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Old 20th Feb 2011, 10:31
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JW411
 
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I remember being told a great story about JEJ going to Masirah for a week's fishing. Every day he hi-jacked the launch and set about doing some serious fishing and making a general nuisance of himself about the place.

The station master was a lowly Flt Lt and a bit powerless to do much about the situation. At the very least he felt that the great man should contribute towards the cost of using the launch but he knew that the bill would simply be buried beneath the sand and the rocks of Steamer Point.

So, he sent the bill direct to Ministry of Defence for onward transmission and settlement by JEJ.

What a clever chap he was!
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