I had the same experience in our local Coop last night.
I was keeping social separation distance from a member of staff when she barged in front of me.
I had the same experience in our local Coop last night.
I see he did time in Jordan. Did he get any medals from King Hussein?Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:38 amCape, the first time I went to Moscow the new MacDonalds was the only decent place we could find to eat but you needed to pay someone to queue for you. Did you stay in that massive square hotel near the Kremlin with big fat hairy female guards at each corner on every floor?
10 Sqn Association have asked for volunteers to be available to be phoned when members are sitting in isolation at home and want to chat to someone. I have volunteered! Never know.
Oh dear, just been onto the 10 Sqn Association website and made the mistake of looking at obituaries.
http://www.10sqnass.co.uk/images/PDF/OB ... Hickin.pdf
This guy was one of my top Royal and VIP F/Os and I am sure went on to be a Royal and VIP Captain. Specialist aircrew. Great fun. Always with a pipe in his mouth. Goodness knows how many beers we shared together. Older than me. When I was promoted he started to call me Sir until I told him not be so F...ing stupid. In Germany once with the PM and opposite to the hotel was a porn book shop. We were supposed to meet for breakfast at 08.00. He was a little late and announced that he had been in the 'Gentleman's reading room'
I think that they need to be personal awards from a Head of State.
Possibly the Rossiya, which at one time was the biggest hotel in the world. Was it next to the river?ian16th wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:04 amI see he did time in Jordan. Did he get any medals from King Hussein?Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:38 amCape, the first time I went to Moscow the new MacDonalds was the only decent place we could find to eat but you needed to pay someone to queue for you. Did you stay in that massive square hotel near the Kremlin with big fat hairy female guards at each corner on every floor?
10 Sqn Association have asked for volunteers to be available to be phoned when members are sitting in isolation at home and want to chat to someone. I have volunteered! Never know.
Oh dear, just been onto the 10 Sqn Association website and made the mistake of looking at obituaries.
http://www.10sqnass.co.uk/images/PDF/OB ... Hickin.pdf
This guy was one of my top Royal and VIP F/Os and I am sure went on to be a Royal and VIP Captain. Specialist aircrew. Great fun. Always with a pipe in his mouth. Goodness knows how many beers we shared together. Older than me. When I was promoted he started to call me Sir until I told him not be so F...ing stupid. In Germany once with the PM and opposite to the hotel was a porn book shop. We were supposed to meet for breakfast at 08.00. He was a little late and announced that he had been in the 'Gentleman's reading room'
On 214 we had a Chief Tech Crew Chief who in an earlier life had been on Hunters. He'd spent time in Jordan training their guys.
Hussein took a personal interest and was a frequent visitor to the unit.
At tour Ex, Hussein presented him with an elaborate enameled medal. As a personal gift from a Sovereign, he was allowed to wear it.
We used put him in the front rank on AOC's inspection, his medal always stopped the AOC for a chat. Made him late, so the AOC dashed past the rest of the Sqdn!
Yes ! On my first trip we were discussing how to best make use of the voucher we had been given for meals in the hotel, to wit .. tomorrows’ breakfast ? No problem, said our senior stewardess, a more “mature” lady, I have breakfast in my room. Nonsense, we exclaimed, no one in Moscow can expect such egalitarian service entombed as we are in this Communist State. Follow me, she replied, and led us down the corridor to engage the resident Dragon Lady for our floor. It was reminiscent of that Joyce Grenfell song describing two Matronly ladies dancing bust to bust, as they parried each other, but eventually our champion declared ... I want breakfast in room XXX at 8.30 am, cereal with fresh milk, two fried eggs and bacon, toasted wheat bread and butter, and tea. ( or words to that effect ) This was all written down by the D.L., who then slid open a drawer, inserted the note and slammed it shut again. See, said our girl, s’easy.Did you stay in that massive square hotel near the Kremlin with big fat hairy female guards at each corner on every floor?
I first heard it many years ago from a BOAC crew member, but not one who was on that trip. It has been variously attributed to a Canadian Hockey team, a medical mission and an apartment in Chicago! I did some extensive research into this when I was working during a Moscow winter, post perestroika and both the manager of the hotel and the British Embassy confirmed the veracity of the report as I had heard it.larsssnowpharter wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:41 pmIs that chandelier story true? I had it as a hotel in Beijing.