Hard beds and no comms.

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August 25, 2007 at 4:18 pm #949

T-Boy
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What did I do wrong? Should have studied harder at school I guess!

All I ask is for a comfy’ ish bed, clean’ish cabin and an internet connection. surely that is not too much to ask?

Any recomendations on ships (outside of Noggie/UK waters) that can satisfy the above. I’ve done enough squaller over the years…it’s taking its toll 🙄

August 25, 2007 at 5:42 pm #13466

TheBaron
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If you are in the ME, then try the OSV Relume. Piped internet and satellite in every room, as well as the en-suite. Bars on each floor. Not bad for a vessel operating in the ME! 😯

August 25, 2007 at 8:18 pm #13467

Ray Shields
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My contract in 1994 said I was entitled to one 10 minute phone call via ship-shore radio (Stonehaven Radio!) every 2 weeks!

Nowadays everyone moans if they dont have hi speed broadband in their bunk!

🙄 🙄

August 26, 2007 at 12:36 am #13468

Anonymous
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Ray
Thats becourse this is 2007 not 1994, i started offshore some 30 years ago and glad to see its going fwd.

August 26, 2007 at 3:10 am #13469

TheBaron
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Ray, when I was at school we were issued a lead pencil and those Bic pens that were supposed to look like fountain pens. Now, every child in my kids’ two respective schools are issued laptops. Yeah, I think it’s fair to say that internet offshore should be the norm, and not the exception. 🙄

August 26, 2007 at 10:13 am #13470

Ray Shields
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The school issues laptops to all of the children? Obviously some posh private school funded from your offshore adventures then 😆

August 26, 2007 at 1:23 pm #13471

T-Boy
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Ray,
Sheesh man, you still have "bunks" They are so 70’s.
You were lucky…I remember when blah…6 mins a month on the bat phone if you are lucky. That equated to about 50 quid,sorry don’t know what that is in Pounds Shilling and Pence. 😉

There are a few vessels around (and I am sure no one wil spill the beans) that have some amenaties. Comfy beds etc. I am amazed at the amount of ships around Asia that don’t have the I-Net in this day an age.
How about the med?

August 26, 2007 at 2:40 pm #13472

Anonymous
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Hi Ray
Get real, come to 2007, dont tell me you dont like internet, a pc is the future for your children, you should know that, dont you have a pc and internet at home?????

August 26, 2007 at 8:46 pm #13473

Ray Shields
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Hi Ray
Get real, come to 2007, dont tell me you dont like internet, a pc is the future for your children, you should know that, dont you have a pc and internet at home?????

Course I like Internet, and of course I like Internet and phones offshore. What made you think I didn’t? There are still many ships/rigs out there that still have extremely basic (one PC for the whole ship)/no internet access at all. Thankfully they are getting fewer and fewer.

Children can bugger off and get their own computer, they’re not getting mine 😆 I had Internet and PC in my home in 1994 when we were being offered ship-shore radio offshore.

August 27, 2007 at 4:04 am #13474

TheBaron
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Nope! I’m not generous enough to put my kids in private schools. I guess I just picked a good place to live. BTW, it’s a few thousand klicks away from Grim Britain! 😉

August 27, 2007 at 6:24 am #13475

Andy Shiers
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Ya did the right thing Baron von Grubber 😀
All the papers are saying at the momento is about how 385000 Brits have left old blighty since July 😯
They aint your Council twat scroungers / Gypsy spongers /Rich Haw Haws or your regular immigrants from the dark continent But the
BACKBONE of Great Britain 😥
It’s a shame that we have a tremendous History that has been reduced to Politically correct f@#’ed -up politicians that own houses abroad 😥
We should do what Australia have done and banned the pricks 👿
More tea anyone 🙄

August 27, 2007 at 6:50 am #13476

SGB
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Lostboy,

A very good comment and totally valid
There was a very good article in the Times over the weekend on just how far the UK the gone to accommodate the very people who do not contribute to the country
I am not going to get all political but more people will vote with their feet and move abroad
I have, Viva La Revolution

Greetings from Paris

August 27, 2007 at 3:37 pm #13477

Andy Shiers
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Yep 🙂
You only get out what you put in 😛
Sow for the harvest and ye shall reap the rewards 😀
You don’t like what we are about ? Then F#@k -off back to where you came from 👿
I hear that this Government is planning on closing all the loop holes to getting the tax rebate back on the 183 day clause 😯 by the year 2008
It seems that The politicians , Treasurer and tax orifice Are full of complete muppets that do not realise the tremendous amount of money they will loose from the oil industry people, Once they do this , I for one will emigrate like alot of others soley on that reason 👿
ViVa La Revolution
Do you like Butter on your scones or margerine 🙄

August 28, 2007 at 9:11 pm #13478

Maurice Onuoha
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Lostboy, everyone wants a good pay and no one wants to pay tax. Off you go to a tax heaven country. ❓

August 28, 2007 at 9:31 pm #13479

star
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like go to thailand dude ….
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