Al R - are you sure it wasn't from someone at Brampton?
The writing style you describe sounds familiar.....
F*ck off Beags, I've long retired!
(We didn't all live in the Brampton Old Peoples' Home - Some of us were in the now demolished Salvation Army Hostel -when we weren't detached)
Advice given for when meeting the "Viet Mick " of old.
"Chuck your 9mm well to the left , and whilst they're scratching about there -
smartly exit stage right."