Rob-M Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 46 minutes ago, cuthound said: Back in the 80's I had an ex- submariner working for my team. He was an alcoholic and used to disappear at odd times of the day and night and come back smelling of drink. When questioned he told me this. Having been out drinking plenty of times with submariners they have an in built ability to find a drinking establishment anywhere, anytime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 21 minutes ago, Rob-M said: Having been out drinking plenty of times with submariners they have an in built ability to find a drinking establishment anywhere, anytime. Although I've only met 1 I've always thought anyone who volunteers for submarines is "touched" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, tree monkey said: Although I've only met 1 I've always thought anyone who volunteers for submarines is "touched" The ones I knew were a "special" bunch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davem399 Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Rob-M said: The ones I knew were a "special" bunch. I sailed with a submariner when I was in the Merchant Navy. A good lad but a bit out of it at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 11 hours ago, Loddon said: Depends on what time you got out of bed. Starting boating at 0500 in the summer I often had a beer before 0900, no different to having a beer at midday when you get up at 0800. Who gets up at 0800? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUMPY Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 36 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Who gets up at 0800? We start to get up before then, coffee takes a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 19 hours ago, cuthound said: Back in the 80's I had an ex- submariner working for my team. He was an alcoholic and used to disappear at odd times of the day and night and come back smelling of drink. When questioned he told me this. It might well depend on a difference between formal and actual opening times! The McWhirters would have to take the official opening hours but local drinkers may have known that stuff was available on a more flexible basis - or is that just another urban myth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Mike Todd said: It might well depend on a difference between formal and actual opening times! The McWhirters would have to take the official opening hours but local drinkers may have known that stuff was available on a more flexible basis - or is that just another urban myth? No, I think it's quite correct. They had to go by official licensing hours, rather than the more ad hoc knock-twice-and-ask-for-Sid arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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