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Gremlin · 19-09-2010, 11:12

It was around 1959/60 when I used the Mermaid jaysay, it was near the docks and full of pervs looking for young conscripts doing their training. Needless to say I didn't take their shilling.
I stayed in digs provided by Betty Windsor of Buck House fame, I think it was called Derby Barracks. I then went to HMS Ganges which was a shore based training ship near Ipswich before joining the army at Deepcut. I didn't like climbing the mast and rigging at Ganges so I was transferred to the army.
You see the lads on TV now at the shows uptop the rigging and masts all lined up along the spars and I cringe.

19-09-2010, 11:12	#314
Gremlin Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: neerabeer Posts: 2,345 Liked: 2146 times Rep Power: 43736	Re: 1st pint, 1st local. It was around 1959/60 when I used the Mermaid jaysay, it was near the docks and full of pervs looking for young conscripts doing their training. Needless to say I didn't take their shilling. I stayed in digs provided by Betty Windsor of Buck House fame, I think it was called Derby Barracks. I then went to HMS Ganges which was a shore based training ship near Ipswich before joining the army at Deepcut. I didn't like climbing the mast and rigging at Ganges so I was transferred to the army. You see the lads on TV now at the shows uptop the rigging and masts all lined up along the spars and I cringe. __________________ Gremlin R.T.