ROCK Deck-Ape to Cook

Since 03-25-04

From: Jerry Bliss Date: 31 Jul 2003

Uh..... well let's see.... Deck Ape.... the lowest of the low.... can't embellish that much. You no doubt tutored under Gunner (GM2) Ludwig. That's a high hurdle to get over, by itself...

Learned how to paint, chip paint, paint again, throw a heaving line, single-up, and other menial no-brainer tasks. Now if you learned how to make up a monkey's fist and tie a bow line, then maybe there is something good to be said of that.... Nah.... can't think of anything...

Stew burner from deck ape.... not much of a leap there, is there! I remember one day when cook Steven LeBeau (you gotta love that guy) came back too hung over to make up the evening meal... I was mess cooking and took over.... it was easy.... not training required.... anyone can burn a steak. Why do they pay stew burners so much?

Jezzz, you even get to shower every day! Got lotsa 'atta-boys' from a generous crew who were afraid you'd poison them if they didn't say something nice to ya. But the night cook, well, he was a different breed of cat! I mess cooked for him too.... these specialists could usually turn out something smelling so good it would wake up the guys sleeping in the after battery who'd come and raid the warm bread, gooey buns and cakes cooling on the tables.

They had to be sneaky, though, cuz night cook was there with a large frying pan in hand to keep 'em away. Even so, Mess Cook got to scarf up the crumbs and choice bits!

OK, Sully, how's that? Not much to work with, you know! Now if you had converted to RADIOMAN.... well then... that's really something to crow about!

Jerry Bliss San Jose, CA (ex-mess cook. Been there, done that!)