PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - RAF Sharjah
Thread: RAF Sharjah
View Single Post
Old 31st Mar 2012, 18:03
  #221 (permalink)  
goudie
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: South of Old Warden
Age: 87
Posts: 1,375
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Australian eggs that were sealed in cellulose and tasted like
Iodine! The first time I broke the yoke of a fried egg the smell made me gag. Apparantly they were injected with iodine to preserve them. The permanent staff guys said one got used to them...eventually.
Does anyone remember the civilian (airfield maintenance etc) bar. I was invited there one afternoon for a session...I didn't last long!
IIRC the town was out of bounds on Fridays because there was probably an execution and chopping off of hands!
Bought some nice gold broaches etc. for Mrs G in the town.
goudie is offline