Comments on: GW in Perth http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/02/gw-in-perth/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:45:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grey Goat http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/02/gw-in-perth/comment-page-1/#comment-381336 Grey Goat Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:43:42 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10384#comment-381336 Another Australian treasure; this one is my co-driver: http://gps.about.com/b/2009/02/20/the-woman-behind-garmins-popular-australian-karen-voice.htm Another Australian treasure; this one is my co-driver:

http://gps.about.com/b/2009/02/20/the-woman-behind-garmins-popular-australian-karen-voice.htm

]]> By: stlview http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/02/gw-in-perth/comment-page-1/#comment-381305 stlview Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:40:09 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10384#comment-381305 Perth,<i>Tarawa</i>, 1981. We had one or two chalk boards on the hanger deck, along with a table of telephones. The local papers had published a "Dial-a-Marine" and "Dial-a-Sailor" article, along with the phone numbers that the ship would have. People would call, someone would take the message and post it on the chalk board - dinner for two Marines, barby for a dozen Sailors, etc - and a phone number to make the hook up. Me being the loner I was, I didn't take part in any of that, but I understand that many did. But I can say that if you miss the last bus from Perth to Fremantle and you don't have cab fare, it's about a five or six hour walk back to the ship from downtown when you don't exactly know your way! Perth reminded me so much of Sandy Eggo, it wasn't funny. Perth,Tarawa, 1981. We had one or two chalk boards on the hanger deck, along with a table of telephones. The local papers had published a “Dial-a-Marine” and “Dial-a-Sailor” article, along with the phone numbers that the ship would have. People would call, someone would take the message and post it on the chalk board – dinner for two Marines, barby for a dozen Sailors, etc – and a phone number to make the hook up. Me being the loner I was, I didn’t take part in any of that, but I understand that many did. But I can say that if you miss the last bus from Perth to Fremantle and you don’t have cab fare, it’s about a five or six hour walk back to the ship from downtown when you don’t exactly know your way! Perth reminded me so much of Sandy Eggo, it wasn’t funny.

]]> By: SpazSinbad http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/02/gw-in-perth/comment-page-1/#comment-381278 SpazSinbad Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:01:44 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10384#comment-381278 25Z: And it would have been the 'Coral Sea Week' celebration visit: http://www.gunplot.net/coralsea/coralsea.html 25Z: And it would have been the ‘Coral Sea Week’ celebration visit: http://www.gunplot.net/coralsea/coralsea.html

]]> By: SpazSinbad http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/02/gw-in-perth/comment-page-1/#comment-381276 SpazSinbad Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:54:01 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10384#comment-381276 25Z, great story! Probably I visited USS 'Coral Sea' alongside? as a 14 year old. Recall seeing Phantoms in 'coccoons' on deck; which had me mightily puzzled at that time. Two year later I was in the Navy - took some years to get to the carrier though. 25Z, great story! Probably I visited USS ‘Coral Sea’ alongside? as a 14 year old. Recall seeing Phantoms in ‘coccoons’ on deck; which had me mightily puzzled at that time. Two year later I was in the Navy – took some years to get to the carrier though.

]]> By: Mongo http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/02/gw-in-perth/comment-page-1/#comment-381275 Mongo Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:52:57 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10384#comment-381275 Connie's just across the Sound at Bremerton, alongside Ranger and Indy. Makes my heart ache to see them just sitting there in mothballs. I read a nasty rumor that Connie was going to suffer the same fate as America in the not too distant future. Connie’s just across the Sound at Bremerton, alongside Ranger and Indy. Makes my heart ache to see them just sitting there in mothballs. I read a nasty rumor that Connie was going to suffer the same fate as America in the not too distant future.

]]> By: TwoFiveZulu http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/07/02/gw-in-perth/comment-page-1/#comment-381270 TwoFiveZulu Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:40:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10384#comment-381270 I visited Sydney with Coral Sea in May of 63. What a wonderful place for a young sailor! Four of us hired a cabbie for the day and he took us all over the city. We asked him the best place to meet girls and he took us to the main telephone exchange in Parramatta at precisely 5PM. Back then they didn't use servers to run the phones, they used women; hundreds of them. He put us on the curb just as they came out of the building, and we were gladly washed away by a tidal wave of lovely ladies. I can't remember a better port of call visit. I visited Sydney with Coral Sea in May of 63. What a wonderful place for a young sailor! Four of us hired a cabbie for the day and he took us all over the city. We asked him the best place to meet girls and he took us to the main telephone exchange in Parramatta at precisely 5PM. Back then they didn’t use servers to run the phones, they used women; hundreds of them. He put us on the curb just as they came out of the building, and we were gladly washed away by a tidal wave of lovely ladies. I can’t remember a better port of call visit.

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