What do points make ?.....Prizes! ....Good game, good game.

It's that time of the year where we get to exchange our Coastguard Points for new uniform or kit. Basically we get 50 points to spend on kit that we need. We order in August ...and if we are lucky we get it before next August. The big white bags turn up and its a free for all.

What do points make? Prizes!

So what do you get for the points?

Well socks is 2 points, a shirt 8 points etc.... and ladies hold up tights 3 points apparently.

Sometimes we club together to buy an expensive item like Brian's jacket which was 80 points. Regular readers will know that last year Brian was banging on about a jacket so we clubbed together to get him one with our own points - naturally we like to let him know at every opportunity that we 'paid' for it.

So last night was an important kit night and the final opportunity to fill in the forms and order kit.

I went for some shirts and a hat, ooh and pushed the boat out with a further 8 points by ordering a tie. Nick went for some socks, a couple of shirts and a jumper,

....while Austen went for the ladies tights only to be veto'd by Ian saying they were for lady rescue officers only. Fair play to Austen he tries to order them every year which shows perseverance.

So no Brucie Bonus for Austen.