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Originally posted by starlin1804:
My uncle used to talk about something called shaft-alley coffee, he was a navy man from the 30's.

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The shaft alley, where the main propellor shaft runs, is often where they kept the "big" pot brewing, because there was plenty of room, and very little to set fire to ... hehe, I hadn't heard that term in YEARS!

Coffee, Instant, Type 1. One packet plus one quarter canteen cup of water. Heat on exhaust manifold of M-113 or M-109. Burn lips with canteen cup. Wait for cup to cool enough to drink without burning lips. Put back on exhaust manifold to re-heat as coffee is too cold to drink.
Hear "MARCH ORDER!"...Open second packet of Coffee, Instant, Type 1. Empty contents into mouth, chase with cold coffee, throw canteen cup in track and start tearin' down the nets...

Enjoy.

It aint mess decks coffee if there isn't a JP-5 slick on top!

I grew to love that jet fuel flavored coffee. Coffee was our main vice on those long shifts. Between that and the 12-15 Pepsi's I drank a day, I really gave my kidney's a run for their money. But it helped keep us sane. One sure way to piss the shop Chief off was to forget the etiquette of "you take the last cup of coffee, you make the next pot".

Damn, you guys are giving me nostalgia overload.

I haven't heard the term "shaft alley coffee" in YEARS. Just the thought of that gut-wrenching brew brings a tear (and a nervous twitch) to my eye.

One CO had a standing order that the Bridge pot was not to be dumped out prior to watch relief at 0400. Instead, the Bosun poured the remainder into a thermos, which was set aside for the old man. He loved that thick, burnt, gooey concoction. He used to say "It isn't coffee unless it makes you piss brown."

I made coffee in FlightDeckControl once in a while!!!Had to take a stick to stir it!!!
Better than my bug juice!I was mess-cranking in the wardroom and usually didn't make but one batch!The O's would spit it out!!

Living in the upper Midwest, I think the people here either, 1.) don't know how to MAKE coffee, 2.) Feel like they're trapped in the depression or WWII and are on coffee rations, or 3.) are just wimps !!! The only good coffee I can get around here is what I make for myself.

And Hal, I NEVER spit in ANYBODY's coffee.But, I have rimmed the Chief's cup more than once !!

Thor, I was saying that you probably spit out your tasty batch of home-sludge upon reading my first post!

I was sorry for being too...uh....authentic?

Rimmed the Chief's cup? With what, monkeysnot? Turko?

OMG !! Please don't tell me you don't know what "rimming" is ?!?!?!?!? If this is the case, I'll have to tell you in PM

Well, uh...I have a pretty damn good idea....

But I wanted to put out a 'feeler'. And I thought I was a sick bastage.....

I won't even discuss just how many times I/we superglued the Chief's coffee cup to his desk or other surfaces !!

Ah the 'Cyanoacrylate Follies'. Let the Underway Olympics begin....


Tweets......devious bunch....

Especially from the nightcheck techs !! Plenty of time to set stuff up, do our "misdeeds" and be gone !!

Mmmmmmmmmmm, coffeeeeeeee.
Spring 1981. NAS Memphis in millington tn.
Crash Crew school.
It was a friday. The monthly CO's 'meeting' in the theater is scheduled for 1100.
Like everyone else, we had a 'coffee mess'. $2 a payday or 25cents a cup.
Between 0800 and 1045 I personally drank 2 1/2 pots (yes, I said pots) of coffee that you almost needed a fork to consume.
Walking out of the CO's meeting, I'm called to the side. Apparantly the CO noticed my vibrating in my seat and had me picked for a random pizz test.
The Dr who interpereted the results said I probably wouldnt sleep for about 4 days.
Of course, if I tried that today, I'd probably blow a gasket.

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Originally posted by Thor:
Especially from the nightcheck techs !! Plenty of time to set stuff up, do our "misdeeds" and be gone !!

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Uh....nitecheck is how I planned and staged my WOG revolt...

But that sea story is for another thread....LOL