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Old 21st Sep 2014, 09:13
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Fareastdriver
 
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You have to be fair to them; they had to plan that trip to that golf course in a bit of a rush. The reason being that the initial golf course was socked in with fog when they arrived; unbeknown to them because they hadn't checked the weather before they left.

The oil company executives, having been in the back of a S61 for ninety minutes or so were given coffee and biscuits at Aberdeen whilst they sorted out another golf course. They went for one, ninety miles in a different direction than the first, got clearance, checked the weather this time and off they went.

They landed at their planned golf course in the middle of the monthly medal tournament to discover they had phoned up the wrong golf course.

It was probably the first step towards losing a contract with a long time, almost traditional customer.

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