Merchant Navy
Jim Bradish on an oil-tanker |
Jim Bradish - Getting LoggedBorn 1932 Dublin. Interviewed 1989 - T006  Click here to listen to this extract in RealAudio format.One of the times I come to Manchester in the early fifties, the captain was known as Logger Lee, because everybody (how I escaped I don't know) got logged. He used to fine them 'cos he was a companies man and the idea was, on the ships, when you were fined, the shipping company had to pay the fine but then they used to log you half a days pay as well you see. Suppose if you went adrift for the afternoon, you went ashore dinner time, (they all did), few jars, one o'clock comes - then the big decision, "Should I go back or should I stay?" Probably over half of them would say, "Oh heck with it", they are having a few jars, they are having a good time, all the blokes are all in, they are reminiscing and all that and they won't go back. |
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