Pilots and Divorce

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Re: Pilots and Divorce

#21 Post by Ex-Ascot » Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:03 am

  • Claim to fame, I was Ord Cpl 23rd Dec 1963. The night the Greeks & Turks started shooting at each other.
Bit confused here Ian. I thought that was 1974. You are obviously referring to a different shooting match. They have had many.
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#22 Post by G-CPTN » Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:57 am


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#23 Post by ian16th » Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:49 pm

Ex-Ascot wrote:
Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:03 am
  • Claim to fame, I was Ord Cpl 23rd Dec 1963. The night the Greeks & Turks started shooting at each other.
Bit confused here Ian. I thought that was 1974. You are obviously referring to a different shooting match. They have had many.
G-CPTN has it right. 1974 was when the Turks invaded to protect the Turkish Cypriots after the military coup led by Nikos Sampson.

What isn't in the history books is that it was also the night of the Akrotiri Cpl Club Xmas Dance & Draw. Expected to go on all night.

I had the task of closing it down by 23:00 to give all the LOP's an hour to get home before 23:59 curfew. Was I a popular person?

In the draw, I won a Russell Hobbs automatic electric kettle. With several replacement switches and elements, it lasted over 20 years!
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Re: Pilots and Divorce

#24 Post by AtomKraft » Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:24 pm

AIDS has four stages.
1. You meet yer hostie, put your hand up her skirt and fall in love.
2. Your wife finds out.
3. You leave your wife for the lovely hostie.
4. The hostie dumps you.

I'm hoping to stay where I am, which is after 3, but not reached 4.

Truly though, aviation can put you in places where any man is vulnerable.

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Re: Pilots and Divorce

#25 Post by Pontius Navigator » Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:05 pm

I was given some advice, keep the little woman busy; get a dog and kids. Got 3 dogs, 2 kids.

Also told her the pecking order. Whilst she accepted #2 it out an end to solo ski trips.

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