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BLOODY CROSS WITH THE COLONEL'S WIFE

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MuchLessTiredNow · 29/06/2008 19:25

Just need to rant. stuck out here in Germany and the nursery here is run as a charity as you will all know, but had no funds when I came here. The manager was 2 of my DCs' keyworker from a previous posting, so I said I would help her out with fundraising as there was only 90 euros in the fund, and over the last year of flipping hard graft, I have got this figure up to over 1000 euros. This money is supposed to be for everything that can't be got through the system, such as better furniture, potties, printer ink, nappies etc, a lot of which the manager had been paying for herself. New Colonel's wife tips up, organises one thing for the summer fete and now syays she wants to spend 300 euros on a piss up for the staff to thank them for all their hard work. As much as I like and respect all their hard work, I didn't give up all this time and ask people to donate and buy things over and over again so the staff can go out on a free piss up.

Sorry - finished now.

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littlelapin · 30/06/2008 19:29

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Scootergrrrl · 30/06/2008 19:54

We'll be up there at the end of July - march in 31st I think. Come and see us!

hf128219 · 30/06/2008 20:09

And what is wrong with a good old bit of Scottish Country Dancing?

VanillaPumpkin · 30/06/2008 21:56

Weren't all the 2007 balls James Bond themed?? . I know our sergeants and offices mess ones were.
Lol at the dance card. What a classic. That will be really popular. The last mess function I went to I was dancing on the tables. I would struggle to do that ballroom styleeee.

littlelapin · 01/07/2008 08:51

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VanillaPumpkin · 01/07/2008 09:40

You have got me with the actual presence of Shirley though!

(Would have been more jealous of a real life Daniel Craig though )

Romy7 · 01/07/2008 11:46

is that the one where her helicopter had to make an emergency landing just down the road from here?...
i didn't get to go to a ball last year. sob.
singleton post at mo and no mess.
ah well.
is anyone actually going to go to the dance-card ball? it doesn't sound very, er, appealing...

the last one i was supposed to go was 'seven deadly sins' with a room devoted to each sin. that's much more in my line. it was the weekend of 'the floods' though, and the camp was cut off by the rising tide (literally underwater) soo they canx an hour before. i did wonder if someone 'upstairs' had sent a message and a few arks were going to float by, with the ballroom brigade hanging out of the windows yelling 'drown, heathens!'

would have ruined my frock, anyway.

littlelapin · 01/07/2008 11:50

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Romy7 · 01/07/2008 11:58

and there'd be free booze. gotta be a winner.

MuchLessTiredNow · 01/07/2008 18:44

LL - when are you moving to shriv? My besser is going up next month - you will love her. Also, LL and Scoots, come and find me hiding on a chat thread under a previous name..... >

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hf128219 · 01/07/2008 22:20

LL - Advanced Command and Staff Course.

You must learn your acronyms to be a good wife

littlelapin · 01/07/2008 22:24

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BitTiredNow · 01/07/2008 23:45

He is an instructor on ICSC - they are going to Short Street

DeeRiguer · 01/07/2008 23:51

just wanted to post on this thread its a great title

hope you sort it out and agree with poster saying you wifes are all civvies ergo as equal as each other
suggest she is magnanamous and hosts party for staff without dipping into all the hard earned raised cash...
suddenly spend all raised cash on the stuff you want to buy with it...

VanillaPumpkin · 02/07/2008 13:03

It is a great thread title .

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