Joe wrote:
No ****! Well its a small world, if we caught you dis our women we
stomp ya into the deck ya know.

I was aboard from 78 to 81... lucky enough to report aboard about a
week after the ladies, did 2 west pac's.

Joe

Small world.

yeah, they sunk here a couple of years ago. Why were you aboard? What
was the Fat Sam doing for you?

Joe

Joe wrote:
yeah, they sunk here a couple of years ago. Why were you aboard? What
was the Fat Sam doing for you?

Joe

I am in the Canadian Navy and we were there on a West Pac tied outboard
of the Chompers.

Canada has a Navy?
Bwahahahahahahhahahahaha....... no really why were you on the Gompers?

Joe

Joe wrote:
Canada has a Navy?
Bwahahahahahahhahahahaha....... no really why were you on the Gompers?

Joe

I wasn't on the Gompers, they were on our ship.
No beer on USS Anything, remember.

On your ship? I thought you said you were outboard...Why were Gompers
people on your ship, what were they fixing?

Joe

Joe wrote:
On your ship? I thought you said you were outboard...Why were Gompers
people on your ship, what were they fixing?

Joe

Fixing nothing, drinking.

No Beer?

Well that somewhat true, however while in Deigo Garcia in 1980 during
the Iran Hostage time, we had a cargo ship tie next to us. They had a
busted cargo boom, so we had to offload her across the boat deck of the
gompers. luckly the ship had all the booze for the island for 3 mo.
Needless to say some of the cargo was lost and damaged while
transferring it. So much so we filled a 40 ft utility boat to the
gunnels. It was a 3 week drunk. Every crane and boat, the Bos'n locker,
the paint locker, tool room all had bars.

Even so you could go on to atoll and get a 5th of Jack for 3.50..No
taxes.

I'll always have good memories of Deigo Garcia. Mike who is a Merchant
Marine and sailor just sent me some post cards showing how developed
the island is now. It was nearly pristine in the early 80's.

Joe