The Roger Theaker Memorial Telephone
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Roger
Ah..........
He will be sadly missed.
Did anybody ever eat off that table in the rest room at Gatwick after he was caught with the B Cal girlie ?
I don't think so.
NATS phone bill will be a lot less now though.
Happy retirement Roger.
Mr G.
He will be sadly missed.
Did anybody ever eat off that table in the rest room at Gatwick after he was caught with the B Cal girlie ?
I don't think so.
NATS phone bill will be a lot less now though.
Happy retirement Roger.
Mr G.
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Great Idea!
But is there going to be enough room on the plaque to include the wonderful middle name of HAMILTON ?
Worked with him for donkey's years.
I always ended up out-of-pocket, especially if it involved flying.
Anyone remember his night vanishing acts from LGW's old GMC?!
Always amazed at how often on a fam flight that the question " do you know RHT? " came up!!
Have a good one, Rog.
But is there going to be enough room on the plaque to include the wonderful middle name of HAMILTON ?
Worked with him for donkey's years.
I always ended up out-of-pocket, especially if it involved flying.
Anyone remember his night vanishing acts from LGW's old GMC?!
Always amazed at how often on a fam flight that the question " do you know RHT? " came up!!
Have a good one, Rog.
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For them that did not have the pleasure of knowing RT, we thought at one stage on B watch at Heathrow, when he was an assistant, that he would have to have an operation to remove the telephone from his ear. If he was unable to be found the procedure was to send one of the other assistants round all the empty offices to look to see which telephone was glued to his ear. He used to moan like fury when he had to spend a duty in the caravan (remember those on the ends of the runway?) because he could not get to a telephone.
Dear Roger, have a good and happy retirement, it sure beats work.
All the best
Jack.
Dear Roger, have a good and happy retirement, it sure beats work.
All the best
Jack.
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Now I understand, Roger has retired!. I have known RT a long time and I would like to wish him a long and happy retirement.
I think it is a shame that all the characters such as "Ace" Carter, Roger, and others are retiring, but perhaps real people with a sense of humour and who do not take things to seriously are not welcome in the newly privatized NATS. I believe the the Japanese have a saying "A nail which stands out will be hammered down" perhaps this is the new NATS philosophy?
I think it is a shame that all the characters such as "Ace" Carter, Roger, and others are retiring, but perhaps real people with a sense of humour and who do not take things to seriously are not welcome in the newly privatized NATS. I believe the the Japanese have a saying "A nail which stands out will be hammered down" perhaps this is the new NATS philosophy?
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Hi Fallows and guys,
Sorry to lose Treacle. I have to disagree about the characters though. There are plenty about and time will prove me right. Don't you remember thinking the same way back when we joined that the good times were past?
Have to agree about the "japanese" theory! It is just up to those who care not to let it happen. In our environment we have to keep asking the questions even if we don't like the answers.
Sorry to lose Treacle. I have to disagree about the characters though. There are plenty about and time will prove me right. Don't you remember thinking the same way back when we joined that the good times were past?
Have to agree about the "japanese" theory! It is just up to those who care not to let it happen. In our environment we have to keep asking the questions even if we don't like the answers.
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Anybody else remember the story of RHT having a stuck transmit switch on TC SW?
It was quite busy and he detected a stuck transmit switch. The next sentence was along the lines of:
"Oh great, that's all we f***ing need, some coc****ker with a f***ing transmit switch!"
Shortly thereafter he realised that his shoelace was stuck in the foot switch and therefore it was transmitting. Once he had freed it there was a stunned silence on the frequency.
He will be missed, but perhaps BT shares will take a dive now!
It was quite busy and he detected a stuck transmit switch. The next sentence was along the lines of:
"Oh great, that's all we f***ing need, some coc****ker with a f***ing transmit switch!"
Shortly thereafter he realised that his shoelace was stuck in the foot switch and therefore it was transmitting. Once he had freed it there was a stunned silence on the frequency.
He will be missed, but perhaps BT shares will take a dive now!