Taps

ding ding...ding ding....ding ding...Now its taps, taps, all lights out, the smoking light is out, Quartermaster make last round to the OD...Security break out your side arms. Shore Patrol detail man your posts...Now set the watch, condition 3...The galley is open for mid rats for the Mid Watch, Now taps...

About this time the movie would let out, the changing of the watch would take place if out at sea and every one who smoked would light up if they smoked...Those of us in the galley would break out the wine, get the Pizzas ready to sell, and the baker would bake off about 40 dozen donuts or cinnamon buns which found the captain at the back door with his hand out...Thats how we managed to commit murder and get away with it, but that's for another story and time...

Yep, life was sometimes really good aboard ship...