I may have put this story on Prune before.... but never mind. A few of us are sitting in the rest room at LL and in he walks dressed up in a 3 piece suit and very smart overcoat.
'What brings you here, JK' we say - he now being at City.
'I've got an appointment at CATO' says he.
'Oh, you after a posting to a desk then?'
'No, I've got a disciplinary interview'
We of course are all ears.
'I was temporary SATCO while the real one was ill and did a favour for one of the airlines, who promised me two free tickets. By the time they arrived a new boss had been installed and as the tickets had been addressed to his office he opened the letter and found them. So I'm on a charge of granting favours and accepting reward!'.
He didn't seem too worried as he left with our best wishes ringing in his ears.
Later we hear that he had come out of the hearing 'smelling of roses' as his solicitor threatened to report the new chief officer for the very very serious offence, against the Post Office Act of xxxx, of opening mail addressed to someone else as the letter containing the 'gift' had been clearly addressed to Mr J K, SATCO.
