Originally Posted by
DonUnder
Stewarty,
I was also on the St.Clair but only got a last minute seat as I was broke, my old man lent me the 50quid I was short the same day with a 'don't tell yer ma'. Off i went with a markies bag with some spare Y's and shirts must have been mingin by the time i got back. I remember the guys from the Broch on the first night it was rolling a bit and some folk were retiring hurt with sea sickness - those 4 had a case and a bottle each and were saying "blaw ye fckr blaw" with each roll of the boat. I thought they were real mannies hard as nails turns out they weren't much older than old t**nager me. Hard life bein a trawlerman i suppose. Took days to clear the singing from my head when i got back and worked every hour going to pay my old man back within a few weeks. Turned out ma knew all along.
Would be nice to be younger of course but the 80's ...oh what a time to be a Dandy.