As an aside, ASCOT C/S's get right up operational people's noses
chiseller....
As for Ascot Ops...well, some good and some bad really, like any job. I always find that if you give them a problem and ask them to solve it they'll either not come up with anything or come up with something that you really don't want
Best bet, as said above, when faced with a problem down route is to come up with a workable plan and present it to them to a nice friendly way. Hopefully they'll be so pleased you 've come up with a solution that they won't notice that your plan involves coming home via Hickham, Darwin, Singapore etc rather than Goose Bay......
