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from Too Much Welly Altogether, Sir
Wellies. I swear that this Surveyor had an absolute fetish about rubber wellies. Now I know that we all have our little foibles and that he might not be unique in being turned on by them in a certain place at an appropriate time, but he was certainly unique in the fact that he wore them twelve hours a day, and twelve months a year, both in and out of the office.
In fact the only time he could have conceivably taken them off was to change into his pyjamas at night. And then immediately put them back on again.
But he was the Surveyor for ICI Wilton - Philips Teesport and also 'Wellies' was renowned for having a Big Thing About derv.....
- Now, I digress again briefly to explain a little about derv, and thus the background to this particular anecdote.
Derv is a derivative of petrol (hence 'derv') and is used by heavy vehicles on land and heavy craft at sea. Because it is used for heavy commercial use to facilitate trade, Excise Duty is a fraction of what is charged on ordinary petrol at the garage forecourt. Some naughty people, however, convert their cars/vans to operate using derv. And attempt to obtain it, usually illicitly, to save money.
And at the Philips Oil terminal, teesport, there are derv pumps, strictly for the use of oil tankers. Got all that?
Excellent.
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