HPT,
Coming out in a slipped Herc in the near future? Don't be silly, that wouldn't allow the t*sser to get back to Blighty for the Christmas cockers p....
"Just been out to see how the chaps are getting on in the Gulf. Doing a wonderful job y'know. True professionals, sky high morale, enjoying excellent field conditions, appreciated that I took time out of my v. busy schedule to visit...drone, drone, blah, blah."