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I stand corrected over the money spent...but you can bet it was probably more than £30K. Hear,Hear Beags.
Sqn Ldr Green...well,well Al, it doesn't seem like 2 mins since we were doing our PPLs at Marshalls, then meeting again at SBY...what was happening in your room after the Summer Ball 1990?
Sqn Ldr Green...well,well Al, it doesn't seem like 2 mins since we were doing our PPLs at Marshalls, then meeting again at SBY...what was happening in your room after the Summer Ball 1990?
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We didn't have Captain's GSM phones at the time and it is impossible to use the calling cards in many (most?) hotels because the systems deliberately prevent it.
Checking crews out of hotels in Africa is always an uphill struggle and getting a correct bill can be a challenge. Arguing over items on bills is not unusual but does not mean that anything dodgy is taking place. On the contrary it is usually the imprest holder trying to make sure that the paperwork is an accurate representation.
[ 29 September 2001: Message edited by: massingbird ]
Checking crews out of hotels in Africa is always an uphill struggle and getting a correct bill can be a challenge. Arguing over items on bills is not unusual but does not mean that anything dodgy is taking place. On the contrary it is usually the imprest holder trying to make sure that the paperwork is an accurate representation.
[ 29 September 2001: Message edited by: massingbird ]
In which case there was every justification for making official calls from an hotel room. Furthermore, your explanation about the check out is 100% understandable by anyone who has had to put up with the same thing - who could easily have told Plod that - and attempts made by an imprest holder to resolve doubtful items should have merited wholehearted support, not envy and suspicion, given the circumstances.
Well - you took 30 seconds to convince me. So why did it take Plod so long to make a total bolleaux of everything and to cause £30 000 (surely a very conservative estimate) of your and my tax to be wasted on this nonsense? Not to mention the distress and insult caused to the acquitted.
[ 29 September 2001: Message edited by: BEagle ]
Well - you took 30 seconds to convince me. So why did it take Plod so long to make a total bolleaux of everything and to cause £30 000 (surely a very conservative estimate) of your and my tax to be wasted on this nonsense? Not to mention the distress and insult caused to the acquitted.
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I know that Del would like to thank everyone who was on side during this whole debacle, those who pledged support before the trial and all those who came along and supported him last week.
Lets just hope that this sort of thing doesn't happen again.
Lets just hope that this sort of thing doesn't happen again.
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I fully support the guys involved here - the Feds are once again at home to Mr Cockup.
Lets not forget that imprests are there as much for the junior ranks flying as for the flight deck. Some of our Ground Eng & MAMS guys get short notice trips & are slightly short of the folding stuff. We do have to carry cash - there just HAS to be a better way.
Lets not forget that imprests are there as much for the junior ranks flying as for the flight deck. Some of our Ground Eng & MAMS guys get short notice trips & are slightly short of the folding stuff. We do have to carry cash - there just HAS to be a better way.
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Congrats Del!!
Sorry I couldn't be there to offer my support, I was otherwise disposed of!
You can use my pledge for a worthy cause in 'Combers asap!
It's about time we adopted a more mature system, and gave everyone a credit account similar to the BA system. On the widebody fleet, you're struggling to go anywhere you can't use a card, and if you have doubts, take some hard currency B4 you go. The whole imprest system is flawed, and the errors hit the holder hard. Serious thoughts should go into whether they can be carried at all, when you've got a load of morons out there trying to catch you out for doing your job.
Del, I hope you can chill out now, and get on with enjoying your career, if that's at all possible given the ride you've had so far.
I hope the clowns that tried to bring this charge against you are dealt with in a suitable manner.
Rgds, Farfrom....
Sorry I couldn't be there to offer my support, I was otherwise disposed of!
You can use my pledge for a worthy cause in 'Combers asap!
It's about time we adopted a more mature system, and gave everyone a credit account similar to the BA system. On the widebody fleet, you're struggling to go anywhere you can't use a card, and if you have doubts, take some hard currency B4 you go. The whole imprest system is flawed, and the errors hit the holder hard. Serious thoughts should go into whether they can be carried at all, when you've got a load of morons out there trying to catch you out for doing your job.
Del, I hope you can chill out now, and get on with enjoying your career, if that's at all possible given the ride you've had so far.
I hope the clowns that tried to bring this charge against you are dealt with in a suitable manner.
Rgds, Farfrom....
