Rif-RAF

[Action Man]

Any other ex RAF want to discuss living in sneck and local area? Any ex boaties floating around from Alness?

[Charles Bannerman]

I can exclusively reveal that Biggles and Algy are both residents in the Isobel Fraser Home of Rest.

[Action Man]

If they were proper rif-RAF you would find them resident IN Isobel Fraser! :004:

[Heilandee]

Sometimes eh worry about you Jimboy,whit would Alice say ................

Alice ,Alice , who the feck is Alice ?........ 

[Action Man]

I remember fondly the sound of Alices suspender belt snapping while being inspected by the air-vice marshall! :015:

[Scarlet Pimple]

All eh can add to that is that Australian airmen came to meh house when I was some 5 or 6 years old and sure livened up the proceedings. The piano nearly took off and the next morning it was difficult to walk on the carpet  for blue clad bodies. The  came from Dalcross and were happy to find a home- from- home to lay their head down in. That was in 1945 as I recall. What a bunch.

I left Inverness to go into the RAF in 1956 and never returned to live there. It got me out in the world and away from the somewhat stifling restrictions of home but I can't say that it was an awe-inspiring experience. 18 months going down a hole in the ground after trade training is not great. It did, however, teach some of us to stand on our own feet and become more independent--a trait that has seemed to get more entrenched as time went on in my case. :015:

Stuff orders I say, do it yourself and live with the consequences and at least that way you learn from your own mistakes.  :023: