger you started late Twinscrew, I'm YOUNGER than the major and I started in 1967, been commodore of a yacht club and never flown the balls, like Major I think it's all tosh!
Sit back to receive flak from Philiz and Co and dont do it to quickly I'm still typing with one hand
Tom
hlb
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I once met a tw*t like twinscrew. I took my cuddy cabin thingy to Pwhelli.
Went to the chandlers and saw a flag on a staff, so bought it.
Got it fixed on the boat and was just unfurling it. Where upon, this Sergent major type comes up, screaming and swearing like a bloke possessed.
I had no idea what he was on about, so told him he was going for a swim, if he did not clear off.
I looked round, to see that the daft chandlers shop was selling union jacks for boats.
Vara
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Evening Major,
Get a set of these, £70 and a tenner a year.
Look good on the RIB.
Get a set of these, £70 and a tenner a year.
Look good on the RIB
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hlb
RIP
Ok got a beer and sat comfortably so lets go !!
started sailing in 1972 (rag & stick)
Bugger you started late Twinscrew, I'm YOUNGER than the major and I started in 1967, been commodore of a yacht club and never flown the balls, like Major I think it's all tosh!
Sit back to receive flak from Philiz and Co and dont do it to quickly I'm still typing with one hand
Tom
I started about 1955 on Butlins boating lake. So yer all a set of twonkers.
LittleShip
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I started about 1955 on Butlins boating lake. So yer all a set of twonkers.
If I remember correctly they were paddle boats............ but then your first boat would have had paddles you Old Fart!
Some of us know about the string you need to pull to make real boat move....... hells teeth, did I just say that on here!
Tom
Major Catastrophe
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Evening Major,
Get a set of these, £70 and a tenner a year.
Look good on the RIB
Excellent, but I would probably use them as tea towels.
By the way Twinscrew I had 22 years service in the infantry and took up boating in 2005,. Oh yes, I took my PB2.
Just thought, I don't think they would allow me fly their blue ensign from a 21 foot power boat. Even the ASA must have some standards.
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strakeryrius
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Steady on chaps! This guy is only a noob and maybe you should cut him some slack.
I'm late to the party here, but from what I've just read all he did was echo his agreement of something that VicS had already said. Why vilify this guy when no comment seems to have been passed on Vic's original thoughts?
It all seems a tad unseemly, ganging up on him in this way, especially as the guy is a noob and we need to encourage rather than discourage them, or the forums will die. Or we'll get HLB posting about how boring it has all become again - who knows if this guy has all the experience he says he has, then he may have something interesting to post.
I'm late to the party here, but from what I've just read all he did was echo his agreement of something that VicS had already said. Why vilify this guy when no comment seems to have been passed on Vic's original thoughts?
It all seems a tad unseemly, ganging up on him in this way, especially as the guy is a noob and we need to encourage rather than discourage them, or the forums will die. Or we'll get HLB posting about how boring it has all become again - who knows if this guy has all the experience he says he has, then he may have something interesting to post.
Major Catastrophe
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If he is happy to barge in without prior interaction then he gets all he deserves. I never had a chance to tackle VicS
before Twinscrew decided to opine.
strakeryrius
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Major, if you have taken exception to something that the guy has said, and you wish to retort then all well and good - its between you and him. It would be fine to keep it that way.
What comes across as unseemly is the way that the rest of the N Wales massif have closed ranks behind you and are making all sorts of personal attacks on the guy when they can't possibly know very much about him from the few posts he has made. Given that he is only a noob that doesn't seem right or proper.
What comes across as unseemly is the way that the rest of the N Wales massif have closed ranks behind you and are making all sorts of personal attacks on the guy when they can't possibly know very much about him from the few posts he has made. Given that he is only a noob that doesn't seem right or proper.
hlb
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If he is happy to barge in without prior interaction then he gets all he deserves. I never had a chance to tackle VicS
Yep and with a bit of interaction, he might have known about the dastardly N Wales mob.
Philiz
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Can't see how supporting ones friends can be considered unseemly. I haven't made any attack on Twinscrew, only made light of what I consider to be a rediculous escalation of what started out as a simple expression of opinion.
HLB's and Tom's comments will all have been made with tongue firmly in cheek, come on folks, lighten up and see the funny side!
sailorman
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I started about 1955 on Butlins boating lake. So yer all a set of twonkers.
was it like me @ Skeggie @ about that time
benjenbav
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Well, I started sailing (rag 'n' stick) in 1973 and had a letter from the RN explaining why I wasn't going to be a suitable officer. Not sure I kept it tho'. I was also the subject of a motion (carried unanimously - including my vote) of no confidence in my abilities as commodore of the university sailing club.
hlb
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Nah, me dad said Skeggie was down market, as was Air. No idea how he knew.
Clacton had a **** boating lake, it was just a rectangle. Pwllhelli's was good, with islands and stuff, you could collect spare oars and use them for torpedoes, or just ram the buggers.
