Now the Tristars are getting old

[Chris558]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7404909.stm

[DaveB]

Hi Chris..

As we used to say in the RN.. that's life in a blue suit. If you couldn't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined up. Pongo's, Crabs and matelots alike will drip and moan at the drop of a hat and their wives are no exception

Bit of a duff comment from the BBC to say that 'the BBC has learned e t c'. All they had to do was ask ;-)

ATB

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[jonesey2k]

At least some people have a sense of humor
http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/The_movements_game

If you click on the TriStar link you can see they are not very popular with the Army!

[DaveB]

Done in style

ATB

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[ChrisHunt]

The MOD always takes these things seriously but do the people that work for it? It's a bit like the trains... if it arrives within 10mins of published time then it is not late; I suppose to arrive within 6 hours is also not (very) late but how many of these "within 6 hours" are 5 hours and 50 odd minutes? More money needed (heresy here) perhaps scrap the carriers and invest more in transport and basic structures like accommodation for a change.

Just had a thought... better yet do a Gordon Brown and hire any available charter from Southend or whereever... may even be proper trolly dollies on board!

Cheers,
Chris

[DaveB]

Scrap the Carriers :o Drag that man to the poop and break out the cat

I don't think scrapping the carriers just so that Joe Pongo can get home without having to suffer a 6hr delay is an option. Scrap MP's allowances instead ;-)

ATB

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[SkippyBing]

Put it this way if the carriers got scrapped MoD wouldn't get the money to spend on anything else, it'd more likely go on the Olympics.

[DaveB]

Ah yes Skip.. another white elephant beckons with an even greater capacity for devouring money than the infamous Millennium Dome :roll:

ATB

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[SkippyBing]

Yeah, I was quite impressed when I found out they managed to get the price of the swimming pool out by a factor of 3. I mean who are they getting to do the maths, even my finances aren't that bad!

[John]

perhaps scrap the carriers and invest more in transport and basic structures like accommodation for a change. Chris

If those carriers get scrapped I'm a Dutchman, the senior service will hold onto those like a woman to a new pair of shoes! And IMHO rightly so.

Right I'm off for some scran.

Kind regards as always

john