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Well I’m sorry it’s a bit late with my scribbling but at least
cannot be sacked as don’t get paid for this rambling.
LIVERPOOL :-
It’s been a great month up here in the Capital of Culture city. The
tall ships returned yet again to Liverpool for close on a week, before departing
for some race or another. They were a brilliant sight to see in all their
glory sailing up and away from the Mersey especially when the crew manned
the yards etc. I have included some photos of the ships in the Gallery part
of the web site. The photos were taken by the Rev. and I think he did a brilliant
job on them, showing you just how the Capital of Culture can look.
Have also included at the end of my spiel an article by the Rev. about his
recent jaunt to the Lake District. He paints a good picture of Hartlepool
and the historic warship. So if anyone is visiting that area they can have
a good idea of the locality,
SICK PARADE: Nothing has been reported on this front so presume everyone is on the mend that has been under the weather.
Something to smile about :- This was e.mailed to me recently.
For all Employees Who Work With Rude Customers:-
An award should go to the Virgin Airlines gate attendant in Sydney some months
ago for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with
a passenger who probably deserved to fly as cargo.
A crowded Virgin flight was cancelled after Virgins 767s had been withdrawn
from service. A single attendant was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced
travellers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped
his ticket down on the counter and said, “ I HAVE to be on this flight
and it HAS to be FIRST CLASS”.
The attendant replied, “ I’m sorry, sir. I’ll be happy to
try to help you, but I ‘ve got to help these people first, and I’m
sure we’ll be able to work something out.”
The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind
him could hear, “ DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM”.
Without hesitating, the attendant smiled and grabbed her public address microphone.
“ May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please”,
she began - her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal.
“We have a passenger here at gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If
anyone can help him find his identity, please come to Gate 14”.
With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at
the Virgin attendant, gritted his teeth and said, “F…… You!”
Without flinching, she smiled and said ( I love this bit) ……………..
“I’m sorry, sir but you’ll have to get in line for that
too”.
As you can see have had an easy time this month - seems like the Rev. Les plus others have done all my work for me. With a bit of luck may have something written by other shipmates next month.
THE PHOTOS IN THE GALLERY MAY BE PUT ON A BIT LATER THAN THIS SCRIEL.
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:31 AM on 19th July 2008
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Though centuries have passed since we began to harness it, the power of wind
has never run out of puff.
A lone figure bore witness to this yesterday as technologies old and new met
on the waves.
The square-rigged Tall Ship, with a billow and snap, passed underneath the
whirring turbines of Burbo Bank windfarm, and on into the Port of Liverpool.
Old and new: The Tall Ship sails serenely past Burbo Bank windfarm into the
Port of Liverpool ahead of the annual Tall Ships Racing Festival this weekend
The vessel was joining about 70 others for the annual Tall Ships Racing Festival
to be held on Merseyside this weekend.
First held in 1956 by London lawyer Bernard Morgan as a celebration of the
world's last remaining large sailing ships, the race was so popular with the
public that it has become an annual event.
And the mysterious spectator?
He is one of a series of cast-iron figures on Crosby Beach created by the
artist Anthony Gormley.
Bill Wright