Hi lads,

Now I know there are a few RMP lads on this site but never mind. The question is did you ever exchange BFG coupons for tyres, spotlights etc?

No, not tyres, but did get a set of spanners They are still serving my well, even now!

Spanners...Never. They were free from the REME Wksps.....During lunch hour

One thing missing from REME tool kits in those days were Metric Spanners and sockets. How else could one repair without problems were continental cars?

Dear god, spanners?

The very thought makes me shudder, that's what you REME guys were for.

yes, for a very nice pair of sunglasses at the BP station at wankum. i was delivering a scammel from bielefeld to antwerp and bringing an AEC back. just onto the autobhan at bielefeld the clutch went, so we crashed the gearbox all the way there. the sun was just coming up when we got to wankum. trying to get the scammel under the canopy with no clutch, and then trying to get the thing to "stall' in first gear was great fun. so me and the recce mech treated ourselves to a pair of sunglasses each.

Or to expand it, did you trade booze or fags for goods with Germans?

Not that I ever did that of course!

Were you the Recce Mech at Ripon Barracks.

No, but I did supply the odd 200fags or bottle of whisky for work done by the mojos (they were crafty little workers dont you know).

I've given ciggies to German workmen for jobs done.

I can remember sitting in the bar of the Hotel Corfe in Bad salzuflen.when every tabl,e bar one (mine)had a packet of Rex ciggies on it..Selling at a Mark per packet the 40 percent mark up was very acceptable

My god, Rex ciggies. Anyone remember the du maurier ones in an open flat top case.