General Chat

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Lovely until you were driving around the city and happened to be near the dockyard gates when it was start of lunch break, couldn't see for cyclists!!

Not called 'maties' for nothing.

Actually, when the USS Enterprise came to Portsmouth, there were organised trips to the ship.
I was having my lunch on some remote dock of the Dockyard, talking to the feral cats, when this American sailor from the ship rowed up.
He invited me to board his boat to 'view' the Enterprise.
I pointed out that the official boats left from another point, and, no, I wasn't interested as I only had 15 minutes left of my lunch break.
He became somewhat insistent, which, as I was in a remote area, was more than a little alarming. :-0
Suddenly, this deep voice bellowed 'The lady says she's not interested, mate, I suggest you **** off'.
I turned to see the biggest docker ever!!
Once the Yank had gone, he said, in the sweetest voice 'Are you okay love?', and walked me back to work! :-D :-D :-D

Have to admit, I always chose remote areas in the summer to eat my lunch - and never had any problems with the dockies - they were the loveliest. <3

In the 1970's, when American ships came in, there were some 'interesting' parties in Warehouses around Southampton Docks :-S :-D

In Pompey...never!! :-D :-D

When I was in market research we once did a hall test (where you come in off the street to try a product or answer a questionnaire) in one particular Pompey pub that ostensibly offered bed and breakfast.

A man came along the corridor with a towel around his waist, followed by a young lady in a french maid's outfit. Knocking shop I would think.

When I worked in the dockyard in the 50s the whole place was always full of sailors, usually British but also sometimes French and all in uniform, quite a paradise for a teenage girl.

The USS George H W Bush (CVN-77) comes to the Solent as part of her European and Middle East deployment. USS George H W Bush is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence. Commissioned in January 2009, her home port is NS Norfolk, Virginia. Her length is 333 metres and carries 90 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters.

Think that's more planes/helicopters than we've got all told !!

About 5,000 US sailors are expected to visit Portsmouth during the trip

Read more at: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/our-region/portsmouth/american-aircraft-carrier-set-to-visit-portsmouth-1-8062104

Watch it! They might be invading! :-D That is how it starts, you know just a small bunch to get you unawares. ;-)

Sharon :-D :-D

When I worked in Southsea, as a student, USS Wasp came into harbour

The manageress arranged for her daughter and I to visit.............

Who is ferrying them ashore ?
A nice little earner there surely ?
You could stand on the shoreline and sell them your special ice-cream.

That should give them a head start before reaching Pompey.

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When I worked in Portsmouth Dockyard - the USS Enterprise came in :-S

There is an american aircraft carrier anchored in the Solent because she id too big to get into the dockyard.

Better get down the dockyard gate and eke out the pension a bit I suppose!