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Old 23rd Nov 2015, 16:10
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MPN11
 
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Staish's mini in the mess lobby, anyone?
Orderly Officer's, more likely

At a certain major station in the Far East [stop me if I have told this before] a certain Fg Off on Hunters had, for some reason, an objection to people playing darts after dinner and was wont to drive his MGA into the Mess and park it under the dartboard in the Pigs' Bar. needless to say, people just played on over the top of the car.

Then, for some reason, the post-Dinner events were transferred from the Pigs' Bar to the main Ante-Room. Accordingly, Neil drove his MGA through the front doors of the Mess, though the Foyer and into the Ante-Room to park under the 'mobile dart board' ... almost. The MGA was rather too wide-hipped to get through the double doors. In frustration and vino incompetentus he slammed the car into reverse to get out. But it was not to be ... he had selected first gear, and his tyres encountered grip on the floor.

MGA and Neil and the entire door frame [doors attached] entered the Ante-Room.

The following day, thanks to the efforts of the Sqn, the doors were re-installed, and everything was as if it had never happened.. However, we didn't see Neil in the Mess for a while, IIRC.
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