Blue Star Logbook

Jim C (who sailed as a Eng Cadet with me on the B.A. Star) asked me if Dick Hills (3/E on the BA for many years) was still about?
I know he lived just outside Southampton in those days, when in the UK.
David Fox

Here is the infamous Jim C with 5/E and J/Eng "Wiggins" in July 1975

How about a bit more support with articles and photos for our Logbook, never mind Fitzy's old saying.

Hmmm, a long time ago that now Dave. My hair has all but gone and my glasses double as jam jars, still, it's always great to look back and remember :) Jim C

I remember you looking like that at Shields Marine and Tech....so young, so innocent...Yeah, Right!!!

Saw your (relatively recent) picture on Facebook; I'm avoiding the backstreets of Barrow in Furness on the strength of it!

Happy New Year!

Jim Blake

Happy New Year to you too Jimbo. How's the dirty nappies coming along? Jees, you deserve a medal (whats your secret? hahaha). I wonder how you saw a pic of me on F/Book, my settings shouldn't allow it? As for young and innocent, we all were, weren't we? :)

Dirty Nappies? Those I can stand, it's the constant alarm klaxon that does my head in...unlike other jobs, there is no alarm lamp on the control-room panel to tell you WHAT is wrong, so you end up doing EVERYTHING in the hope that SOMETHING will stop the noise!

Funny, though, what good training the 12-4 on the older ships, and the ding-dongs on the newer ones was...ar 02:00, I can go from spark-out to full-away in about 10 seconds, while my (much younger!) wife takes about 15 minutes even to be able to speak...perhaps a tactic on her part to ensure that I do the work?

And as far as FaceBook exposure is concerned, I saw your piccy well over a year ago, when I had an account and before various security scares, so it may be that I couldn't see it now...I deleted my F/B account after various scares regarding security and identity theft (Its a free service, so you are not the "customer"; and if you are not, then you must be the "product"!).

Anyway, enjoy tonight, and think of me: too scared to have a drink because of the god-awful way it makes you feel when you are wakened halfway between p*ssed and hungover :)

Cheers

Jim Blake

Cheers Jim, all the best to you too..........and anyone else dropping in. :)