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Old 03-09-2023, 02:27 PM
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Default Smoking lamp is lit
[QUOTE=Direwolf;2195971]Since we are talking nautical terms, any prior Navy guys want to explain where the term, "the smoking lamp is lit" came from? I had it explained once from a buddy who had been in the Navy, but he might have been pulling my leg.

GCM[/QUOTE] Believe when the ship was taken on fuel the smoking lamp was out during fueling after fueling was done the Smoking lamp was lit