Gareth, Scapey and Mike back at Abe's palace.

Great show. Thanks guys and gals!

Bloody KIDS!!!!!

Private Woody down & clear.

Can I interest anyone in a free hug?!

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Cpl Dan Callaghan

"On an express elevator to hell...going down!"

Just call me Admiral....

Only if it's a proper hug...

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U K C M !!!!!!!!

fact.

SAS

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Alan T. Alien
1st Lt Smith, SA "Sidewinder"
A13/TQ1.4.19720EX CMA
Founder of UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters
Founder of Special Armaments Section (Heavy Weapons)
"People don't understand. people like me"

Pics or it didn't happen...

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"You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water."

oooo.... there are pictures..

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

Shame there aren't any of Glenn being caressed by Linda Hamilton!

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Cpl Dan Callaghan

"On an express elevator to hell...going down!"

Just call me Admiral....

Scapey, down, clear, and trying to stay awake long enough to shower before bed.
BLOODY AIRPORT STAFF!

Tale tomorrow...
Awesome weekend, folks.

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

Wasteland Workshop
Props, cosplay pieces, upcycled ornamentation, and miscellanea;
For the discerning survivor of the apocalypse.
Steve Fletcher : Maker, Scavenger, and Junksmith.
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Boltrig - Down, clear and still shellshocked.

Pics tomorrow. Many ... many ... many pics!

A big thanks to all at this drop for making my first drop so frakking awesome! Special thanks to G for putting me and Scape up for the night, tales of Dcon and general awesomeness!

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MSgt Samantha 'Boltie' Watters
Chief Medical Officer, UKCM
1st Batt. 42nd Regiment - Hadrian's Wall

Area 52 Bioweapons division - Amber T. Alien


"Harsh"

FREE BUGS!
Heehee.

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

Wasteland Workshop
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Steve Fletcher : Maker, Scavenger, and Junksmith.
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well what can i say.. women just throw themselves at me....... I wish..!!

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

So aye, while I remember the incident freshly

On the way down, I did as I normally do, and mentioned to the girl on the checkin desk that "This case has a plastic toy shotgun in it."
And as usual, she told me it might be best to put it through Oversized Baggage.

Which I did - With the normal wee phonecall from one side of the X-Ray machine to the other - "Oi, Jim, toy gun in here. Cool? Cool."
And we're on our way.

On the way BACK, though...
BMI were fine, sent us over to O.B.
When we got there, though, the woman on the machine called her supervisor, who made me open my case and haul out the broken Airsoft shotgun I carry at Drops.

And they refused to put it through!
"I am sorry. If it was just a water pistol or a toy we could take it, but we cannot. You need a licence for it for us to see before we can take this."

The woman actually knew what Airsoft was, but her boss claimed that HIS boss told him they couldn't allow it through, even after I told him exactly what the law is as regards possession and transportation of RIFs.

So they told us to take it back to BMI and they could put it through?!

Which they did, no bother at all.

Grr.
Jobsworths.

End result, me and Boltie legging it with two full armour cases, a stuffed rucksack each and a holdall, from one end of T1 to the other then off to the gate, making cutoff by the skin of our teeth, and having just been told our bags might not make it on our flight.

Happily, there was a 20min delay, so all was well in the end, but I'm giving serious consideration to couriering Pulseys down in future, if the train still works out pricier than BMI.
Maybe see if there's someone I can write to at BMA to clarify exactly what their preferred procedure for taking items back up to Scotland exactly the way they flew down to England actually IS!

I honestly couldn't believe the difference in the levels of bureaucracy between the flight down and the flight back

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

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What a nightmare!

I reckon you should write to them and get them to confirm in writing what their policy is regards carrying those items. Then keep a copy with you each time you fly with them so if they kick off again you can flash their policy and show them that they are WRONG!! lol

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Cpl Dan Callaghan

"On an express elevator to hell...going down!"

Just call me Admiral....

I reeckon itd be BAA you need to write to; it was their staff that were arsey whereas BMI were pleasant enough.

But aye. 2 fellas with backpacks sweating and sprinting round an airport. Not a good look!

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MSgt Samantha 'Boltie' Watters
Chief Medical Officer, UKCM
1st Batt. 42nd Regiment - Hadrian's Wall

Area 52 Bioweapons division - Amber T. Alien


"Harsh"

what a total jobsworth..!!! maybe they think traveling to Scotland is travelling out side the country ? write to BMA and get it in writing ..

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

ROFL - Good point!
And if I looked anywhere near as sweaty as you, we were pretty sweaty looking!

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

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I certainly plan to.
Then I'll be uploading a printable copy to the forums

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

Wasteland Workshop
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For the discerning survivor of the apocalypse.
Steve Fletcher : Maker, Scavenger, and Junksmith.
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Getting a car would probably be cheaper in the long run and make it easier to transport stuff.

http://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/12064 ... 9?h=0df856

Saturday Gallery uploading, Sunday to come ...

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MSgt Samantha 'Boltie' Watters
Chief Medical Officer, UKCM
1st Batt. 42nd Regiment - Hadrian's Wall

Area 52 Bioweapons division - Amber T. Alien


"Harsh"

YAY! PICTURES!

Damn my having to miss out on cons this year.

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"You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water."

Blue-Haired Chick.......
Her mother know she's gone out wearing that???!!!

Some excellent shots, though dude. Looking forward to Sunday's lot too.


Hey Glenn - You got those 'special' ones of Alan and me standing next to that poster?

Talking to Fraz on MSN...


"These cons are dangerous, Fraz."

"How so, Scapey?"

"There's the possibility of you inadvertently giving yourself some wrong fetishes!
Starscream is cool.
Hot chicks are hot.
Individually, these two concepts are fine."

"Pics, or it didn't happen."

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

Wasteland Workshop
Props, cosplay pieces, upcycled ornamentation, and miscellanea;
For the discerning survivor of the apocalypse.
Steve Fletcher : Maker, Scavenger, and Junksmith.
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See Also : Blackarachnia, Pikachu, Mudkipz, Stephaniefromlazytown, Raving Rabbids and the zombie nurses from Silent Hill.

I never thought I'd want to do interesting things to a zombie nurse with bloody bandages covering her face!
...and I suspect a swift hoof to the happies if I even consider the merest possibility of the thought of suggesting it to Kat crossing my mind.

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MSgt, UKCM 42nd Reg., 1st Batt. : Hadrian's Wall. UKCM

Wasteland Workshop
Props, cosplay pieces, upcycled ornamentation, and miscellanea;
For the discerning survivor of the apocalypse.
Steve Fletcher : Maker, Scavenger, and Junksmith.
linktr.ee/wastelandworkshop