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Now here is a story which I want to tell to let off steam, it goes like this.
Back in May of this year I was notified that I would be receiving my 20 year medal (a little late I know) but still I was going to get it.
Right first thing first; place an order to have the long service and Queens’s golden jubilee medal ribbons sewn on to my undress jacket, with the ceremony in September.
I thought I would attend the ceremony at Southwark, take my partner and my parents, meet the Commissioner and just generally enjoy the day and the fact that the brigade still recognize and celebrates the achievement.
So here we are the day before the ceremony and guess what…………. Yep that’s right no F*”KING jacket. Having made various phone calls for the last month chasing the order up and being promised the jacket would be ready by today for me to collect from the tailor nothing, its lost no one knows where it is. The distribution centre at Croydon says they delivered it the tailor, he says he never had it and so it goes on. So now when I meet the Commissioner tomorrow on what should be a proud day for me and my family I am wearing some other guys jacket which is ill fitting, no medal ribbons and looks shite. To all those civilian staff who could not give a sh*t that work for us, I would just like to say a big thank you for being so useless at your job.
The only consolation from all of this is if the brigade can not get a jacket from Wimbledon to the tailors in 4 months what chance of the beds going or a shift change
Blaze Bear
Sry to hear that mate, if you do get the chance come say hi to me and I'll take the piss to cheer you up
rob
BlazingPalace
Tell me where your hiding and I will come and find you. You running an FRU course at the moment? want to come and take the mick out of one of my blokes
Blaze Bear
2nd floor of the engine house
We have got a course on at the moment, but I'm stuck in the office
Pinch of Salt
Why couldn't you sew the ribbon on yourself?
BlazingPalace
Pinch of Salt wrote:
Why couldn't you sew the ribbon on yourself?
Thought of that, they still have not arrived either that order was placed in July
