Tracy Smith
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Ho Ho Humbug from all the Grinches in SC
Merry Christmas
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John M. Feeney
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As it's now past Midnight in the Greenwich Zone, a Very Merry Christmas to all of you!
Any alerts on the Santa-scope over there yet? (We've already got the radar warming up here, I'm sure!)
D°
Cheers!..
John Feeney
(Not sure that hat's lining up at all, but you know what I mean.)
Any alerts on the Santa-scope over there yet? (We've already got the radar warming up here, I'm sure!)
D°
Cheers!..
John Feeney
(Not sure that hat's lining up at all, but you know what I mean.)
I. M. McVey
Guest
I know I haven't been here in a while, the which I apologise for, but would like to take the time to wish all a very happy holiday season, whatever your holiday may be.
Brightest blessings to you all, and I hope you had a lovely day, and that your New Year will bring old dreams come true, and new dreams to aim for.
Kindest regards, Ilya Murdoch McVey
Brightest blessings to you all, and I hope you had a lovely day, and that your New Year will bring old dreams come true, and new dreams to aim for.
Kindest regards, Ilya Murdoch McVey
Michael H. Standart
Member
Ahhhh...great to hear from you Ilya. I hope everything is going well in school. A little bird told us you aced some test along the line. Congratulations and a happy new year to you shipmate.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Sam Brannigan
Member
I can't believe you lot!!
When did you first hear about this illustrious mariner???
Is he an ET regular?
When did you first hear about this illustrious mariner???
Is he an ET regular?
Michael H. Standart
Member
Sam, Ilya's been around quite awhile, although with the full plate he has to deal with, he rarely has time to do much posting. I'm glad he's had some time to say anything at all. You can bet his holiday is going to go away with the New Year.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
I. M. McVey
Guest
Hallo, Michael and Sam!
Michael, you have given me the honour of a term that stands easily with 'friend', yet at sea can be so much more: 'shipmate'. I am very pleased (and smiling quite broadly) that a Navy gentleman such as yourself should honour me with such, and now am sitting here thinking, I wish I could stand both you and Parks a beer in some shore-side pub (for he has honoured me with same), and we could spend a happy night swapping sea-stories -- err, lies -- err, fairy tales...! ;-)
It is true my holiday will vanish with the New Year, but I am also going to try harder to make time for things other than books, books, and more bloody books! I don't know what has had the more rigourous work-out -- my brain for all the studying, or my poor stern for all the sitting... (BTW, the 'little bird' was right. I did ace a test along the way. Eight of them, apparently! Will let you know if I have got half the lads lying in wait for me upon my return. Who'd a thunk I'd be 'the geek'???!!!)
Sam, I must really reassure you that I am not a particularly illustrious mariner, but a rather ordinary bloke with a life more mundane than most might believe. But I thank you for all the good wishes and kind words, and hope all is well in Belfast the day.
I do read ET as regularly as I can, but cannot post terribly often. When I finally read things, time has usually passed and responses would be really out of time. Am going to try to remedy that little problem next term, as have seen a few things pop up that really needed timely responses, and that I'd like to participate in.
Anyway, God bless, all, and thank you for your kind words. I am going to go fall on my face, which means I shall land square on a rather broad smile. Thanks, lads...
Cheers, Ilya
Michael, you have given me the honour of a term that stands easily with 'friend', yet at sea can be so much more: 'shipmate'. I am very pleased (and smiling quite broadly) that a Navy gentleman such as yourself should honour me with such, and now am sitting here thinking, I wish I could stand both you and Parks a beer in some shore-side pub (for he has honoured me with same), and we could spend a happy night swapping sea-stories -- err, lies -- err, fairy tales...! ;-)
It is true my holiday will vanish with the New Year, but I am also going to try harder to make time for things other than books, books, and more bloody books! I don't know what has had the more rigourous work-out -- my brain for all the studying, or my poor stern for all the sitting... (BTW, the 'little bird' was right. I did ace a test along the way. Eight of them, apparently! Will let you know if I have got half the lads lying in wait for me upon my return. Who'd a thunk I'd be 'the geek'???!!!)
Sam, I must really reassure you that I am not a particularly illustrious mariner, but a rather ordinary bloke with a life more mundane than most might believe. But I thank you for all the good wishes and kind words, and hope all is well in Belfast the day.
I do read ET as regularly as I can, but cannot post terribly often. When I finally read things, time has usually passed and responses would be really out of time. Am going to try to remedy that little problem next term, as have seen a few things pop up that really needed timely responses, and that I'd like to participate in.
Anyway, God bless, all, and thank you for your kind words. I am going to go fall on my face, which means I shall land square on a rather broad smile. Thanks, lads...
Cheers, Ilya
Michael H. Standart
Member
Ilya, every mariner is a shipmate as far as I'm concerned. We're a brotherhood and that doesn't change when anyone of us...like myself...retires from the sea.
Frankly, I hope your life continues to be mundane. As we sailors know to our everlasting horror, when things get exciting at sea, people have a nasty habit of ending up dead. I've been in a couple of spots like that, like that mainspace fire on the USS Ranger back in '83. Sparks was there for that one too. Episodes like that make me cherish the boredom.
If we ever manage to get together for that beer, I have a taste for Guinness Stout that I picked up in Iceland and a taste for Fosters that I picked up in Oz.
Cheers shipmate!
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
Frankly, I hope your life continues to be mundane. As we sailors know to our everlasting horror, when things get exciting at sea, people have a nasty habit of ending up dead. I've been in a couple of spots like that, like that mainspace fire on the USS Ranger back in '83. Sparks was there for that one too. Episodes like that make me cherish the boredom.
If we ever manage to get together for that beer, I have a taste for Guinness Stout that I picked up in Iceland and a taste for Fosters that I picked up in Oz.
Cheers shipmate!
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart
