On the theme of "once upon a time ".....in Germany. Think of this as being more a free lance entrepreneur operation rather than industrial scale.
The American BX at Bruggen kindly provided crates of King Edwards cigars. Responding to customer demand at Gut, 431 MU's "scruffy junior airmen " as one contributor is inclined to disparagingly describe us, would duly acquire a crate for both individuals and, shock!, horror ! both the Sgts and OM alike and some of you may well have been the beneficiaries here.....the profit...I know, but that's capitalism for you, being DM100.....transport costs being alleviated thanks to said crates being conveyed in / on 431's MT section......happy customers, happy airmen...nobody batted an eyelid at this well established supply chain, until, that is, a Canberra crew pitched up one day.
Said Canberra Sqn were fairly regular customers and enjoyed a harmonious relationship with their suppliers. but, alas, all this nearly changed
. One newly arrived Sgt on the MU was "somewhat pious "..... and beyond help.....anybody who presses creases in his immaculate denims, and on an MU to boot, tends to stand out as they say....he followed us to the Line hut at Gut, and then duly proclaimed he was taking disciplinary action for the "misappropriation of RAF property "..to wit, our use of MT.....at which point, the Canberra Capt on the day enquired "Who's this (rude words ) ! ? " ....followed by a C/T rapidly emerging and kindly guiding our leader away before, ahem, "offering him some words of advice "....which may have carried beyond the confines of the room he had been guided to.....more happy customers, along with sympathy from said Capt as to us being lumbered with that ( more rude words )
Business returned to normal thereafter....
Last edited by Krystal n chips; 5th May 2019 at 08:40.