Exeunt Beaker – Halle ducking lujah.
Watch the Heff expression in the first few seconds; priceless. Then he just ignores the Beaker babble as Sterlo ambles off to the tea trolley, equally disinterested. Just about sums up the general attitude toward anything Beaker has to say.
The big question of course is how will Hoody clean up the mess left behind? It will be a big job for him and it will be the first time he has actually ran a department, let alone a crucial one. Much of the old guard will still be there, Walsh and Sangston for example; they clearly supported the Beyond all Reason philosophy and the troops will take some time to ‘readjust’ to doing things ‘properly’. It will be interesting to watch; Hoody knows where the skeletons are buried – in both the ASA and CASA backyards, there may even be a patch or two of payback, if he chose to play that card.
The question for the IOS/BRB is how much latitude can we afford Hood? On one hand he has first class knowledge and experience of how things work and should, in theory, be able to hit the ground running. On the other hand, there is the eternal game of dodging the bullets. To his advantage are the number of sacrificial lambs he has available, there are enough stuff ups on the books to support wholesale slaughter.
Well, it’s a good riddance to finally be shut of Beaker, that’s for certain sure. Let’s all hope Hoody can retrieve some credibility and honour for the ATSB. It would be a fine thing to pick up a report into an accident or incident and say “Well done” ATSB. It would be a good thing to listen to Estimates and not have to hit my well worn Bollocks key; gods know it needs a break.
Aye well, the best of luck to Hoody; mind you, the tea lady would have outshone Beaker, so there is a chance there that Hoody will shine and breath a little life into the moribund ATSB. Congratulations Greg Hood, your time starts now. Tick tock.
Toot toot.
Watch the Heff expression in the first few seconds; priceless. Then he just ignores the Beaker babble as Sterlo ambles off to the tea trolley, equally disinterested. Just about sums up the general attitude toward anything Beaker has to say.
The big question of course is how will Hoody clean up the mess left behind? It will be a big job for him and it will be the first time he has actually ran a department, let alone a crucial one. Much of the old guard will still be there, Walsh and Sangston for example; they clearly supported the Beyond all Reason philosophy and the troops will take some time to ‘readjust’ to doing things ‘properly’. It will be interesting to watch; Hoody knows where the skeletons are buried – in both the ASA and CASA backyards, there may even be a patch or two of payback, if he chose to play that card.
The question for the IOS/BRB is how much latitude can we afford Hood? On one hand he has first class knowledge and experience of how things work and should, in theory, be able to hit the ground running. On the other hand, there is the eternal game of dodging the bullets. To his advantage are the number of sacrificial lambs he has available, there are enough stuff ups on the books to support wholesale slaughter.
Well, it’s a good riddance to finally be shut of Beaker, that’s for certain sure. Let’s all hope Hoody can retrieve some credibility and honour for the ATSB. It would be a fine thing to pick up a report into an accident or incident and say “Well done” ATSB. It would be a good thing to listen to Estimates and not have to hit my well worn Bollocks key; gods know it needs a break.
Aye well, the best of luck to Hoody; mind you, the tea lady would have outshone Beaker, so there is a chance there that Hoody will shine and breath a little life into the moribund ATSB. Congratulations Greg Hood, your time starts now. Tick tock.
Toot toot.