tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post4011097921055235313..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Retread - the Desperate CigaretteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-55826810141137051342010-10-30T19:47:06.908+01:002010-10-30T19:47:06.908+01:00Craig.
As an ex seafarer myself I can share your p...Craig.<br />As an ex seafarer myself I can share your pain. When you join a ship on an obscure oil fuel jetty in the middle of nowhere the last thing you want to hear is "The bond is closed".<br /><br />The bribes I've had to pay to non smokers who have been able to get into town and purchase a few packets of the weed would pay of the government deficit for a generation.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-11580650208376427722010-10-29T13:55:13.126+01:002010-10-29T13:55:13.126+01:00I tend to stock up a little when at home. The prob...I tend to stock up a little when at home. The problem comes when joining a new ship. Because of the combination of flying abroad and dirt cheap cigs onboard I don't take a lot of cigs/tobacco with me.<br /><br />Then you get there and the conversation with the master is usually along the lines of: <br /><br />Me: "Can I get some cigs from the bonds?"<br /><br />Cpt: "Sure, as soon as we leave, it's customs sealed at the moment."<br /><br />Me: "And how long do we expect to be here?"<br /><br />Cpt: "Ooh, 2 or 3 weeks, hard to tell with the dockworkers on strike."<br /><br />Me: "Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!<br /><br />Repeats about every other time I sign on. Yet I never seem to learn.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829462136531720413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-26918812861274793982010-10-21T08:14:13.746+01:002010-10-21T08:14:13.746+01:00I knew there would be some self- righteous knobhea...I knew there would be some self- righteous knobhead who couldn't help himself. <br /><br />Yeah, there have been times I've had to suffer the shame of retreads. Worst ever experience was a really cheap yet massive joke cigar thing someone brought me back from Spain and which had lain drying in a cupboards for years. Ever seen tobacco spark and spit when you light it? Nasty, but got me through that week.<br /><br />Must say the best hand rolling baccy around at the mo is Domingo Vanilla flavour (made in Belgium and brought over at £3 per 50g by friends from abroad. Fuck giving the haters here my tax money!). Lovely!!!Just Woke Upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-58838956477881490562010-10-18T20:44:03.181+01:002010-10-18T20:44:03.181+01:00Wash your mouth out with soap and water, SadButMad...Wash your mouth out with soap and water, SadButMadLad. This is a blog that is the founder of first hand smoke as we know it.<br /><br />Shame on you for the suggestion.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-84464441580843949532010-10-18T19:53:46.709+01:002010-10-18T19:53:46.709+01:00Or you could just give up smoking! ;-)Or you could just give up smoking! ;-)SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.com