^^ Ootai... I'm on nights, that is the problem. After the 6pm meal is cooked in the galley it is eaten in the mess... while I am asleep. I work from midnight to midday.

There's a meal every 6 hours and meal times are +/- 30 minutes either side of 6am, midday, 6pm and midnight, thus allowing for a meal before shift, mid-shift and after shift whatever shift you are working. I eat before midnight and at 6am, trying to avoid the meal after shift at midday before I retire to my cabin.

I'm sorry about your finger problems... those fish are certainly getting their revenge. My left big toe nail, or rather where it used to be, is healing up nicely but the right big toe nail is about two-thirds detached and it doesn't look right at all. At least it doesn't hurt.