Veterans To Be 'Formally Recognised With Official ID Cards'
those were terrible days!
Suffice to say I stood my ground rather firmly and the chap was given another MQ which had suddenly "materialised"
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Quite, when we marched out of our only quarter a 'friend ' of the incoming tenant marched in. As well as the usual crowd, Destroyers of Everything turned up and broke the living room window where the frame was bent and painted shut.
However more recently march out required polyfiller and a pot of magnolia, but at least a number of picture books were permitted - progress. At least a Serco quarter was better than an Annington? one with roof tiles missing. It didn't seem to occur to them that where tiles had already fallen off that more might follow. Today though the published specification can be used as a stick to get the place fixed or rent reduced.
However more recently march out required polyfiller and a pot of magnolia, but at least a number of picture books were permitted - progress. At least a Serco quarter was better than an Annington? one with roof tiles missing. It didn't seem to occur to them that where tiles had already fallen off that more might follow. Today though the published specification can be used as a stick to get the place fixed or rent reduced.
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Had a window missing in my single room for a year! only replaced when I applied for substandard accomodation backdated
DoE could often be thieving gits. We had a chap posted in to Wattisham from Leuchars whose hadn't had time to cut the grass at his OMQ at Leuchars before his march out. So DoE announced that he would have to pay for it to be cut, which he did.
The F-4 aircrew world was relatively small and a few weeks later a mate from Leuchars was on the crewroom phone. During the conversation it transpired that he was the new occupant of the OMQ and was a bit miffed at the time it had taken him to cut the grass.
A few phone calls later and the Leuchars DOE head honcho was invited to a little chat with OC Admin and a cheque was on its way south shortly afterwards...
The F-4 aircrew world was relatively small and a few weeks later a mate from Leuchars was on the crewroom phone. During the conversation it transpired that he was the new occupant of the OMQ and was a bit miffed at the time it had taken him to cut the grass.
A few phone calls later and the Leuchars DOE head honcho was invited to a little chat with OC Admin and a cheque was on its way south shortly afterwards...
A very cold winter in quarters at St Eval, gas boiler breaks down over the weekend. Contact SDO who authorised Duty Engineer to be called out. Wow thinks me, the system works! About 20 minutes later man in overalls pitches up, looks over boiler. “Mmmm” he ponders for a while and then admits he can’t do anything “why” I ask. “ Because I’m a carpenter!” “Outstanding “ says I “what happens now”. “I’ll call out a gas engineer” sounds reasonable I think. Another 20 minutes and second chap arrives, ponders over boiler.......”sorry, I can’t do anything” de ja vu sets in “because......?” I ask. “ it’s an electrical fault mate”. Needless to say it didn’t get fixed over the weekend. Ankle snappers issued with extra thick jumpers and thermals, memsab speechless......
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Sensible? Maybe, but what would make you want to go back on your average RAF sstaion? Did you really say shopping? Facilities, what facilities? You mate, are living in cuckoo land. As a regular visitor to RAF Waddington, I cant think of anything there that I would visit other than for work.
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Really? Stations seemed to be very much places of work with people who are likely to be your ex mates living in the local are up to 50 miles out. On base socialising tends to be entirely cliques. Would your mates invite you into the group or want to leave the group for as chat with a WIW? If you want to visit a mate on base then there is nothing stopping you being met at the MGR. As a regular visitor to quarters inside the wire your mate can get you a pass. No ID Card gets you in to a camp today unless you are active service entering on foot so a V-ID confers no right of entry.
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No desire here, trust me, just putting up possibilities, have you seen my pictures of the Phantom?
These ones
Black Mike The golden years by Tony Taylor, on Flickr
Last time I visited an RAF base was a couple of weeeks ago and those puddles are believe it or not because the roof is in such a terrible state, not put down for the photoshoot, the state of some of the buildings is shocking, I much to prefer to remember them when they were at least maintained. I was also surprised to see a Sqn Ldr checking passes at the gate as well.
These ones
Black Mike The golden years by Tony Taylor, on Flickr
Last time I visited an RAF base was a couple of weeeks ago and those puddles are believe it or not because the roof is in such a terrible state, not put down for the photoshoot, the state of some of the buildings is shocking, I much to prefer to remember them when they were at least maintained. I was also surprised to see a Sqn Ldr checking passes at the gate as well.
