Allied to which was the inspired thinking, I use the term in the very loosest sense, of an RAFP Sgt who, with an attention to detail that must surely have warranted a mention on an honours list, had worked out how long, and how many paces, it would take to transit around the West side infrastructure as we diligently patrolled the area.
I believe he was then posted to RAF Bruggen on QRA duties as I walked in one morning to see a CPL Plod dilligently counting teaspoons full of coffee out of one of those catering tins as his Sgt had deemed someone was using to much coffee in their drinks or stealing it and he wanted to know how many portions the tin held, i.e one spoonful per cup. I mentioned to the copper why don't you count them into a cup and then see how many cup fulls are in the tin.... His eyes glazed over, so I left it at that and moved on..
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