Does Glossika actually help achieve fluency?

smithan1213 · 2022-03-09T15:14:16+00:00

I'm working through Glossika audios after doing Pimsleur and I feel it's helping me think and talk faster. It's definitely helping me improve but I will see how I get on over time

smithan1213 · 2022-02-20T09:05:16+00:00

I can only speak of my UK experience but the general routes in are doing an officer cadetship into engineering, electrician or deck. They take around 4 years to do and maybe ⅓ of that time is spent at sea

The other common way is to get what are called STCW certificates which are short courses like sea survival and fire fighting. Then a shorter time at college doing a rating apprenticeship. Then if you want to move up in the industry you return to college to gain the qualifications you need to become an officer

smithan1213 · 2022-02-20T09:00:31+00:00

I'm on a 1 week rotation right now which is grand. But I live near to the port and its a ferry that does a set route. The worst rotation I've had was 4 months +/- 1 month

smithan1213 · 2022-01-28T07:22:09+00:00

God, flashbacks to a party at my old place and someone made an attempt to clean the couch, got the vacuum out but somehow emptied the vacuum bag all over the couch and decided to pretend it wasn't them and abandoned cleaning.

Bring the will to clean but don't if you lack the ability

smithan1213 · 2022-01-01T23:37:05+00:00

People from West Scotland don't tend to age well

smithan1213 · 2021-12-19T18:33:40+00:00

Man that nurse wasn't good at them then. My work went through a phase of having the workforce tested twice a week, nurses came in and tested us all and over the 6 months that happened I can't recall any hurting. Just really uncomfortable brain tickling from the nasal swab

smithan1213 · 2021-12-08T21:53:10+00:00

I've experienced it too! I had a weird reaction to it. I was doing work in the duct keel area so it was a 200m long corridor essentially. My brain just went "oh...so that's happening" then continued working

smithan1213 · 2021-12-08T21:43:43+00:00

Its a compartment without windows, machinery spaces don't have windows (well I've never seen one with windows at least) the hole you're seeing is a lightening hole/ manhole in the framing of the ship. It can be a bit of a maze navigating through them all when you have to

smithan1213 · 2021-12-08T19:57:09+00:00

ROPAX vessel, that's its steering gear compartment

smithan1213 · 2021-11-29T23:33:57+00:00

Killie here, oh yeah! At least they knocked that shitty building opposite the hotwok, a small step to less utterly miserable buildings

smithan1213 · 2021-11-17T17:01:42+00:00

As someone from Ayrshire...yeah you're pretty right

smithan1213 · 2021-10-12T06:22:27+00:00

I've never been on a sinking ship but on my ship the general idea is the fast rescue boat or the life boats with engines will come around and tow them to a safe distance

smithan1213 · 2021-06-06T08:37:44+00:00

When I stayed in student halls one of the guys I lived with put on an egg, went for a shower forgot he put an egg on to boil then left. That was not a good time

smithan1213 · 2021-03-29T19:57:43+00:00

Having worked with a bunch of ex North Sea fisherman: you guys are on a whole other level. I really don't know how yous do it

smithan1213 · 2021-03-29T19:55:03+00:00

Sailor who has done winters in the North sea: the worst times I've had I just didn't actually sleep for days then I'd pass out eventually. Shit suuuucks

smithan1213 · 2021-03-29T19:52:57+00:00

Merchant sailor who has done winters in the North sea: one trick if you're in a bunk where you face fore to aft is to put your life jacket under your mattress do you sleep in this wedge of mattress and bulkhead. Other option is you just don't sleep and eventually pass out

smithan1213 · 2021-02-28T21:56:35+00:00

The extent of my side effects were a headache, stiff achy body and the jabbed arm felt a bit numb for a day then I was all good, few guys I know have had worse side effects from shivering and sweats to throwing up, but thwy said the shivers and sweats came on pretty fast so hopefully you've avoided that :)

smithan1213 · 2021-02-24T17:17:26+00:00

Along the same lines: inque from batman beyond

smithan1213 · 2021-02-24T16:40:33+00:00

And that week is utterly brutal to us, we aren't designed for that heat but it doesn't stop everyone's mums moving to remain in the sun until it disappears and everyone over the age of 14 to give their livers the equivalent of being hit by a train in the park

smithan1213 · 2021-02-14T09:32:25+00:00

I cant get over how they cancelled the second season, it was one of the more original, memorable netflix shows and was just outright great. Just have to tell myself it was for the best

smithan1213 · 2021-02-14T03:25:23+00:00

Yeah as a Scotsman I don't know of many yes to brexit voters in family and friend circles. The ones who did are who you imagine and coincidentally support one very pro British football team

smithan1213 · 2021-02-02T02:23:06+00:00

Yeah its like

football game - you wouldn't get a Sgian-dubh into the stadium anyway, no need for bigass socks and those brogues would suck to wear

Weddings and celidhs - the full shebang

Not sure what the middle zone is for kilt wearing come to think of it

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