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**Bunkerbarge** · 07-02-2006

Barry,

There are some very poignant messages in your last posting. My Father died when he was only 62 and before I really had a chance to get to know much of the details of his earlier career. This is a great shame as some of the stories he did share of his early days at sea were incredibly interesting and I bitterly regret not getting to know more.

I must sit my Mum down one day and pick her brains while we have the chance. Using her vast collection of old photo's would be an ideal foundation for such discussions and I am sure I would get to know a lot more about my Dad as well. It is such a great shame that he never saw me as a Chief Engineer, which I know he would have been quite proud of, and was something my Mother kept saying when she spent last Christmas on board with myself and Annette.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Barry, as always they are interesting and informative but, far more relevent, they are thought provoking and invariably challenging and, as such, I thoroughly enjoy reading them.

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Bunkerbarge Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery Posts: 3,807 Images: 230	Barry, There are some very poignant messages in your last posting. My Father died when he was only 62 and before I really had a chance to get to know much of the details of his earlier career. This is a great shame as some of the stories he did share of his early days at sea were incredibly interesting and I bitterly regret not getting to know more. I must sit my Mum down one day and pick her brains while we have the chance. Using her vast collection of old photo's would be an ideal foundation for such discussions and I am sure I would get to know a lot more about my Dad as well. It is such a great shame that he never saw me as a Chief Engineer, which I know he would have been quite proud of, and was something my Mother kept saying when she spent last Christmas on board with myself and Annette. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Barry, as always they are interesting and informative but, far more relevent, they are thought provoking and invariably challenging and, as such, I thoroughly enjoy reading them.