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Old 14th Jan 2008, 17:59
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oldest ops bloke/bird in town

wondered who holds the record for this - in a regular airline ops room?
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Old 14th Jan 2008, 18:39
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surely nobody was older than col 'the bob' ???????!!!!!
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Hmmm

How old you really are, or how old you feel?

Damn those earlies!
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Col the Bob where are you now......
......when it came to squashing sandwiches.....Col was the man !
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Old 14th Jan 2008, 19:01
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waco, you're not in the running for this....just yet! I'm still as youthful (and diplomatic) as ever!
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Not sure about him being the oldest but Gerry of NEA had been in service for nearly 40 years!

10/10 Gerry you are a true legend. Enjoy the easy times.
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old by age or experience

started of at 18 years old as an ops clerk-whatever that is.. 54 y/othis year
..36 years of sheer hell! ..NOT..
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Started @ 17 in Bettys Royal flying club (AATC), been civvie since 96.
50 later this year.........and still loving it

VEEPS
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Old 16th Jan 2008, 09:53
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Waco can't be far off though!!!!!!

XL surely has some REALLY old troopers.....????
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Old 16th Jan 2008, 11:38
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Waco isn't THAT old, he just looks like he's had a hard life!!! Hehe!!!
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........yep.......its a very hard life.........
It's even harder now I'm working in
.................wait for it....................
A tax office

For goodness sake...............somebody

HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPP

Anybody want an ops guy - 23 years in the business.....anything considered.

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not seen dada's name on here for a long time...hope all is well
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Old 17th Jan 2008, 18:33
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TAX OFFICE?!? WHAT'S KICKED OFF?!?

P.s Thugs a Fireman!

Where's all those XL OAPs....
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OMG sorry to hear it.
Sign of the times i guess.
Cheers from the dam
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Common Guys, Share Yr Experience!how Has It Been Working All Those Long Years?
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Some of the pensioners in BY Ops at LTN must have been knocking on a bit. Zoom, RB and Google **** to (not) name a few.
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Old 14th Feb 2008, 07:46
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OK

In 1964 @ 19 still around (Flt Ops/Dispatch) and still having great fun and love to work. Jeez I'm a sad b'stard, just hand me another glass of good 'Scottish wine' afore I get the aeroperf sorted!
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That young whippersnapper Big Tudor was suggesting that some of the old pensioners at BY were knocking on a bit. How dare he.!
What would he know-couldnt even be trusted to buy a pair of wellies in Gerona?
Surely what he really meant say was that they were very experienced!! RB is still in ops (Not BY) and doesnt look a day older than 20!! LOL
Actually "he" started in 1969 but Big John is also still in ops at Excel/TC is also in ops/Zoom is a Care bear at Luton (although about to retire or may even have just gone). They were all pre-1969 by a good couple of years.
Who was Google though?? Dont remember that pseudonym?
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They were all pre-1969 by a good couple of years.
Blimey...sounds like the seniority list i've just joined the bottom of...or about to fall off the bottom of...
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You should check out Virgin Ops, it's virtually an Old People's home!!
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