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Good 3 AM Food - fresh bacon, a couple slices of toast and some raspberry jam.....yum. I also had the privilege of eating in the mess in Camp Orange in Holland - they served horse meat at one point. Wasn't actually as bad as I thought it'd be.

Porkbarrel/2%GDP solution - buy land back, build airport again....

There was also that time I was duty at A-Block as a LS Roundsman back in the day....as I'm in line to get my meal for supper, I turn around and there's a cockroach crawling up the wall. I point it out to the cook - he shrugs...so I squish it and he proceeded to get MAD at me for killing it...

Worst meal? We had a PO2 on ship who thought it was his job to save the Crown a few pennies....so he made peanut butter sandwiches as a main meal line choice one night. No jam. Just peanut butter. Ugh.

NATO 05 - we put into Wilhelmshaven for a 10-12 day RAMP (Rest And Maintenance Period) where about 1/2 the crew flew home on LTA. Those of us left behind actually spent the time doing maintenance - and resting. One of the mornings I went up to the upper decks about 11 or so, and saw that the...

Back in '97, I was staying in Pirbright Camp competing at the Bisley matches with the CAF Team. We ate at the mess - and oh my, it was terribad. Until. We took the cooks out on the town with us on a Friday night, and when we got back to camp from the pub, we convinced him to draw the keys...

BRRRRRRRRTTTTTT ....?

Here's the 1-288 scale test print version - starting to look the part.

We had a night baker on CHA back in the 90's named Rex. He was amazing. His breads and desserts were just outstanding. I miss those times. Nothing like a stack of hot fresh bread at 0300 when you wander into the mess for a coffee in the middle of your watch.

Gallipoli anyone....anyone....?

Getting there....slowly...needs another layer of waterway gray on the uppers....plus some sanding on the focs'le due to some bubbling... The boot topping turned out nicely though.

Part of why I jumped....the RCN's plan for me in the 5 years after I retired was to sail for 1100+ days in those 5 years. (2 yrs CSEC on a HR deployer, then 3 years at ST(A)...) I would have started that time with an 11, 14, and 16 year old at home....and come home to 2 kids gone to...

Wife and I are supposed to go on a med cruise in late May....we'll see how that goes I guess....

Personal gas stores stocked up - I've got one more big jug to fill up (tomorrow- not in the rain today thanks) but I've got 3 weeks of fuel for my truck onhand now at today's price ($1.53/l). I'm honestly expecting gas to head north of $2/l within the next couple of weeks. Happy to be proven...

Oh damn. That's terrible.