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How cruise ships contribute to Southampton's air pollution. New target for Greta ?The last thing in the world I would go on tbh but they seem popular, a few of us have pointed out these stinking merchant ships whilst the easy targeted motorist is hounded into PP3dom  what does the team think I wonder ? I do both.  Cruise ship holidays are great. We go from UK ports and so avoid the apalling experience of flying, decent food, lots of entertainment, visit lots of places without packing / unpacking and flights, time at sea, and they are good value cash wise. You need to avod the huge ships but those with 100 passengers or so are good. The big message to come out of this thread is that small is beautiful/quality but nevertheless polluting, just a second now what am I driving .
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Bruce, I guess you were before the mixed crew malarkey came in that must get very interesting to control at times. Oh yes way before mixed crews, we had WRNS in our shore establishments and on certain operations such as Northern Ireland. They were always a welcome distraction and they very much enjoyed being attached to the Marines as they were made to feel special, have to say they worked hard and did a grand job. The other welcome ladies were the Queen Alexandra Nurses who were with us during the Falklands War, they did a sterling job in difficult conditions. When I had to go into Stonehouse Royal Naval Hospital for a spot of repair the Naval Nurses always had us Royal Marines iron their Headdress which had seven pleats (representing the seven seas) in it, those days are gone now. We were great at ironing because our uniform shirts had pleats which had to be perfect so our reputation went before us. SWMBO still has me iron anything with pleats or creases in!!!! One of my neighbours was a lifetime RM Bandie and he went to stretcher bear in the Falklands and try to entertain you sharp end guys. He told me once of how he criticised his newly wed wife about her ironing of his dress shirt and ended up doing all the ironing for a while. We have an ex WRNS as a fellow bell ringer she is a mathematician and served a lot of her time in Whitehall I believe a good ringer but a little sober. The Bandies are the best in the world and highly respected by us Commandos, most people don't realise that they are not only professional musicians but play a critical role in war by being stretcher bearers, medical personnel and moral boosters. Its a small world, on last years Morgans Over America a former Royal Navy Dental officer brought her Roadster from England and we found out that she had served as the Dental Officer at Commando Training Center in Exmouth when I was there. She said she had a fantastic time the best posting she had as the Marines were just great to be with, we laughed as I probably had some of her fillings. Ask your Ex WRNS colleague if she spent anytime with or knew the chaps from DCGRM and when she was in London as I was stationed in DCGRM although assigned to PO Box 500.
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I'll check that out with her and get back.
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Oh yes way before mixed crews, we had WRNS in our shore establishments and on certain operations such as Northern Ireland. They were always a welcome distraction and they very much enjoyed being attached to the Marines as they were made to feel special, have to say they worked hard and did a grand job. The other welcome ladies were the Queen Alexandra Nurses who were with us during the Falklands War, they did a sterling job in difficult conditions. When I had to go into Stonehouse Royal Naval Hospital for a spot of repair the Naval Nurses always had us Royal Marines iron their Headdress which had seven pleats (representing the seven seas) in it, those days are gone now. We were great at ironing because our uniform shirts had pleats which had to be perfect so our reputation went before us. SWMBO still has me iron anything with pleats or creases in!!!!
My grandfather was a Captain in the RM but strangely I have no recollection of him talking about service at sea. Apparently my grandmother had a weakness for the uniform too  He did serve in Ireland after the war and carried a lifelong limp and had a small pension as a result. He was injured whilst rescuing a family from a burning building. He was recalled in the Second World War and served at Scarpa Flow where he was responsible for security during the visit of King George.
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Oh yes way before mixed crews, we had WRNS in our shore establishments and on certain operations such as Northern Ireland. They were always a welcome distraction and they very much enjoyed being attached to the Marines as they were made to feel special, have to say they worked hard and did a grand job. The other welcome ladies were the Queen Alexandra Nurses who were with us during the Falklands War, they did a sterling job in difficult conditions. When I had to go into Stonehouse Royal Naval Hospital for a spot of repair the Naval Nurses always had us Royal Marines iron their Headdress which had seven pleats (representing the seven seas) in it, those days are gone now. We were great at ironing because our uniform shirts had pleats which had to be perfect so our reputation went before us. SWMBO still has me iron anything with pleats or creases in!!!!
My grandfather was a Captain in the RM but strangely I have no recollection of him talking about service at sea. Apparently my grandmother had a weakness for the uniform too He did serve in Ireland after the war and carried a lifelong limp and had a small pension as a result. He was injured whilst rescuing a family from a burning building. He was recalled in the Second World War and served at Scarpa Flow where he was responsible for security during the visit of King George. Your Grandfather could well have been in the RM Artillery or Light Infantry which would not have served at sea, it was in WWII that we became Commandos and amphibious warfare experts.
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Bruce, I guess you were before the mixed crew malarkey came in that must get very interesting to control at times. Oh yes way before mixed crews, we had WRNS in our shore establishments and on certain operations such as Northern Ireland. They were always a welcome distraction and they very much enjoyed being attached to the Marines as they were made to feel special, have to say they worked hard and did a grand job. The other welcome ladies were the Queen Alexandra Nurses who were with us during the Falklands War, they did a sterling job in difficult conditions. When I had to go into Stonehouse Royal Naval Hospital for a spot of repair the Naval Nurses always had us Royal Marines iron their Headdress which had seven pleats (representing the seven seas) in it, those days are gone now. We were great at ironing because our uniform shirts had pleats which had to be perfect so our reputation went before us. SWMBO still has me iron anything with pleats or creases in!!!! One of my neighbours was a lifetime RM Bandie and he went to stretcher bear in the Falklands and try to entertain you sharp end guys. He told me once of how he criticised his newly wed wife about her ironing of his dress shirt and ended up doing all the ironing for a while. We have an ex WRNS as a fellow bell ringer she is a mathematician and served a lot of her time in Whitehall I believe a good ringer but a little sober. The Bandies are the best in the world and highly respected by us Commandos, most people don't realise that they are not only professional musicians but play a critical role in war by being stretcher bearers, medical personnel and moral boosters. Its a small world, on last years Morgans Over America a former Royal Navy Dental officer brought her Roadster from England and we found out that she had served as the Dental Officer at Commando Training Center in Exmouth when I was there. She said she had a fantastic time the best posting she had as the Marines were just great to be with, we laughed as I probably had some of her fillings. Ask your Ex WRNS colleague if she spent anytime with or knew the chaps from DCGRM and when she was in London as I was stationed in DCGRM although assigned to PO Box 500. I asked her this morning Bruce, it wasn't there she was working. We were still exchanging germs in the warm confines of the ringing chamber with no plans to stop just yet, we did have two no shows from the weaker end of the team though.
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The Bandies are the best in the world and highly respected by us Commandos, most people don't realise that they are not only professional musicians but play a critical role in war by being stretcher bearers, medical personnel and moral boosters.
My father served as a RM Bandsman in WW2, at 18 years old he was doing stretcher bearer duty on Sword Beach when he got blown up and badly injured. When on board they worked the gunnery control tables, usually situated down in the bowels of the ship betwixt fuel tanks and magazines. If a ship was badly hit or went down it was very rare for any bandsmen to survive.
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I asked her this morning Bruce, it wasn't there she was working. We were still exchanging germs in the warm confines of the ringing chamber with no plans to stop just yet, we did have two no shows from the weaker end of the team though.
Oh well, keep those bells ringing they will be needed to signal the spread of the plague!!!!
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I asked her this morning Bruce, it wasn't there she was working. We were still exchanging germs in the warm confines of the ringing chamber with no plans to stop just yet, we did have two no shows from the weaker end of the team though.
Oh well, keep those bells ringing they will be needed to signal the spread of the plague!!!! We shall do our best but if Boris grounds the 70+ there will only be 3 of us out of the 8 left to ring !
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The Bandies are the best in the world and highly respected by us Commandos, most people don't realise that they are not only professional musicians but play a critical role in war by being stretcher bearers, medical personnel and moral boosters.
My father served as a RM Bandsman in WW2, at 18 years old he was doing stretcher bearer duty on Sword Beach when he got blown up and badly injured. When on board they worked the gunnery control tables, usually situated down in the bowels of the ship betwixt fuel tanks and magazines. If a ship was badly hit or went down it was very rare for any bandsmen to survive. Much respect to your father they did a fantastic job in the most difficult circumstances. My father was a RN Engineer Officer during WWII and being in the engine room meant their survival rate was low too. His ship was sunk in the Atlantic luckily for him he was on the bridge when the torpedo hit the engine room so he managed to get off, his men went down with the ship.
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