h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Read you bit about the incident with the marine Sergeant. Got involved in a similar incident some time ago but he was an American. It was on a night exercise and he had me round the legs calling for his mates. I tried grabbing his hair, but there wasn't any. So I hit him with the but of my rifle. He let go. Didn't get to meet him again but I did see a man walking round with his head in a bandage a few days later. I didn't introduce myself.

I once spent five days on board one of HM Frigates - HMS Aurora. Wangled a trip back to Plymouth from Gibraltar. On the third day I had to go and hide on the focsle. People kept putting cans a beer in my hand and I was walking around in a pennant state of intoxication. They were coming out from everywhere. Its amazing haw many places there are you can hide a can of beer in a space 10 ft x 14 ft.

We stopped of along the way to do an anti-submerine exercise with HMS Ocelot, HMS Torqay and HMS Ajax. Part of the exercise involved replenishment at sea including transferring by breaches buoy. Guess who they used as a dummy!

Donald

Hi Donald, Thanks for your post, and yes it is amazing just where you can a crate of beer, we even had it stuffed inside the Air-Vents in the boiler room

Until we did quick turn into the weather which shook the whole ship, and sent my beer flying out of the vents

Sounds like you had an iteresting trip you had when you wangled your way on board

That marine wont forget me in a hurry, and I certainly will not forget him
BTW, Plenty more stories on my "page" in the drop down menue
Smudger.