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aliEnRIK
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Never forget that the true purpose of the Official Secrets Act is to enable those whose work can be covered by it to conceal their incompetence, co¢k-ups and expenditure over-runs. :cool:
Don't laugh at banana republics. :rotfl:
As a result of how you voted in the last three General Elections,
you'd now be better off living in one.
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Never forget that the true purpose of the Official Secrets Act is to enable those whose work can be covered by it to conceal their incompetence, co¢k-ups and expenditure over-runs. :cool:
A mate of mine used to work in the research and development side of the MOD
Because questions could never be asked (beyond what was needed), some of the things they got away with were unbelievable.
Im certainly not printing any of it here, but needless to say they got away with so much more than youd probably think.:idea:0 -
A mate of mine used to work in the research and development side of the MOD
Because questions could never be asked (beyond what was needed), some of the things they got away with were unbelievable.
Im certainly not printing any of it here, but needless to say they got away with so much more than youd probably think.
Not more than, from my own experience and knowledge, I'd think.
PS. Thank God you've got rid of that terrible avatar!
Don't laugh at banana republics. :rotfl:
As a result of how you voted in the last three General Elections,
you'd now be better off living in one.
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Have a great time RIK; keep up the good 'work' 0
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A mate of mine used to work in the research and development side of the MOD
Because questions could never be asked (beyond what was needed), some of the things they got away with were unbelievable.
Im certainly not printing any of it here, but needless to say they got away with so much more than youd probably think.
I used to work in a not-dissimilar area, on Radar Systems. Especially when we were apprentices, we did not work too hard, but just used to fill out our timesheets with whatever 'cost code' had spare hours on it. And Friday afternoons in the lab - or actually the local over the road :beer:
Oh the days of 'cost plus' contracts ...0 -
Oh the days of 'cost plus' contracts ...
unless you were the poor s0d of a project manager who had to pick up the pieces of one when it started going wrong and the person responsible had fled to another post
......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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