FOREST MOOR
From David Nicholls
"See the long stone wall from the Op block front left to the accommodation block, middle right. That's a Yorkshire dry stone wall. A local spent months repairing it. As the minibus went by in the morning all the sparkers would call out "Morning Adrian". As the wall neared completion the skipper thought he aught to thank him. So he stopped his car and said "Splendid job, thank you Adrian". To which the stone mason replied, "my name is Rupert, I don't know why they call me Adrian"."
Forest Moor
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Re: FOREST MOOR
I guess it was a pun Dave . Matelot humour at it's best . Adrian all same Building a wall "Hadrians"
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Re: Forest Moor
Can't help but agree there Dave , but what were sparkers being taught there please , or was it more a case of a "Whaling Wall" .....by upset ratings perhaps
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Re: Forest Moor
Ivor, take a look at several posts I made in Items of Interest to all Sections of the Branch page 8; in the General Military, Air Force and Civilian Support Topics setion; Communications forum.ivorthediver wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:30 pm Can't help but agree there Dave , but what were sparkers being taught there please , or was it more a case of a "Whaling Wall" .....by upset ratings perhaps
See:-
Post by Little h » Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:49 pm
Note; the former HMS Forest Moor now The Defence High Frequency Communications Service (DHFCS) on an adjacent site.
plus several subsequent posts
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