Who can forget the legendary Officers' Mess staff? The inscrutible Ron, the unintelligible Kath, and the villainous Mr Strachan?
While the place won't be sorely missed (if at all) I enjoyed my time at Buchan (2 years... not as much as some people, but quite enough thank you!). The atmosphere in the pit was far more morale-laden than that at Neat, and Aberdeen - if you could be arsed travelling that far - was a great night out. Peterhead was a nasty dump, though - I remember seeing an England vs Jonny Foreigner match in The Palace Hotel with the locals booing every time England scored a goal, and free drinks when England lost. Not a nice atmosphere.
Who could forget the sticky-floored "nightclub", The G? Or stepping over druggies or beaten people outside the Vodka Bar? Or the Nazma's notorious South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken (I swear I can still taste the aftertaste to this day!)?
Or you could travel to the Udny Arms for one of their fantastic meals, or pay a visit to Pennan or even get to Aviemore in a reasonable time. What could Norfolk offer? Swamps and Norwich. Nope. Preferred Buchan to Neat. Ah well, we won't have to worry about such variety in the future... Northumberland or RAF Lincolnshire, anyone?