Old Boy
master brummie
Hi All,
My tale of the Annual Inspection at Tally Ho. I was a constable in Chief Office at the time so did not take part in the parade. It was before the new club was built and refreshments were being supplied to VIP guests in a large marquee. With others I was serving drinks and I asked the Chief HMI what he would like. He replied "I will have a pink gin". I frantically looked for a bottle of pink gin but could not find it and reported so to the Chief Constable (Sir Edward Dodd). He scornfully replied "It is gin. Just add the bitters" Again I looked mystified and Sir Edward said "The bitters man, Angastura bitters" He could see that I did not have a clue and said, "Leave it I will do it" After this I went back to serving beer to lesser mortals. I am sure that my promotion was delayed by at least 12 months over this incident. No one was more relieved than I when Sir Edward retired and was followed by a real man - Derek Capper.
Old Boy
My tale of the Annual Inspection at Tally Ho. I was a constable in Chief Office at the time so did not take part in the parade. It was before the new club was built and refreshments were being supplied to VIP guests in a large marquee. With others I was serving drinks and I asked the Chief HMI what he would like. He replied "I will have a pink gin". I frantically looked for a bottle of pink gin but could not find it and reported so to the Chief Constable (Sir Edward Dodd). He scornfully replied "It is gin. Just add the bitters" Again I looked mystified and Sir Edward said "The bitters man, Angastura bitters" He could see that I did not have a clue and said, "Leave it I will do it" After this I went back to serving beer to lesser mortals. I am sure that my promotion was delayed by at least 12 months over this incident. No one was more relieved than I when Sir Edward retired and was followed by a real man - Derek Capper.
Old Boy