Originally Posted by
spekesoftly
An old friend of mine, who had previously been an RAF pilot before retirement, took a job on the North Sea Oil Rigs. Whenever any of his colleagues wanted to get his attention they would simply shout "Oi, Aeroplane!" Seemed fair enough.
I did a 2 week first aid instructor course at Halton, and was the only aircrew bloke there. All the rest were Rocks. As soon as they realised my job, it was, "Oi! Fat Wallet!" They were nuts, but great fun.
CG
PS. Foe me, always much more annoying than the 'rank cling-on' issue, is/was serving officers who introduce themselves with, "Hello,
my name is Squadron Leader Bloggs." Still grates. Hey ho.