Bizzarre day at an MOD base

[Pugwash]

We went to visit friends today at an M.O.D. base for the first time. It was very strange. It was like one of those fenced neighbourhoods you see in america, except we had to have temporary passes with our photos printed for an hour or so. They knew exactly who we were and who we were coming to visit.
Secondly the woman's husband (who works at the base) is a tranny. He was due back on shift so was back in his work camo stuff and boots and quite man-looking! Later on my girlfriend requested that I don't go for a knob-chop. Perish the thought!

 

[chuffmeister]

normal everyday experience for some of us

well 99% of it

i am housed within the wire so every visitor to mine has to have photo taken etc d34l

think thats why Gypsys never been :yo:

 

[crackle0]

There's a lot going on on the south side of da bridge!

Are you advising that we blow it?

 

[ericonblackbird]

Having passes to certain very sensitive 'establishments', I'm always surprised that a quick check of the pass and look through the visor is sufficient to get me in ............... yet come back to the UK from France and it is off the bike, remove helmet and usually a few questions as to where I have been.

 

[Duck n Dive]

Having passes to certain very sensitive 'establishments', I'm always surprised that a quick check of the pass and look through the visor is sufficient to get me in ............... yet come back to the UK from France and it is off the bike, remove helmet and usually a few questions as to where I have been.

Must just be you .. last time I came into the UK on the bike I was just waved through ....

and before that from France on the chunnel I handed over my passport .. chap looked at me with lid & balaclava on (me that is .. not him) I says "it really is me under this" and he laughs and waves me through

:yo:

 

[derek kelly]

Having passes to certain very sensitive 'establishments',

You wouldn't believe how sensitive some establishments are, I was walking past one & I commented "what an ugly building" & it started crying

 

[markyboy3]

alot depends on the grading ( L1 L2 L3 ) of the site you visit as in the type of kit they have there, and who was on the gate , if it was miliary or civi, Navy site , Army ,or RAF:wank:

 

[ericonblackbird]

You wouldn't believe how sensitive some establishments are, I was walking past one & I commented "what an ugly building" & it started crying

hmmm going to try that this morning, visiting a really pig ugly place!

Must just be you .. last time I came into the UK on the bike I was just waved through ....

and before that from France on the chunnel I handed over my passport .. chap looked at me with lid & balaclava on (me that is .. not him) I says "it really is me under this" and he laughs and waves me through

:yo:

Try Plymouth if you want to be stopped! When I came back a couple of months ago I warned the other riders who hadn't experienced that port before, they didn't believe me ..... we all ended having to take our lids off. It appears to be a bit of a game, the 'officer' looks at the passport, looks through the visor, re examines the passport, another look through the visor and then asks you to remove your lid! It would be preferable if they said all lids off, at least there wouldn't be so much time wasted. This has happened on the last 4 or 5 visits. Last week Plymouth had 'enhanced pasport checks' running ... 1.5 hours to get off the boat and through passport control .............. and I wasn't the last through by some way. Thank god I wasn't on the 'big boat'.

 

[richard]

Yep normal stuff i used to do all the scanners on Alconbury and wittering,the number of times i got their and a red alert was in place, i used to just go home,coz no matter who or what you are you aint getting on site.



R
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[mick the knife]

I worked at Mildenhall just after the twin towers, took me 2.5hrs to get onto base, when I asked where such a such road was I got asked which number as the new perimimeter fence cuts the road in half. you've got it my house was outside, fecking Yanks.