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The poem below is about a real person, I had the good fortune to work with him during my last tour in the Army. His unusual way of indicating that he had had enough was truly brilliant and I thank him for the many hours of useless discussion he saved me from.
He Who Pays The Piper
Peter’s experience was legendary,
he was the guru in his field.
To his knowledge and experience
even consultants would yield.
He would attend meetings
as his boss’ right hand man,
where he’d clarify things
the hierarchy didn’t understand.
Ever the diplomat,
Peter would hang his head
To hide his disbelief
in what Some “experts” said.
But once he’d heard enough
he’d make his contribution,
and leave them all astounded
at his elegant solution.
It was always pretty obvious
that the meeting should end,
but the high priced help
had their egos to amend……
Now Peter was a busy man
he hated wasting time,
so he showed that he’d had enough
in a manner most sublime.
He’d reach a finger behind each ear
and remove his hearing aids,
then he’d lean back in his chair
oblivious to the ensuing tirades.
One evening whilst we were having a beer,
I asked him about this habit.
He said; ‘I don’t pay good money for batteries,
To waste them listening to fools rabbit!’
John Carré Buchanan
02 May 2012
Haha, a nice memory from a bad place, i guess you could write many about the different personalities in your troop John, Peter had it right, sometimes you need to just "turn off"
ReplyDeleteIt is a good memory and I have often wished I could do something similar in boring meetings since. I should mention Peter was a fellow officer in one of the Divisional HQ's he wasn't in my troop.
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