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Originally Posted by Lanky Lad
Hi Jerry
I hear from some one else on QM2 at the moment that you had a force 8 last night. I hope you enjoyed the rock and roll 
Captain Bates is full of stories, do they have his book in the book shop? It's a good read if they do.
He did slip up last time I saild with him on QE2, and told the same story twice in two days. He did apologise the day after. |
Lanky Lad, Are you refering to Capnpugwash aka Jim? I met him yesterday at a meeting of the members of another website in the QM2's Commodore Club yesterday afternoon.Yesterday after the meeting the QM2 was rolling from side to side and I was in the pool on 12 Deck and the pool water and the water in the jacuzzi were splashing onto the deck because of the rolling of the ship and at around 4:30 pm the pool on 12 deck and the jacuzzis were closed down because of the splashing of the water onto the deck.Today the seas are a little more calmer and the QM2 is not rolling as bad as yesterday afternoon and evening.Last night because of the rolling of the ship it was a little difficult to dance in the G32 nightclub located aft at the stern of the QM2 on 3 Deck.Just for a gag I did ask the DJ to play this classic 1974 disco hit called Rock the Boat and he did play in .In the lyrics of the song some of the words are "Rock the Boat,Don't tip the boat over" and "Our love is like a ship on the ocean,we've sailing" blank " love and devotion". I wrote that word blank because I can't remember the other words in that song between sailing and love.In todays lecture given by maritime historian Bill Miller he did talk more about the Transatlantic Liners in the 1950s and 1960s leading up the the launch of the QE2 in 1967 and he will continue his lecture on Tuesday.I will post more on Tuesday.Regards,Jerry  |