Windy one day on the south coast of England.

One of HM Coastguard's new recruits is sent off to gain some information as to strength, direction, any damage and so forth.

Nice but dim novice phones in. "Hello Skip. It's blowin' a hoolie up 'ere! Gulls is all flyin' backards!"

"Blowin' a hoolie, blowin' a hoolie?! What sort of language is that man?!. You're meant to be a damned professional. You are in His Majesty's Coastguards for goodness sake. Beaufort Scale! Use the Beaufort Scale! Dammit!

Report to me when you get back. We will see whether you still have a career with HM Coastguard!"

"Don't know much 'bout no Beaufort scale Skip. Might take me a bit of a while to get back."

"And why would that be? Idiot!"

"Wind just blew yer Land Rover orf yon cliff!"

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