Operation Stuff-ya-face

Gurkha – Poole 19:30 Hours- Commencing Operation Stuff-ya-face

The Team and families deployed to the Ghurkha ‘All you can eat for £12 buffet’ Restaurant in Poole last. On arrival at scene I can report cold beers.

Above: A plate of food (obviously).

A risk assessment was undertaken identifying that the chicken balls and chocolate fudge cake were most likely to be the biggest casualties on the night.

The team deployed around the room quickly taking up positions either end of the buffet table. Operations then commenced.

Straight into the action was Brian’s better half Eve who tucked away a couple of sushi, Austen went for soup, while Gareth and Terry piled into the samosas. From the other end of the table John and family demolished a crispy duck…or three. Dee smashed through some crispy seaweed.

After a quick situation report on our initial findings it was back to buffet table for rounds two, three, four, five, and six (and 11 in John’s case). Gareth made the fatal mistake of going for rice and naan with a curry; this was a school boy error costing vital tummy space. Austen polished off more crispy duck than you could shake a stick at, while Terry sat in the corner finishing off his chicken balls which turned out to be dumplings. Ian had some salad.

Above: The chefs knocking up some crispy duck for Austen

Just when we thought we were to close down operations Eve and Brian decided that there was room for a slice of chocolate cake. The chocolate cake had fallen into a chilled glass cabinet in the corner of the room near the bar and it was likely that its extraction would prove difficult. After careful planning and weighing up rescue options Brian braved it. Rather than some fancy pincer movement or distraction technique he walked straight up to the chiller cabinet, bold as brass, snatched open the door and rescued two slices. That’s Brian for you, the no nonsense/ no fear technique. He’s the sort of guy you need in a chocolate cake stand off and proved his worth again

Seeing how easy it was the rest of the team piled in for a slice of the action…or chocolate cake as it were. Austen had a final crispy duck.

Coastguards and families then settled up, and returned to base.

Cas No. 1412
Time Tasked 19:30 Time Released 22:10


…..meanwhile in other news it appears that the ducks over at Poole Park mysteriously disappeared over night.