Saturday, March 05, 2005

Crime Fighting Lessons

Message from Lorenzo
Sent 11:31 GMT

Hey Antonio,
Just got back from Bognor Regis for more crime fighting training. A long long drive but thank god that at the end of the journey I was met by Miranda, The Traveller and Samwise Gamgee who were just as much fun as back in late October. However, on a sad note it will probably be the last time I see The Traveller for some time as it is not often our paths cross. It is the nature of the tasks he is assigned.
Training consisted of intensive classes that ran from 8 am to 8 pm and covered subjects including but not limited to:
1)Self defence- The importance of good technique if all you have to hand is a two metre spear
2)High speed car pursuits- Always drive through stacked cardboard boxes, narrow side streets and knock as many markets stalls over as possible. Extra points if the stall is selling fruit and vegetables.
3)Dress code during surveillance or pursuit- Curly hair, oversized sunglasses, a moustache, brown shoes and always roll up suit jacket sleeves.
4)Sexy agent provocateur fake foreign accents- Focussing on French and Russian.
All in all a very useful few days and a chance to catch up with some very nice people. However, for an unknown reason the venue (the name must remain secret) provided us with lunch, every day, that consisted of a potato topped quiche served with chips and roast potatoes.
"Should I ask them if the have any mash?" commented the traveller sarcastically.
Catch up with you later
Lorenzo