On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:45:40 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:

As I'm sure you are aware, a real sailor will eat nothing but salt
junk and ship's biscuit. None of this namby-pamby refrigerated stuff
for he man, AND, since you don't drink beer you have even less need
for a fridge then usual.

The RN rum issue was originally a substitute for beer. Small beer, so
called, one per cent alcohol or so. It was sure as hell not
refrigerated.[or even iced]

Casady