Re: [OT] Was: Film reel lead-in? Now: GPO memories!

["Rob Lamb" <those@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You had a coach! We were just given a rail travel warrant and told
to get on with it. The most amusing thing was that our contigent
from the drawing offices were the only group to have females in it
so it made for some interesting night sorties from the engineers!

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...> wrote:
> > From: Rob Lamb [mailto:those@t...]
> >
> > Ah, Bletchley Park. That's where I did some of my GPO drawing
office
> > training. Used to be quite an amusing sight to see engineers
doing
> > their training on top of telegraph poles that were about 6 feet
tall!
> >
>
> The 6 footer were OK but the big buggers on the top of the hill
overlooking
> the railway cutting werent much fun, especially during the long
hot summer
> of '76 when I started with the Post Office and all the poles were
loose in
> their holes as the ground had dried out so much and shrunk away
from the
> bases.
>
> I also remember that we werent much impressed by the safety film
shown on
> the first day. Having stuffed ourrselves with sweets and fizzy
drinks on the
> coach, then a big dinner in the canteen, the last thing you want
to see is
> people losing fingers and shoving screwdrivers through the palm of
their
> hand :-(  YUK!!!
>
> Keith