Saluting. What a bag of boll0cks that is. Even worse is when the tw@t says thankyou for it. Thanks for what? As a rule I avoid saluting at all costs by wearing a hat as little as I can or riding a bike. If I am forced into waving at some tosser just because he went to Sleaford tech I make damn sure he/she can tell from my facial expression that I resent every second of it. "Oh, but it's the Queen's Commission that you're saluting," they say. So f*cking what? I'd hardly describe myself as a staunch royalist.
Vive la revolution, power to the people and yes, I do have a chip on my shoulder about this. Why can't we just say hello? Tradition doesn't help me do my job any better.