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Re: You can't make it up

Posted by Dilly on Sun, Jul 17 2022 at 08:07 AM CDT:

In Reply to: Re: You can't make it up posted by Dawn Hurst on Sun, Jul 17 2022 at 06:34 AM CDT:

: : far from it tony you are not miserable ,i look back on things and i think things could of been made to be easier .I think sometimes the hierachy could of made things easier for the troops.With some of the ruperts whatever they done wrong they would always blame someone else.Iremember a time when iwas on guard duty and the officers played mess rugby and smashed the officers mess up ,nothing was done .If iwould of done what the officers of done i would of got jailed.Iwas always taught write is write wrong is wrong.

: Well talking about officers mess, my dad basically never went unless it was an order......hence once a month had to go to a dinner all dressed up, my dad didn't suffer fools lightly.....he was always home early couldn't stand all the stupid shenanigans and I'm guessing they didn't care who had to clean up......one incident was Wishire took out his glass eye and it was being played like a marble!
: Mum didn't like going, much preferred the Sgts mess. One next door neighbour won't mention any names never spoke even if she was in the garden same time as mum! Yet others were great, I'm sure it had to do with breeding as I used to babysit the colemans with Malcolm who was a pre and one time all of us were on the floor looking for escaped Guinea pig So!

I agree with dawn. Dickie Wayte said if you’ve read the sun all your life don’t change because you’ve changed messes.
But to go back to the point Tony made.
He wasn’t complaining Ross he was stating facts.
As a L/cpl living in in B coy sharing a room with Pete Bull I was happy .
Not sure what allowances anyone was on.
Tony has said accurately what had to happen and how naive we were.
I was 19 Anita was 19. To get married then. I had to ask permission through the coy. Commander to the C.O
I had to provide my future wife’s name address and her parents address
Having been given permission I was granted a weeks leave to get married.
Emmanuel church Hastings 17 December 1966.
Ross I haven’t a clue what allowances I was getting before or after my marriage.
As part of Lens football squad not long after we got married we went to Berlin to play in a cup,game.
So Tony was being flippant and I agree
We didn’t moan. Well Anita said your married now tell them you can’t go to Berlin.
It was a different world then. Tony and Gill. Will remember those times.
Affectionately
Anita and I despite all the obstacles have been married 56 (nearly ) years.

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Re: You can't make it up RossP Sun, Jul 17 2022 at 11:13 AM CDT (5)
- Re: You can't make it up Tony Talman Sun, Jul 17 2022 at 12:03 PM CDT (4)
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    - Re: You can't make it up Tony Talman Sun, Jul 17 2022 at 12:51 PM CDT (2)
      - Re: Married man's Allowance Brian Marjoram Wed, Jul 20 2022 at 02:22 PM CDT (1)
        
        Re: Married man's Allowance RossP Thu, Jul 21 2022 at 08:26 AM CDT (0)

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: : : far from it tony you are not miserable ,i look back on things and i think things could of been made to be easier .I think sometimes the hierachy could of made things easier for the troops.With some of the ruperts whatever they done wrong they would always blame someone else.Iremember a time when iwas on guard duty and the officers played mess rugby and smashed the officers mess up ,nothing was done .If iwould of done what the officers of done i would of got jailed.Iwas always taught write is write wrong is wrong. : : : Well talking about officers mess, my dad basically never went unless it was an order......hence once a month had to go to a dinner all dressed up, my dad didn't suffer fools lightly.....he was always home early couldn't stand all the stupid shenanigans and I'm guessing they didn't care who had to clean up......one incident was Wishire took out his glass eye and it was being played like a marble! : : Mum didn't like going, much preferred the Sgts mess. One next door neighbour won't mention any names never spoke even if she was in the garden same time as mum! Yet others were great, I'm sure it had to do with breeding as I used to babysit the colemans with Malcolm who was a pre and one time all of us were on the floor looking for escaped Guinea pig So! : I agree with dawn. Dickie Wayte said if you’ve read the sun all your life don’t change because you’ve changed messes. : But to go back to the point Tony made. : He wasn’t complaining Ross he was stating facts. : As a L/cpl living in in B coy sharing a room with Pete Bull I was happy . : Not sure what allowances anyone was on. : Tony has said accurately what had to happen and how naive we were. : I was 19 Anita was 19. To get married then. I had to ask permission through the coy. Commander to the C.O : I had to provide my future wife’s name address and her parents address : Having been given permission I was granted a weeks leave to get married. : Emmanuel church Hastings 17 December 1966. : Ross I haven’t a clue what allowances I was getting before or after my marriage. : As part of Lens football squad not long after we got married we went to Berlin to play in a cup,game. : So Tony was being flippant and I agree : We didn’t moan. Well Anita said your married now tell them you can’t go to Berlin. : It was a different world then. Tony and Gill. Will remember those times. : Affectionately : Anita and I despite all the obstacles have been married 56 (nearly ) years.

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