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Old 17th June 2004 | 13:01
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Penguina

 
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From: Smurph Castle
Kit bag of this lowly Penguin

*Bag closely resembling shape of Transair flight bags with lots of handy little pockets, personalised by embroidery: £2.99, Lewisham Shopping Centre.

*A4 Clipboard with hole drilled in for stopwatch and knee-strap contructed by this Blue Peter pilot from stick-on velcro: £2.50 inc. velcro and electricity for drilling.

*Checklist lifted from club's lost property drawer: £0.

*Incredibly reliable wristwatch with second hand and instant legibility in the murkiest of cockpits: £22.99 from Swatch stall at Liverpool Street Stn.

*Set of permanent markers for chart: £1.25, Rymans

*Permanent marker remover: 65p from chemist (nail varnish remover) and cloth is 1 piece of ex-running shorts.

*A cheap and reliable alternative to reactolite glasses or designer prescription sunglasses - what I think of fondly as my 'Clive the Coach Driver' clip-on plastic shades (to be removed before approaching the hunky tanned refueller).

*Thin leather gloves - pressie, slightly soiled.

*Home made personalised plogger... did I say home made? Sorry, I think I meant office made! Cost: -£1.12 (rough amount after tax earned during afternoon in which designing took place).

I won't go on; it's getting boring.

NB - Ace Rimmer, I seem to remember from our memorable trip to Farnborough that if you work as an ATCO you can get golf balls on the cheap from the bird-scarer employed there, who collects the strays from a neighbouring course...
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