RMweb Gold Popular Post gwrrob Posted March 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said: Rob, that planned transfer of Maunsell stock is postponed for the time due to 'the situation'. Hope that isn't inconvenient? Sincerely, C& W Dept.72A Absolutely not, very understandable at the moment and it's not as if I don't have any is it. Keep safe. 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2020 Mine too. Pretty grim going across a rough Atlantic in one of those. Although at least if it was rough the U-boats could not operate. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, toboldlygo said: Due to all the pasty smuggling at Brent, the Navy pulled one of their Flower Class Corvettes out of mothballs How come it got stuck in the mothballs in the first place? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: How come it got stuck in the mothballs in the first place? Weren't needed after the war - no merchant navy fleets to protect from U-boats 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2020 44 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: How come it got stuck in the mothballs in the first place? I'm wondering, does the RN regularly store such vessels in wardrobes? 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted March 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Worsdell forever said: I'm wondering, does the RN regularly store such vessels in wardrobes? Of course not, Narnia doesn't have a navy 1 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, colin penfold said: Of course not, Narnia doesn't have a navy It does....not sure which book but I remember seeing on the telly they had a sea battle. Tell the truth I have never read past the wardrobe book and then I was forced to at school. Just Mrs M and child B liked the books and watched the TV series several times on video so I could help but see it when passing through the living room to the then manshed. 3 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2020 Talking lion.....what ever next someone will write a book a bout a talking locomotive. 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 I think I can..... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: ..what ever next someone will write a book a bout a talking locomotive. Where have you been for the past 60 years? You must have led a very sheltered childhood. Percy (No.6) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, 5BarVT said: Where have you been for the past 60 years? You must have led a very sheltered childhood. Percy (No.6) Very sheltered, bus shelters, beach shelters, air raid shelters....even a cardboard box. 1 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: Very sheltered, bus shelters, beach shelters, air raid shelters....even a cardboard box. You were lucky! (Yes, I know, but somebody had to and it might as well be me). 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 Hi Robin et all. As some of you were kind enough to react sympathetically to my situation it now seems that my employer has realised that we are non-essential and I won't be forced out onto public transport and delivering cars against my better judgement. We will now receive the Government compensation payments. I say "it seems" because there has been absolutely no official communication from them. Pretty poor really and pretty clear what they think of their front line staff. I hope your situation gets sorted soon Robin. 1 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 12 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: It does....not sure which book but I remember seeing on the telly they had a sea battle. Tell the truth I have never read past the wardrobe book and then I was forced to at school. Just Mrs M and child B liked the books and watched the TV series several times on video so I could help but see it when passing through the living room to the then manshed. Voyage of the Dawn Treader is set at sea. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 15 hours ago, Joseph_Pestell said: Mine too. Pretty grim going across a rough Atlantic in one of those. Although at least if it was rough the U-boats could not operate. As part of home schooling, my son is looking at the Battle of the Atlantic. As such, we started watching the Cruel Sea. It looked a tough war on the North Atlantic. Still a good film. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 16 minutes ago, Clearwater said: As part of home schooling, my son is looking at the Battle of the Atlantic. As such, we started watching the Cruel Sea. It looked a tough war on the North Atlantic. Still a good film. Probably the best wartime naval film, well, it's my favourite. 'Snorkers! Good Oh!' 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Worsdell forever said: Probably the best wartime naval film, well, it's my favourite. 'Snorkers! Good Oh!' I had not seen it since I was at school (more than 50 years). I had forgotten just how good it is. Back then I did not realise that a good part of the film had been made with a Corvette identical to that my father served on. It was not all drudgery on the North Atlantic. Some convoys were down the coast of West Africa which Dad had enjoyed greatly. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 31 minutes ago, Joseph_Pestell said: I had not seen it since I was at school (more than 50 years). I had forgotten just how good it is. Back then I did not realise that a good part of the film had been made with a Corvette identical to that my father served on. It was not all drudgery on the North Atlantic. Some convoys were down the coast of West Africa which Dad had enjoyed greatly. I googled the Cruel Sea when it was on - they used HMS Coreopsis (K32) to portray Compass Rose. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 17 hours ago, Worsdell forever said: I'm wondering, does the RN regularly store such vessels in wardrobes? They gave the practice up because although it hid them well, it was a devil of a job getting them vertical, and then back to the horizontal afterwards! 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6892 Oakhill Grange Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Clearwater said: As part of home schooling, my son is looking at the Battle of the Atlantic. As such, we started watching the Cruel Sea. It looked a tough war on the North Atlantic. Still a good film. You were lucky, I got recorder practice! In that little bit of Arabia that is Gods Wonderful Railway, life is probably very similar to Blighty, except with more toilet roll as Andrex is typically £1.50 / roll. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted March 26, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 5 hours ago, colin penfold said: We will now receive the Government compensation payments. I say "it seems" because there has been absolutely no official communication from them. Pretty poor really and pretty clear what they think of their front line staff. Keep us posted with this Colin as the theory of 80% wages for some sounds great but is it actually being implemented yet. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Clearwater said: As part of home schooling, my son is looking at the Battle of the Atlantic. As such, we started watching the Cruel Sea. It looked a tough war on the North Atlantic. Still a good film. From a novel by Nicholas Montserrat.Memorable for sterling Brit upper lip performances from post war great actors led by Jack Hawkins and Donald Sinden.To see it from the other side,see if you can source a copy of the series “Das Boot” a German TV production of life inside a U boat during the war.Also very fine with stark,grim reality. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clearwater Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 53 minutes ago, Ian Hargrave said: From a novel by Nicholas Montserrat.Memorable for sterling Brit upper lip performances from post war great actors led by Jack Hawkins and Donald Sinden.To see it from the other side,see if you can source a copy of the series “Das Boot” a German TV production of life inside a U boat during the war.Also very fine with stark,grim reality. Thanks Ian - that’s a good idea. I do own Das Boot, or at least the film version. I’ll need to check if it’s suitable for an 8 year old! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold toboldlygo Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, gwrrob said: Keep us posted with this Colin as the theory of 80% wages for some sounds great but is it actually being implemented yet. Well Thief-throw asked their staff (including me) to take a 10% pay cut from April for 9 months during this crisis (apart from the high ups of course - only 3% for them). Unfortunately we can't social distance from each other AND aren't allowed to wear face masks :/ So in theory Heathrow will only be paying 10% of our wages (while the government pays the rest) and potentially killing us in the process. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium M.I.B Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Clearwater said: Thanks Ian - that’s a good idea. I do own Das Boot, or at least the film version. I’ll need to check if it’s suitable for an 8 year old! Das Boot is great but maybe a bit harrowing for an 8 year old. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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