The Dude walks tall

The Dude has returned from his training course, walking taller and with considerably more confidence, self-whatsit and all that. Apparently they worked them hard; group sessions with all these guys who are going off in to airports and nightclubs and stuff; late night sessions; an exam; a handbook. Remarkable. Anyway he has his SIA ticket now and is, as they say, awaiting orders. And he gets his own hotline phone. We practiced the telephone numerical call signs (Roger bravo, niner, niner, three-er, fiver) while ordering a celebratory curry (one-er chicken madraser, two pilau rice-er, etc).