Happy Hour in the Falklands
Remember when the carpet was first invented (showing my age). OC Admin had charged us for a carpet replacement following a bit of flaming sambouca action. They replaced so little carpet that there was a massive off-cut left, which we nicked on the basis that if we were drinking on our carpet we could do what we wanted on it.
And boy did we
And boy did we
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On my stint last year it was the resident Rapier bunch of school kids that were by far worse than the Royal Irish and 3 Para put together. Its promoting 23 yr old Cpls to acting Sgt and putting them in a mess where they have no idea about ethos and core values. They also had a WO2 sent home !
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Aaah, memories of Murray Heights of a Friday night 
The good thing about being duty driver back then was that it meant every other Friday you were on duty. Whether it was duty taxi or duty chippy run I'm sure that I wouldn't have lasted with having to walk back every week to Lookout Camp with all those open trenches still around, let alone the old liver!
Oooh, just had a memory of a certain WRAF all dressed in her best HQ BFFI blues that slipped/fell into a water filled trench just off the beaten track Makes true the term 'Splash one good night' 
The problem with returning a few years later on a flying tour, was that the element of danger was taken away with the introduction of and move to the 'Death Star'.
Happy Days!
The good thing about being duty driver back then was that it meant every other Friday you were on duty. Whether it was duty taxi or duty chippy run I'm sure that I wouldn't have lasted with having to walk back every week to Lookout Camp with all those open trenches still around, let alone the old liver!
Oooh, just had a memory of a certain WRAF all dressed in her best HQ BFFI blues that slipped/fell into a water filled trench just off the beaten track
Makes true the term 'Splash one good night' The problem with returning a few years later on a flying tour, was that the element of danger was taken away with the introduction of and move to the 'Death Star'.
Happy Days!
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It was 2 PARA actually who were there last year, but I do remember the RRB being the worst of the bunch. I'm sure everyone who was on the islands at the time will remember the incident in the WO and Sgts Mess one Friday night. For those not there, I believe the words to CBFSAI were along the lines of: "Who the f+$k invited you into our Mess?" Classic! (Note that lack of 'Sir'! Scandalous)
To be fair to the pongos though, the young SAC who strolled into CBFSAI's house late one evening having had a few shandies, and then put the tele on and parked his feet on the table comes a very close second in the all time classics.
To be fair to the pongos though, the young SAC who strolled into CBFSAI's house late one evening having had a few shandies, and then put the tele on and parked his feet on the table comes a very close second in the all time classics.
Is the Upland Goose still going in Stanley?
It states:
(the upland goose) is now a row of refurbished houses, some of it belonging to the Antarctic Survey. Has been for a long time. So a load of scientists would probably be nonplussed at finding a pissed up airman in their lounge.
IF anyone of the officer class is down town it's more likely to be the Malivina House Hotel. Very nice it is too.
IF anyone of the officer class is down town it's more likely to be the Malivina House Hotel. Very nice it is too.
Of course those old enough to remember the Rangatira (HMS Smelly) will know that, when , on a Friday night, the bar was seemed to be revolving, all was well because it was because the wind/tide had changed direction, nowt to do with the beer. 
Or you could have the OC of the RIC (Welsh Guards) dancing naked on a table in the SNCO's mess at MPA about 4 months ago. He was on a 767 quite quickly as well.
The reason why there was no charge for food and accommodation at RAF Mount Pleasant was because we worked a 6 day week.....allegedly.
But the number of vehicles in the car park on Saturday mornings showed that not many people actually did so; perhaps the Happy Hours took rather a toll? 1312, of course, have a 'dry' detachment being on standby 24/7...or rather, the VC10 crew are.
The helo boss, 'JJ', got rather fed up with the fag charioteers and their smelly old mat, so went one better. During Happy Hour, the end window opened and an MS26 appeared, followed by 'JJ'. Grinning merrily, he pulled on the lanyard with the predictable result.... Then invitations were issued for cocktails aboard his rubber battleship - to all except the fag charioteers who were left talking to themselves on their scruffy old mat.
RW style......
But the number of vehicles in the car park on Saturday mornings showed that not many people actually did so; perhaps the Happy Hours took rather a toll? 1312, of course, have a 'dry' detachment being on standby 24/7...or rather, the VC10 crew are.
The helo boss, 'JJ', got rather fed up with the fag charioteers and their smelly old mat, so went one better. During Happy Hour, the end window opened and an MS26 appeared, followed by 'JJ'. Grinning merrily, he pulled on the lanyard with the predictable result.... Then invitations were issued for cocktails aboard his rubber battleship - to all except the fag charioteers who were left talking to themselves on their scruffy old mat.
RW style......
I was at the first ever Happy Hour at Mount Pleasant, having signed for the complex to become known as Deathstar at 1400 one afternoon, to be furnished from 41 ISO containers by 8am the next day. Ghurka Major of 2/2 GR came to my rescue by saying his chaps would empty 21 of 41! We opened RAF Mount Pleasant on 1 May 1986, and the hooter for the first ground defence exercise went about 3am the next morning!
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Serious question: as I was usually still working through "happy hour"; what incentive did it have towards getting p**sed? On the few occasions that I did get there in time, I can only remember chips and other nibbles that you didn't really want or need; it was only few hours from "free" dins anyway. I do not recall the price of the beer (OK, I'm a peasant) reducing. 
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ROCK34... thanks for the reminder.. the morning after (Sat) was more embarrassing having to report with every mess member to the bar at 12.00 hrs for a "Right will the guilty B...... take one pace forward" brief from COS. It was a 'I'm Sparticus' moment! ....
Although not a great fan of the Army, they did play a blinder at one Happy Hour. About 8 of their officers turned up in green overalls with sticky orange plastic 'badges' stuck all over them. They cleared a place in the middle of the throng amd proceeded to form a circle. They refused to let anyone else in and only spoke to each other, in VERY loud voices.
They said they were fighter pilots...............
They said they were fighter pilots...............
...the complex to become known as Deathstar...
) we were billeted in the ex-contractor's huts, but went to the main facility for messing. Walking across for dinner with some chums, I said "It looks just like the DeathStar!" - so that's what we called it from then on.The name seems to have stuck!
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Ah, OP LAMPUCA - Wattisham to MPA via ASI and back - 9 hour trips sitting on a bang-seat: brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "pain in the bum".
Also seem to recall that people were already calling MPA "The Death Star" when I turned up for my stint on 23 at Stanley (Sep 85-Jan 86).
The only bright spot of LAMPUCA was diverting into Tenerife South on the way home from ASI and getting stuck in a v nice hotel for 5 days with a friendly VC 10 crew and a very large imprest.
Also seem to recall that people were already calling MPA "The Death Star" when I turned up for my stint on 23 at Stanley (Sep 85-Jan 86).
The only bright spot of LAMPUCA was diverting into Tenerife South on the way home from ASI and getting stuck in a v nice hotel for 5 days with a friendly VC 10 crew and a very large imprest.
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As the captain of said VC10 crew, I remember the occasion only too well. We were only too happy to provide you with the necessary to survive the rigours of Tenerife though my wife did not apreciate my missing our 25 wedding anniversary. Recovered from your hangover yet ?.
As the captain of said VC10 crew, I remember the occasion only too well. We were only too happy to provide you with the necessary to survive the rigours of Tenerife though my wife did not apreciate my missing our 25 wedding anniversary. Recovered from your hangover yet ?.
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I remember constantly being asked the question of whether we could get a chinny to South Georgia from MPA every time I went down there - usually came from the resident idiot F3 backseat OC Air Wg. The answer was always the same, yes in theory, only just, but why? My abiding memories of Friday night .... if there are any left:
1700-happy hour
1730 medics bar for some gin from a surgical drip
1830-Brintels, one of my favourite dives on this sorry planet
2200 Timmys for some w**ker dancing
Con Coughlin, the idiot who wrote this article has clearly never been to MPA. The fag chariot crews only drank chocolate milk anyway and were in bed by 9pm every night! The 2 most P8ssed humans on the island were always the doc and the dentist, closely followed by the bish.
1700-happy hour
1730 medics bar for some gin from a surgical drip
1830-Brintels, one of my favourite dives on this sorry planet
2200 Timmys for some w**ker dancing
Con Coughlin, the idiot who wrote this article has clearly never been to MPA. The fag chariot crews only drank chocolate milk anyway and were in bed by 9pm every night! The 2 most P8ssed humans on the island were always the doc and the dentist, closely followed by the bish.