Quick story about Colin (ctbn). I miss the old hippo pictures
I once mistakenly called him "cbtn". To which he replied, in his splendid Scots accent:-
"It's easy to remember, Phil. It is Colin The Bastard N..."
To be fair, he does bear a remarkable likeness to a hippopotamus.
As I'm sure you are aware, he & I are good mates & I love him to bits.
Away from his clown acting at the poker tables, he has a proper job with Network Rail or one of their CE contractors, he is a manager/supervisor for Permanent Way work - maintenance, upgrades, incidents etc.
Was due to retire this year but is going to work on for another 2 years. His health was bad 8 or 10 years ago but he seems fine now. Long may it last, he's a good man.
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