tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post116204972187543364..comments2022-05-08T12:40:11.093+01:00Comments on Musings from the Workbench: Crime Figures SoarAlfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-1162138638367786182006-10-29T16:17:00.000+00:002006-10-29T16:17:00.000+00:00I seem to remember being told a similar story when...I seem to remember being told a similar story when I went round the Victory. Given the conditions on board and the lack of space to store everything necessary for a commission the story doesn't surprise me much- one less thing to worry about and store! <BR/><BR/>But as you say these nautical types do like to lull the land lubbers with stories like this! <BR/><BR/>BTW I think you might Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-1162069228711299222006-10-28T22:00:00.000+01:002006-10-28T22:00:00.000+01:00Hi ALF,The olde-tyme saw must have belonged to one...Hi ALF,<BR/><BR/>The olde-tyme saw must have belonged to one of Captain James Cook's ships (Resolution or Discovery). Capt. Cook's 1778 exploration of No. America got the colonists in such a swivet that, later, President Thos. Jefferson deemed it imperative to acquire (from France) and claim what is now the western US--for him, it was all about the fur trade. I suppose it might be added, that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9069163.post-1162058572807798222006-10-28T19:02:00.000+01:002006-10-28T19:02:00.000+01:00Or I suppose it could have been that the ratings h...Or I suppose it could have been that the ratings had to make do with the non-greased oakum (their equivalent of that 'orrible Izal grease-proof stuff) whereas the officers got to use the super-soft, greased oakum (their equivalent of super-soft Delsey)?? I can't imagine that there was enough of the super-soft, greased stuff for everyone...<BR/><BR/>Either way, I'm glad I wasn't around in those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com