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Subject: 'Colly' and the other half

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Dave Parker

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Date Posted: 12:40:05 03/28/05 Mon

Tony, I remember being told a story by one of the lads about 'Colly'. Apparently, on his way home, on leave from Lippstadt. He was collared at Heathrow to escort a prisoner to the nick at Colchester. On arrival at the gates, he was instructed that the prisoner was in his care all through the reception procedure and he had to double everywhere with the prisoner and address everybody as 'Staff'. All this in his best civvies and carrying his suitcase. He felt that he was a prisoner and was never so glad to get away from the place.

Regards to wives embarrassing us! Norma, my wife, tells me of the time in Devizes, whilst we were on one of our jaunts across the water, she was invited to a party by one of the other wives. So, she got herself all spruced up in her finery. When the other girl came for her she was a bit taken aback that Norma had taken so much trouble just to attend a "Tupperware party". Wives, don't you just love 'em?

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