Op Deny Christmas

[FFP]

Hit the streets today in my location. About on time, although 4 pm on the 24th is "de rigueur". Still a slight hope I may get out of it (being OIC Deny Christmas last year).

Anyone else get an early present ?!??!

[Widger]

Can you be a bit more cryptic please?

[Could be the last?]

What are you on about fella............?:confused:

[StopStart]

Come on kids, Op Deny Christmas is basic stuff.....:hmm:

Op Deny Christmas
•noun, informal, Mil. UK - RAF
Any unforseen (by the recipient), short notice event that involves denying an individual time at home over the Christmas period. Usually the result of poor planning by senior staff, aircraft unserviceabilities downroute or crews getting lashed up on det and being sent home (this would, of course, never happen. Ed.)
90% of Op Deny Christmas events are generally known about up to a month in advance by HQ personnel however RAF policy dictates they may not be acted upon until on or after 22 Dec. This ensures the senior officers who formulated the plans are on leave themselves and the breaking of the bad news can be left to junior ops and/or sqn staff.
The notice given to the individual(s) concerned is inversely proportional to the level of disruption to existing domestic Christmas leave plans.

[Mr C Hinecap]

OP DENY CHRISTMAS is often seen issued with one or more of the following:

OP MOLEHILL
OP STABLE DOOR
OP CAREER ENHANCER
OP DENY CAREER

[Tankertrashnav]

Sorry to report I had to give a huge bollocking to the bloke in my local garage a couple of weeks ago when he asked me if I was all ready for Christmas. Told him I had never heard such a girly question in a garage before, and made it plain that FFP's estimate of 1600 on the 24th was about the earliest time I wanted to acknowledge that it was Christmas. Have to admit I bought Mrs TTN's card yesterday, but still not sure about a present.

(:*-humbug)

[parabellum]

Be very careful about that 'present' thing for Mrs TTN, you could well stuff it up for the rest of us!

[BEagle]

Quite right too, Tankertrashnav!

When I become dictator, Christmas will only be permitted from 1700 on 24 Dec until 2359 on 26 Dec.

I applaud the actions of some university students who kidnapped the festive decorations from some shopping centre one year in late October and told the management that they were being stored safely....and would be returned at 0800 on 24 Dec.....:ok:

Looking forward to The Grumpy Guide to Christmas tonight on BBC2 at 2100!

Bah, humbug!!

By the way, whatever became of the Incirlik Elves....???

For Mrs TTN, perhaps a small bottle of sherry? You wouldn't want her getting too sozzled to do the washing up on the 25th, would you.

[Wholigan]

How many times do I have to say it?


DON'T REACT TO THE TROLL - JUST REPORT THE POST!


Well done BEagle - not so well done others.

For those confused by this post - I deleted some.

[Pontius Navigator]

When I become dictator, Christmas will only be permitted from 1700 on 24 Dec until 2359 on 26 Dec.

Generous to a fault there BEage's. :)

I still remember with pleasure the feast of the passover on New Year's eve 1965 when the staish, as was the system in those days, read out the promo list on the stroke of midnight.

There followed a short period while someone was despatched to bring the lucky man to the ball room. He arrived in wolly dressing gown, issue blue/white stripped wyncette PJs, and carpet slippers to be told he was promoted. And of course his posting followed the following day.

How soft we have got with extended time off for both Christmas AND New Year. In those days NY was a working day and any Jocks had to take leave :} for Hogmanay.

[Seldomfitforpurpose]

And we had diptheria, rickets and iron lungs, thank **** time has marched on and the dinosaur is almost extinct eh :ok:

[BEagle]

And we had diptheria, rickets and iron lungs, thank **** time has marched on......

Have you never been north of Watford Gap, Sffp?

;)

[Melchett01]

When I become dictator, Christmas will only be permitted from 1700 on 24 Dec until 2359 on 26 Dec.



That's the sort of decadence that has turned this once great nation into a soft bloated shadow of its former self. What's wrong with 0001 25 Dec until end of the Queen's speech ????

[MrBernoulli]

Well, it is Christmas Eve, and I have been 'summoned' at very short notice to crew a long-haul jet to Paris and back, with the intent of 'rescuing' the delayed and stranded passengers who have found themselves on the wrong side of the Channel. And I'm not even on reserve - that'll teach me to be a bit more circumspect about answering the phone. And I ain't in the RAF anymore, either! :ok:

Now I'll have to join the AA's predicted 12 million drivers on the road today. Bugger. Not what I wanted. I wonder if I'll get home before Christmas morning ......... :bored:

Where does one vote for Kim Yong BEagle to become Supreme Leader ........ oh, sorry, I forgot ...... we don't vote in a dictatorship. :E

Merry Chrimbo to one and all, wherever you are ...... and that includes you to BEags! Have a good one!

[teeteringhead]

oh, sorry, I forgot ...... we don't vote in a dictatorship. .. but Mr Bernoulli, you must remember Sir Alec Home's definition of African Democracy:

One man, one vote ..................once!

BEags would get my vote too, but as a mere Grammar School Oik I'm not sure I'd be enfranchised in his regime ........;)

[MrBernoulli]

I was born and raised in Africa, as it happens! :ok: I left because post-democracy (hmmm, not really democratic .....) it quickly turned into a steaming pile of the crap that is symptomatic of the Dark Continent ills - incompetence, nepotism, thuggery, racism, et-bloody-cetera.

But I'm sure Santa will be visiting them all, both deserving and undeserving.

(Sorry for the thread creep ..... or is that a complete, full on, thread skid?)

[Wrathmonk]

@Wholi

DON'T REACT TO THE TROLL

With tongue firmly in my cheek (or not .....;)) it seems that the vast majority, if not all, of the troll inputs are as an immediate response to one or other of BEag's posts on the mil pages. If BEag's were to be locked out of the Mil forum then surely the trolling problem would go away.

Simples! :E

[BEagle]

Mr Bernouilli, you will be my Minister of Immigration.....

Presumably there'll be some reasoanble compensation for your trip to Paris - so not quite like the RAF.....?

[malr]

@StopStart:

I love the definition of Op. Deny Christmas! Being former military myself, I can remember that happening on a regular biases, I just didn't realize there was an organized mission in place supporting it! :)

Thanks for the smiles; I hope you get home in time to be with the family!

[malr]

Mr Bernouilli:

Yes, you always have to watch caller ID closely this time of year; you never know what strange requests will pop up (professional or extended family!) :)

I hope you get home in time to be with the family; merry Christmas!

[artyhug]

Caller ID Malr is all well and good but to reduce the chance of answering the phone too hastily without looking I find that allocating the Benny Hill theme tune as a ringtone to all work related numbers very useful!

[cornish-stormrider]

I like that arty, alas I cannot find a theme appropriate...

[deltahotel]

Good attempt by the Op DC controllers. Called out to do EMA/CVG. 6 hours in hotel later, about to set off for US Airways CVG/PHL/MAN taxi combo. Should get home middayish 25th!

Thoughts with all those in hot/sandy/nasty places away from home and families.

DH

I'm driving home for Christmas......

[Biggus]

cornish-stormrider,

I used to know somebody who used the theme music from Mission Impossible as the ringtone for work related numbers.......if that's any help?

[Melchett01]

I left because post-democracy (hmmm, not really democratic .....) it quickly turned into a steaming pile of the crap that is symptomatic of the Dark Continent ills - incompetence, nepotism, thuggery, racism, et-bloody-cetera.


Mr Bernoulli - you'll be having a certain feeling of deja vu then in 21 Century UK - sorry, not very festive, but someone was going to say it sooner or later. Hope you make it back from Sausage-side in time!

[SVK]

Personally, I've always had the theme tune to the Muppet Show as my work's ringtone. It has alwas seemed suitably apt!

Merry Christmas to one and all,

SVK

[Climebear]

Merry Christmas from the Sandy Place:ok:

[FJJP]

And then there was QRA on new years eve. Three crews comfortable settled into chesterfields watching telly and at midnight the traditional 'first foot' by the Staish with a single can of beer for each.

One individual leaps to his feet and slurs 'Happy New Year Boss!' before collapsing back into the armchair. He had been quietly sipping from a supply in his car boot all evening.

Ever try to find a sober replacement at 0030 on New Year's Day?

A merry and peaceful Christmas to everybody and to those away on ops or away from your loved ones, thank you and may your day be incident-free.

[November4]

Happy Christmas one and all

Those away from your families - hope the day is peaceful for you

[tonker]

Get everything next year from Amazon. They even put the presents in stuff they call "Wrapping"!!!!!!:confused:

When she sends the complete rubbish you got her back, they give you a credit and you can then buy yourself a fine fishing rod in the sales. Simples;)

[Dan Winterland]

The theme to Fawlty Towers does me well for work numbers.

As for Op Deny Christmas. I seem to remeber most of mine were off in the mob. Try working for an airline!

But a Merry Christmas to all those away from home while defending what's left of the British Empire.

[MrBernoulli]

BEagle,

Me? Minister of Immigration? Hurrah! Bring it on ......

Do I get 'two Jags' with that? And what are the allowances likely to be? :E