For them that did not have the pleasure of knowing RT, we thought at one stage on B watch at Heathrow, when he was an assistant, that he would have to have an operation to remove the telephone from his ear. If he was unable to be found the procedure was to send one of the other assistants round all the empty offices to look to see which telephone was glued to his ear. He used to moan like fury when he had to spend a duty in the caravan (remember those on the ends of the runway?) because he could not get to a telephone.
Dear Roger, have a good and happy retirement, it sure beats work.
All the best
Jack.