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Originally posted by AlanF View PostSometimes no matter whether be it in the Service or Civvie Street you meet people whom you never forget.
I met a lot of these type of people, and most were in the PDF, not just the Navy.
Today I met one of these people and it was such a pleasant surprise.
I will not mention the name yet, but leave you with a clue.
"You don't Hassel me and I won’t Hassel you"
Do you remember this individual?
By the way, he looks great, and has not changed much over the years.
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Originally posted by AlanF View PostWell done GR, you get the prize, yes it is Gerry B from Sligo.
He is doing well and as I have already stated he is looking very well.
Gerry B is now living in his native Skreen, Co. Sligo. It was amazing meeting him, he still has the gruff way he had whilst in the Navy except he seems to have his head together and seems to have settled down, although he still has the same sense of humour that only Gerry could have.
Hope others that remember him will like me have fond memories.
For those who did not know him, The Clue above comes from an incident on the Depot lines in 1982.
Gerry was walking down the Depot and as per usual Gerry was in a hurry with the head down and the short legs pumping and his arms swinging. As Officer passed him and Gerry did not salute, expect Gerry was not even aware that the Officer was there.
Of course the Officer pulled Gerry up and said "Seaman B, do you not salute Officers", Gerry turned to the Officer and said in his unique was "Aah! Sir, look, you don't Hassel, pronounced HASHEL me and I won't hassle you", with this Gerry just went on his merry way with the Officer just looking at him in amazement.
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Originally posted by AlanF View PostMoggy,
Memory must be slipping, Gerry B was the conductor, he was collecting the fares. The driver was someone else.
Cha, how is it going, tell Cha II I return the complement.
Alan
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i laughed out loud when i heard about gerry as i hadnt even thought of him in 20 odd years often in life you don't get a chance to meet these type of people that often and when you do you don't appreciate it i remember the bus incident well as i was in ring that night with jimmy phillpott and met the brothers bumble in fowleys two rough diamonds if ever there were any but genuine enough once you knew them i ended up walking back to the base with phillpott when we saw the bus coming we thought it would stop little did we know what was happening on board it drove on and we continued to the basin the whole place was buzzing the next day with the craic gerry got some stick i dont think the bumbles cared less
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Originally posted by bigmac View Posti laughed out loud when i heard about gerry as i hadnt even thought of him in 20 odd years often in life you don't get a chance to meet these type of people that often and when you do you don't appreciate it i remember the bus incident well as i was in ring that night with jimmy phillpott and met the brothers bumble in fowleys two rough diamonds if ever there were any but genuine enough once you knew them i ended up walking back to the base with phillpott when we saw the bus coming we thought it would stop little did we know what was happening on board it drove on and we continued to the basin the whole place was buzzing the next day with the craic gerry got some stick i dont think the bumbles cared less
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