Funny dits - Anecdotes
This morning, before my youngest 7 year-old son left for school, he was standing next to me at the PC and cried, "Dad, you have joined RAN Cocks Forum, whats that!?!?!?" "Cooks boyyy! Cooks!!!" I told him in a 'Foghorn Leghorn' voice. "Cooks, them b.......ds who put a wonderful choice of Spaghetti Bog or Beef Stroganoffski on the Menu as we hit ruffers exiting Sydney Heads on yet another JB run :cry: :wink: Bacon & Egg sanga thanks! :twisted:

So how did this bloody dibbie get to invade the "White Mafia" space ...Methinks he is after a ' no watches at sea' cafe job . So here's a dit . HMAS Melbourne , remember it ,the one with all the "birdie" stuff and a flat top ? We were doing night flying (bugger no beer issue) and Pinky ???? was night cook . Now he wasn't a bad chef , just none of us L/CKs wanted him in our watch , but he was a badgeman so he ended up as the night cook. 0001 and midnight meal is due to start , there's birdies lined up all down the passageway , first birdie pipes up "Come on Chef , pull the finger out " Pinkie throws a bain of soup into the servery , splashing it all over the mouthy birdie and says "Keep ya hair on , your not going anywhere !!" Well talk about a stunned and amazed FlyCo, next day Pinkie got a quick course on RAN ranks and a job change to cooks laundry party , which we all thought was a bit of a perk job anyway . At least it got you away from Maurie!!!

Yes what was a grunter doing lining up for soup at the main galley any rate the hide of him imagine a pussers cook lining up for a scran in the ward room, And the laundry job was a perk job especially alongside so he was probably better off there washing the cooks whites. I liked working in the main on the Melbourne I was on CAG in those days so it was fly on fly off for us CAG cooks so to speak it was a perk draft for me being a Nowra Native. I had 2 CAG drafts and only spent six months onboard the Melbourne which was good for a marriedy. Not bad for sea time, no shit time along side, just only sea time Got a RIMPAC trip and a Tasman ex with a run ashore in Auckland and Wellington No work ups for us cCAG cooks wonder the ships company was a little pissed of with us . Regards quinny

Still pissed off .......but no grudges!!!!!

G'Day Jaffa, Pinky ''COOMBES'' was the chef for a use of a word that you are talking about, big tall streak of Pelican shit. I was only an ord at the time but I remember him. As for you Quinny, you always had the good jobs, ...........tongue in cheek. Cheers bomber

Must admit that when the CAG Cooks came onboard in 72 I ended up with one of the best watches I ever worked with , Col Blackstock and Greg Skinner . We almost got a BZ from Maurie the Bastard .

Yes Jaffa Col Blackstock was at the Tross when I was there. I didnt go on board the Melbourne as CAG untill 88 And when i worked in the Main Steve Mcleod was my Kellick And about 4 or 5 AB's in each watch. It was a friendly rivalry between CAG and ships company but at the end of the day we all had a beer together But being on Cag was a perk draft if you were a Nowra native.Would that be Maurie Barton you are talking about?. He had a milk round when I was in Nowra. I never really knew him in pussers' Keep well jaffa Regards Quinny

No wonder you thought CAG was a perk draft with a Killick and 4 or 5 AB's in each watch Quinny. I %&$**%* hated it, we only had a Killick and 2 AB's in each watch with the CPO standing in front of the servery sniping away all day at all and everybody. And even worse was after I got my hook up I was drafted back to the %$#^&% Melbourne as ships company and the Main Galley of course. :P (4)

Know just what you mean Cliff , Killick and 2 ABs was bloody hard yakka .Specially when some 'bastard' put Tiddly Oggies , individual meat pies and crumbed chicken as choices on the same menu, then sat back to see what would happen .We did it , and got a "Wasn't a bad job" from the 'bastard ' in charge . Mean while the three of us were standing there in absolutely sweat soaked whites , obviously exhausted . Thats when he lost me .

Just how many Killick chefs were there going by the name "Steve McLeod"?? The one I knew at the Tross & Melbourne was Steve "Sambo" McLeod. He paid off in 1980. Cheers.........Ray

Yes ray i only knew the one Steve Mcleod as a kellick in my time. He went under a couple of aliases. Back Mac and Sambo come readily to mind, He paid off after 15 years to get a job in the NSW Police, but this fell through and he had a variety of jobs cooking around the Woollongong area. He finished up working as a Job recruitment adviser i think Currently he is retired and living at Dapto with his Mrs and kids I have regular contacts with him via email i dont think he joined the web site although i have given him the details =Slack &^%$*& may be one day hell grace us by his presence regards Quinny

Pretty embarassing one here, for those who have lost loved ones.... A lady had just lost her hubbie, a friend sent a card expressing her sadness and at the bottom put LOL. Now those who are in the know realize LOL = Laughing Out Loud. She explained and said she thought it was Lots Of Love?.... Yikes!!! :shock:

First 2 years in pussers I was an MTH and then changed over to be a 'slop jockey' for my remaining 4. When I was doing the middle watches as a sprayer puncher in the boiler room on the Melbourne (1980) I was sent up to the main galley each night to scrounge some bacon and eggs to cook bacon and egg sangers on the top of the boiler. Those were the days. Best handover in pussers history? An un-named AB cook on the Vampire (Senior Sailors Galley) thought it would be an inspired piece of watchkeeping to take the second duty handover in his rack after a particularly hard night on the turps. Only problem was that the duty watch left a large tin of apple pulp on the range (still on) and it exploded!!!! So in between preparing lunch, and serving it, he was furiously cleaning the kitchen so as he could get his afternoon off after handover. He was still there cleaning as they were handing out the duffs during evening S.C.R.A.N.