On 29/7/20 2:32 am, Timothy Collinson - timothy.collinson at port.ac.uk
(via tml list) wrote:
> <snip>
>
> My Dad would never have told me this but I might quiz on him on it
> now! He started out as a very junior sailor in the Royal Navy and
> after 35 years eventually retired as a Lt Cdr having worked his way
> up. Indeed in *my* eyes he made Admiral as he was on a Special Duty
> list where he could never have been promoted beyond Commander. ;-)
>
> Somewhere I've got my notes I took when I interviewed him in detail on
> his career with the aim of doing an Imperial Navy officer profile as a
> kind of tribute. I must dig them out. (There's just too many
> (Traveller) jobs..... argh!) (I could retire right now and have
> enough writing projects to occupy me full time till, well, I don't
> know when, but for a long time.).
>
> <snip>
>
> cheers
>
> tc
Tim, I'm not sure if you noticed "Collision" Collinson's near-cameo
appearance in the final session of Parental Advisory: Vector Thrust.
Ah, I'm a couple behind, I need to finish that up tomorrow on my day off. Will look out for it.
If the IN is a stretch too far, how about doing up yer old man as a TCN
officer?
Good thought. I wasn't aiming to replicate his life *exactly* so IN would do but if I actually get around to it and am not happy, it's worth bearing in mind.
cheers
tc