Hindsight is a wonderful thing....................

[mackem 27,279]

Edward Smith probably said the same thing after he scraped his boat on a chunk of floating sea ice,Benjamin Briggs the Mary Celestes captain probably thought about hindsight in the moments prior to dissapearing from the face of the earth alongside his crew and wife,amazing how its normally old sea-dogs and nautical captains who use cliches which are painfully obvious even to those of us with less seafaring experience

I heard the expression used again recently,where and when was it AH!Yeah,thats right,it was 2am this morning in deepest,darkest Hampshire as half-way across a lake,under the full glare of a farmhouse spotlight we heard a loud,ominous...................HISS Moments before JOE had been amusing me with his salty language and maritime phrases "Arrrrr,me hearties" "Hoist the mainsail" He even whistled a few bars of "We shall have a fishy" and other sea-shanties,but give him his due,he never lost his sense of humour as at the first sound of escaping air he did pipe up with "Abandon ship"

Ten minutes prior to launching the vessel JOE had been bent over in the shadows using lung-power on an inflatable,now dont get excited or carried away,it was his latest purchase Das boot,and just like its namesake it was destined to sink below the waves with nary a trace

Oh yeah,we even managed a few fish

[chess 0]

Ooooo orrible is that Mackem. Brings back my nightmare off Lamlash Bay, thought i was a gonna that day. That and the time last year when a Basking Shark surfaced 20 foot away and swam under the boat brushing against it as gently as a feather

[jmilam08 193]

sounds alot more eventfull than some of the fishing trips iv been on.

[mackem 27,279]

Chess,you old sea-dog,tis the treasure of Lamlash bay your seeking?Or are ye drawn back there year in year out following the currents for a totally different reason?A woman perhaps?A siren maybe

Even as we shipped water last night Joe was gibbering about davey-jones locker,you ever been a fan of the Monkeees chess?

[mackem 27,279]

sounds alot more eventfull than some of the fishing trips iv been on.

 

Nah,just a typical night out mate

[Malt 379]

Was there anything left of the good ship Joe to salvage? I'd make him walk the plank for buying substandard fish relocating equipment, the scurvy knave!

[mackem 27,279]

Even as we speak JOE is heading towards Soho to purchase one of those inflatable-repair kits in flesh-tone,sold for emergency repairs to users of latex-ladies the likes of "Teddy-babe" or "Joy-toy(three hole)" He aint a scurvy knave though,I was the one who ate the live rats and sucked on Lemons during the circumnavigation

[Malt 379]

Even as we speak JOE is heading towards Soho to purchase one of those inflatable-repair kits in flesh-tone,sold for emergency repairs to users of latex-ladies the likes of "Teddy-babe" or "Joy-toy(three hole)" He aint a scurvy knave though,I was the one who ate the live rats and sucked on Lemons during the circumnavigation

Make sure he's wearing a rain mac & a pair of sunglasses before he goes into one of those shops, so he doesn't look out of place. Cammo's all about blending in with your surroundings, realtree will stand out a mile under the bright lights of soho!

[mackem 27,279]

Nah,its ok mate,he is a regular down there,they all know him,he is always in Brewer street,I think he gets his fishing gear from there?Tackle manufacturer opened over there or something?Must be because he is always going on about it,I think its called "Hookers"

[Malt 379]

Nah,its ok mate,he is a regular down there,they all know him,he is always in Brewer street,I think he gets his fishing gear from there?Tackle manufacturer opened over there or something?Must be because he is always going on about it,I think its called "Hookers"

You've got to be very careful with your tackle in Soho.......

[mackem 27,279]

Good fishing though,everyone I know who has been always goes on about getting their rod out

[Malt 379]

Good fishing though,everyone I know who has been always goes on about getting their rod out

And there's some strange specimens to be caught there, I'd never even heard of a fish called chlamydia, before my mate came back from there and told me he caught them. Strange indeed...

[mackem 27,279]

Good fishing though,everyone I know who has been always goes on about getting their rod out

And there's some strange specimens to be caught there, I'd never even heard of a fish called chlamydia, before my mate came back from there and told me he caught them. Strange indeed...

Keep far,far away from that sort of "Mate" Malt,chlamydia is an STD(I should know,I have had it a few times )normally caught from ladies of the night operating from houses of ill repute and could possibly be responsible for the all pervading odour of fish emenating from your friend :sick:

[Malt 379]

Keep far,far away from that sort of "Mate" Malt,chlamydia is an STD(I should know,I have had it a few times )normally caught from ladies of the night operating from houses of ill repute and could possibly be responsible for the all pervading odour of fish emenating from your friend :sick:

 

So he wasn't on about his fishing tackle then? The dirty little sod, I wondered why he looked at me funny that time he complained to me about the state of his tackle, and I advised him to keep it tidily in a box, with all the various bits in their own little sections. Explains a lot....

[mackem 27,279]

End-tackle doesnt always mean barbless hooks,split-shot,and quill-floats,its also a soho street euphemism for prophylactics :kiss: