Originally Posted by
poprad
Was it the "normal" or "Midwatch" urn? During my time at sea I only accidentally sampled the Midwatch sludge once. I can still remember the foul taste...
If I recall correctly I was in a Marine Amphib Ready Group with the Trashville back in '91 off the coast of Liberia on our way to Desert Storm. From the decks of the LST USS Fairfax County that looked like a smooth and comfy ride for sure...
to add for some reason that made no sense to me, when I was in the Coast Guard on small research ship (it was a thing USCG did BITD) the mess cooks (or at least the Philopino ones) would add salt to coffee.
also if you took the last cup and did not make a new pot and a Chief caught you, especially a chief to did not get coffee, you spent your next off watch time on coffee duty, making and serving coffee for 4 hours