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The Mess at HQSTC can be a quite splendid affair with a good living crowd which sometimes includes some very senior grown-ups who can be relied upon to stand their round
However, there are those of all officer ranks who never support mess functions but turn up demanding tickets for Summer Balls; tickets heavily subsidised by those mess members who actually use the bar
A shame that the mess, which is a focal point for all officers, is ignored by Mess Gollums who live in their darkened rooms fingering their Ring rather than doing their duty