Arrogant, ignorant and not Royal.

[flo]

Just goes to show that every MQ patch is different. I have been lucky this is the first bad one we've had.

And doc - The swing is built, but it wobbles only a little bit, but the ground anchors are still chucked to the side as i have given up until his nibs comes home.

[El Prez]

She even washed and sewed a button on my shirt when we were away because she knew I was running around like an idiot trying to sort things out and didn't have time myself.

Famous film lines.
Dierdre Thunderbox to Sticky Blue

Oh Sticky, let me sew your buttons on for you, you silly boy for loosing it in the first place. Pwomis you will wemember me, and white evewy day!

Sorry, that should have read Dierdre Soapbox to Bootneck.

[Doc]

I moved into married quarters at Chivenor and my ex once met the COs Missus at the local shop, got on as equals, no problems at all. Even met the CO at church (the padre married us on camp and the deal was 6 church attends after marriage) and the missus was called Mrs Doc which made me chuckle. Nice bloke, until he found out the rear fence security camera could be angled to get a look into his 16 year old daughters bedroom by a pervy royal one rear party evening
never had a problem on the patch even after I left the Navy. We lived in MQs for 8 months after I left until we had saved a deposit to buy civvy side, Royal welfare did a sterling job and I´ll never forget it even if the marriage went sour.

The strangest MQ story was when 59 duty NCO got a lift down to Crownhill MQs from Seaton from a bootneck duty driver. He found out Mrs Duty NCO was bagging off out of watch and when he arrived at his house he emptied a full SA80 mag into the brickwork! Got sent down for that one and the duty drives recieved a make n mend for "trousers cleaning, for the use of".

[Mince]

Thats Perce all over I'm afraid babe.

I really don't think you should've said that; it just ain't fair. Those people in the original post shouldn't have done what they did but you cannot extend their condemnation to the rest of the army. Saying this is an RM forum is not an excuse, not when it's on the public section of the site; you can expect 'Perce' to take exception to such sweeping inaccuracies, and rightly so.
I don't want to kick off a fuss but it irks me that Cav-Lad's getting stamped on when he's done no wrong. He hasn't criticised Flo (and she hasn't had a go at him). If you're sensitive about getting bitten back then keep your comments in the 'RM-drip only' section.

[goreD.]

She went to our next door neighbour, John, REME I think, had just returned from work. John came into the house with his machette and told the wife to take the kids out of the I'M A SCAMMER SPAMMER!!! and close the door. After a bit of banging and shouting John emerged from the I'M A SCAMMER SPAMMER!!! with a chopped up cobra.

REME saves the day again !!!

Gore.

[flo]

I think you will find that Cliodna is speaking from personal experience when she made that comment. She herself is ex- army and has lived on numerous MQ's as I have. When we first met i bummed up the RM quarters and she was more realistic as she had had many a bad experience of life on the patch. I now take back what i said way back then because cliodna was right YES LOZ YOU WERE RIGHT I WAS WRONG -PUBLIC APOLOGY . As this is a forum which cav lad has pointed out, then we are free to make judgements and comments on how life has affected us. When i had my original drip session I felt it was rightly so, i had had a hell of a bad day and nobody gave a damn. This site is all about support and quite frankly i wish i had never posted the original comment as all myself and cliodna seem to be doing is justifying ourselves and for feeling how we feel. Yes this is a military site but like you said it is also a public site so be prepared for whatever gets fired next - after all it is an open forum, and im sure cliodna had her reasons, she is not just a wife (as someone kindly pointed out) but she is the mother of a bootnecks child, she runs the home when bootneck is away (and i dont mean Trev )she takes control of both there lives and runs things until bootneck gets back from exercise etc and she is also fromer army. And i as many others on this site have the upmost respect for her and her views.

[Cliodna]

Flo,
You've no need to apologise mate.
Life is full of many experiences, and my experiences of MQ's, as you know, were shyte.

[Mince]

When i had my original drip session I felt it was rightly so, i had had a hell of a bad day and nobody gave a damn. This site is all about support

I agree. I don't think anyone was having a go at you. Like Cliodna says, you've nowt to apologise for.
I wasn't really objecting to inter-service slander/piss-taking either, just the way Cav-Lad was lynched for defending himself.
I've got close family who've had the same problems as you mentioned in your first post, so I sympathise. One posting took the serving half away for a whole year - she wasn't even allowed to go with him.

[flo]

Well i feel another drip session coming on........

Jed was due to fly home yesterday but guess what - NO JED! I phoned the guardroom and asked what time flights were arriving (never been a problem before) and was told youre not military so we cant tell you unless you come into the guardroom. Yes i can see where they are coming from but as i pointed out i cannot access that barracks because my car pass and family pass is only valid for 21 Reg, to which the reply was well get in touch with 21 reg. So guess what i did, and was told we cant give out that info -because we havent got it go back to the Duke of boots. I then went back to original guardroom who then advised me to go to 1 Reg Guard room. They then told me nothing to do with them. So i am still none the wiser despite going down to Duke of boots guardroom as per originally instructed, as they will not release the info despite that fact that i am a wife as my husband is not part of that regiment. HELLO IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE. So Andy if you see a big plane flying overhead in Canada can you PM me as it may be jed on his way home.

[El Prez]

Oh I think jed is going to be doing star jumps all over a particular bunch of brown furry creatures about 2 mins after he has removed his bergan.

Please post the full max horror piccys Flo.

[Cliodna]

Flo,
Its just so crap when stuff like that happens.
I'm sure he'll be home sooner rather than later...perhaps Jed has just lost track of time while shopping to get you a top prezzy
You can live in hope but we all know the best prezzy is when they walk back in through the door.

[Andy O'Pray]

Flo, I don't know how to tell you this my darling. Tonight is game 4 of the Calgary Flames versus Tampa Bay Lightnings and Calgary is two games to one. Tonight's game is being played in Calgary, resulting in the massive street party on 17th Avenue. My bet is that the flight has been cancelled until tomorrow so that the boys can join in on the party.

Don't tell Jed that I told you that, I hate to rat on a fellow bootneck.

He will be back soon Flo.

Aye - Andy.

[flo]

but can you get hold of the Padre or Welfare People.

Glad to see someone has a sense of humour.

If im not on tomorrow you know he is home

But if you are in for some mickey taking (as if) ask him about HMS Pongo?
(apparently the lads painted it on the side of the mother truck. but he doesnt know that i know)

oh b***ger im off for a glass/bottle of vino. cheers