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| 21 Jun 10, 11:10 PM mornington_crescent UK(CB), 3 yrs  |
Tell us about the time you accidentally picked up a random tourist who was at the wrong pier. | ||
| 22 Jun 10, 12:19 PM Ishmael UK(SE), 12 yrs |
It was two guys to be accurate; they'd come aboard like anyone else, and since they'd got bags with them, the assumption was that they'd be changing, but no. When questioned, they were saying stuff like 'Fetish? What is Fetish?', and it seemed that they'd seen the queue, thought 'That looks like fun', bought tickets and boarded. Both were Arabs, on holiday. We had a couple of very big guys as security that year, and they both told this pair what was what in no uncertain terms, and there was a general agreement on 'Look but don't touch', (the way that Security were laying it on, I felt rather sorry for the two gentlemen). Some hours later, being very presentable and personable fellows, they were getting up to SM the same as everyone else. There was a great deal of speculation following the event regarding just how much they *really* knew; one view was that they were a pair of chancers, who knew exactly what they were getting into. I have maintained an open mind on the question.
The Boat Party is one of the very best SM events of the year, and it starts at 9pm on Saturday 26th June at St Katherine's Pier (North, downriver side of Tower Bridge). We dock at 2am. | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 8:47 PM Baron_Morgan UK(N), 6 yrs |
On a rather different note there was the year I volunteered to transport the cannon, but didn't discover the paint was still wet until I picked it up. That, along with several other minor mishaps left me on the boat in paint smeared overalls which lacked a certain something in the cool BDSM gear department. Fortunately somebody eventually took pity on me and we're still playing together five years later, which I suppose must prove something. | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 9:08 PM adj_gen UK, 5 yrs |
I remember that pair - someone claimed they were Turkish, but who knows? I do recall one of them following someone into the ladies and he was soon grabbed and spoken to rather firmly. I don't remember them getting up to any of the fun, but I'd probably lost interest in them by then. | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 9:10 PM adj_gen UK, 5 yrs |
It WAS rather a fine display, and folk were prepared to believe Ish had somehow had a hand in it. | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 9:13 PM Degenerate  UK(M), 5 yrs   |
*has boat envy* one of these years...
sounds wonderful. More yarns! Sign up to CAAN's statement www.caan.org.uk | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 9:16 PM Captmick UK(CO), 7 yrs  |
its wonder a navigation warning is not put out by the port radio when you lot are out on the river lol | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 9:17 PM adj_gen UK, 5 yrs |
I remember the yelling about closing the curtains; I also remember someone opening them again on the basis that he really wanted to be videoed doing what he was doing. I also remember a certain person claiming he'd walked up to the police boat on the jetty, flashing an official pass and saying it was actually a Home Office outing. The rumour mill on board took full advantage of the whole situation, especially when someone spotted that the jetty gates were closed as we arrived (ignoring the fact there were no police there to hold the gates closed....). The Channel 4 angle sounds plausible; more likely the police crew were bored and decided to follow along. | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 9:30 PM adj_gen UK, 5 yrs |
Well, since you insist.... How about the time part of the crew missed the set-up and we had to go back for them, by which time lots of folk had changed into their party gear, and a disco boat had taken our berth at the pier, so we had to pull alongside? I seem to remember we had plenty of punters wanting to come and join us. The other story wasn't actually a Firm event, but it did involve a police launch - there was once a Thames cruise organised by a well-known central London church. Part way through the cruise, the boat got a radio call and heaved to in mid-stream. It turned out someone had fallen off one of the moored pub boats and his girlfriend had dived in to rescue him. The church cruise happened to be the closest boat, so the captain and crew got out torches and boathooks and scanned the water. They quickly picked up the girl, who by this time had lost her dress. Imagine the reaction of the congregation as a girl wearing only wet panties climbed on board and was led into the bar for first aid. The police launch then arrived and collected her, along with the original faller, who'd also been found, close by a rather wet dress.... | ||
| 23 Jun 10, 11:31 PM Ishmael UK(SE), 12 yrs |
The first, last and only time I ever use contract caterers - the profits from Boat One were represented in terms of two trays of lasagne, and the caterers quibbled over them! And I do recall watching aghast as one of our house guests wolfed two very large portions the next day, and thinking 'But I worked hard for that...' Mind you, he's a fat bastard now.
One time, at about one am, we found ourselves being chased upriver by three police boats; we didn't know at the time that they could have overhauled us any time they liked, and that they were just playing with us because they were bored, but that was certainly the case; they were pulling some fancy moves and showing off, and competing over who could be the scariest boat. Not knowing this at the time, some of us we were really quite anxious. Then, quite suddenly, they just veered off and left us alone. 'Somebody's jumped off the Hispaniola', said a crewman, 'They've gone to pull him out' Another £50 well spent. The Boat Party is one of the very best SM events of the year, and it starts at 9pm on Saturday 26th June at St Katherine's Pier (North, downriver side of Tower Bridge). We dock at 2am. |
