I thought I’d revive this thread after my little accident I had today!New motto I shall live by... never trust Christmas gifts from the RAF!
Three years ago I was deployed to Akrotiri as part of Op Shader and since I was there during Christmas I was given a Christmas gift box which has been tradition since WW1. As per those original gift boxes it was full of useful gifts which also included a plastic mug. I’ve used this mug ever since that day for work brews. However today that ceased when I was making my usual mug of lunch time coffee and I raised the mug to the wall mounted hot water boiler and I heard a ‘pop’. I initially thought it was the boiler heating and cooling but it was rapidly followed by a burning sensation down my left hand which I promptly dropped in to the sink. The mug had split open and emptied its contents over my fingers! It was really painful and it now looks worse than it really is but now Christmas gifts are conspiring against me!
