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You'll like this Water shortage.

Pow-Lo

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I’ve been stuck on a ship at anchor off Tocopilla, Chile, for the past ten days. The port is closed until next Wednesday because of the mahoooosive swells, which are never higher than 1.5 metres. So that means I’m here until at least next Friday. Awesome.
The Captain told me earlier that we’re running low on fresh water so we now have to ration. No bunker barges available locally and the vaps are buggered so we can’t make our own fresh water. Domestic supply has been turned off, which means no showers and no laundry. Each of us is given a 50 litre bucket of water per day for washing. Bogs are to be flushed with salt water. Awesome.
Did I mention I’m stuck here until next Friday? Awesome.
 

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I’ve been stuck on a ship at anchor off Tocopilla, Chile, for the past ten days. The port is closed until next Wednesday because of the mahoooosive swells, which are never higher than 1.5 metres. So that means I’m here until at least next Friday. Awesome.
The Captain told me earlier that we’re running low on fresh water so we now have to ration. No bunker barges available locally and the vaps are buggered so we can’t make our own fresh water. Domestic supply has been turned off, which means no showers and no laundry. Each of us is given a 50 litre bucket of water per day for washing. Bogs are to be flushed with salt water. Awesome.
Did I mention I’m stuck here until next Friday? Awesome.
Thank you.

Made my day!!

:dancer2:
 

Quiney

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I’ve been stuck on a ship at anchor off Tocopilla, Chile, for the past ten days. The port is closed until next Wednesday because of the mahoooosive swells, which are never higher than 1.5 metres. So that means I’m here until at least next Friday. Awesome.
The Captain told me earlier that we’re running low on fresh water so we now have to ration. No bunker barges available locally and the vaps are buggered so we can’t make our own fresh water. Domestic supply has been turned off, which means no showers and no laundry. Each of us is given a 50 litre bucket of water per day for washing. Bogs are to be flushed with salt water. Awesome.
Did I mention I’m stuck here until next Friday? Awesome.

In the old days that would have meant free beer :beer-toast1:
 

Lee337

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Look on the bright side, plenty of time to chat to Beaker
 

Pow-Lo

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Look on the bright side, plenty of time to chat to Beaker

You have no idea how happy that makes me.
No showers and no laundry could get pongy :(
The laundry side is a real concern, although it only affects my working gear. I’ve kept back one clean pair of Alan’s for when I eventually go home.

The shower is not so much an issue as I can have a submariner’s shower, which is basically a bath out of a bucket. Stand in shower, rub down with wet cloth, soap up with wet cloth, rinse with wet cloth.

What bugs me most is the thought of shaving my head with cold water. I’m going to need a saucepan with some hot water.
 

Pow-Lo

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Have you fixed the hatches
Yep. They were finally done last Tuesday. We had an inspection scheduled for Wednesday but the inspectors bottled it because of high swells. It was all of 1 metre, twats.

I know what the problem is but I can’t prove it.
 

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You have no idea how happy that makes me.

The laundry side is a real concern, although it only affects my working gear. I’ve kept back one clean pair of Alan’s for when I eventually go home.

The shower is not so much an issue as I can have a submariner’s shower, which is basically a bath out of a bucket. Stand in shower, rub down with wet cloth, soap up with wet cloth, rinse with wet cloth.

What bugs me most is the thought of shaving my head with cold water. I’m going to need a saucepan with some hot water.
:sinfotos:
 
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