Sinking monkey I was going to pm you but what the hell!
"Clearly my threat to 'grass you up' to the cops, the next time you nick the aircrew rations, has touched a nerve, and I detect you are trying to find reverse mode. There have been several explanations on this thread, from eminantly qualified people, explaining why we get rationed",
I am in no way trying to find a reverse mode, you call the police I couldn't give a toss and you know what? neither could they! do you really feel the police are going to give a flying !!!! about linies taking 8 hour old scraps back to the crew room when they are destined for the bin otherwise! wake up and smell your free cofee!
"We" that means me as well are not arguing against these "eminantly qualified" people about why Aircrew get rations but are merely asking in the interests of the thread subject matter why they are free! That is at least the fourth time I have mentioned it now! perhaps you should read the thread properly!!!!!
Questions you asked
1 Justify to me why you should get your shoes, trousers (or skirts) shirts, hats and everything else absolutely 'scot free' please, when I and every other officer has to pay for theirs.
2 Justify to me why, whenever we take any groundcrew flying, for any reason at all, they also get free food.
A 1 I have
already told you that I believe it is a quite ridiculous rule that officers have to pay for their uniforms, what else do you want me to say?
A 2 the groundies flying with you get free food because you do! not a difficult answer that one was it?
Ken once again your post is the closest thing to a sensible answer that I have seen
however,
"Let me get this straight: I go flying & then am charged on my mess bill for a meal - do they charge just a standard rate, or will I have to sign to say I had a curry(but no popadoms!), or just a tuna roll? If I'm not hungry & don't eat anything, will I still be charged?"
If say for example I was pushing for this to actually happen which you all clearly think I am! then yes you would pay for a set meal rate no matter how much or little you actually consumed, much in the same way that every liver in has to do now!!! and when you go the mess for a casual meal you pay a set rate there as well, regardless of how much you actually eat.
So in fact the system could be incredibly simple, I am sure some
"eminantly qualified" people may struggle with the simplicity of it all but hey!
It's not me trying to take anyones food off them or anyones free food off them it's the bean counters, so if you can't answer my questions about justification without losing it and resorting to sexist and derogatory comments then I suggest you start practising because you haven't got a leg to stand on from where I am sitting.