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Hi Frank,

Ben came to do some mods on our Gambro units in Yanbu. He was based in Oman, if I remember correctly. I must admit, though, that this was back in 1993.

Regards.

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Long Live Low Life

Hi Frank (it's me again),

...interesting about Wullie. He was definately a "one-off". Interesting too about SSVC (Services Sound and Video Corporation, or something like that? The successors to the old AKC and SVC, anyway). I'd heard that they had taken over "med and dent" in BAOR. I heard too that Bill Straker, Wullie Anderson and others had a go at it. Was it a success? Are they still doing it? Anyone know the story? (there may be lessons to be learned!)

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Long Live Low Life

The idea behind the SSVC thing was to release Tech's to go and work for BIG REME ie tanks etc.
Bill Straker ran it and they had 1 or 2 guys in each hospital (Les Hart was at Rinteln)and a few covering each Div to do the outstations, Willie & Dave Metcalf.
I assume that with the drawdown in BAOR in all died as I know that Les & Dave are now working in Papworth / Addenbrooks

Frank,

I was wondering, did you mean Julian Thomas, by any chance?

Regards.

Yes that's the one

Anybody out there heard from Dinger Bell, Nobby Clarke, Chalkie White, Taff, Tiny or slim Jim?

...how could you forget Jock and Paddy?

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Long Live Low Life

It is just me, or has there been a drying up of fresh posts from old buddies on the forum of late? What’s happened to the gang out in the Magic Kingdom, for instance (the Great Louis III, Nick Brown et al). Where have they all disappeared to? Why have they forsaken us, I wonder (surely they can’t have found a better forum)? Or perhaps the novelty has simply worn off.

I notice, too, from Huw’s nice new search page, that there are still many users registered, but yet still to make a post (…not to mention, of course, the legion of lurkers who just look, never make any contribution, and don’t even bother to register). Come on guys, don’t be shy, let’s hear your news!

Geoff,

I believe that many Hospitals had their security software upgraded and forums were 'not allowed'. I had to speak to the Director of IT at Harlow to get access to the EBME website from my office in the Hospital. Something about setting up of privelages. Unfortunately, a lot of our members have restricted access. They can see the main home page but when they try to access the forum they are not allowed. The only way around this is to have the permissions setting changed.

Paddy (Kim) Irish still based out in Germany at Bremerhaven Hospital enjoying life as a single man. Got his contact details, if anyone needs them drop me an e-mail - he came over last year to visit Mick Gipson (who is a Perkin Elmer type DNA machine specialist & part time golf divot creator) down in Ash Vale