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Ok, first update from our man, and it seems things are not going so great, I got the message "No Smoke, tight fit late again" which isn't a reference to a group of one hit wonders from the 1980's but actually tells me a lot about how the trip is going.
Basically the first major upset was the lack of fags available at the Fairoaks Airport duty free shop. Now I know that this was scheduled to be the highlight of his trip so I can imagine he's a bit pissed off.
The flight was full, and my guess is he got that crappy middle seat that airlines insist on having and was probably stuck between a couple of Sumo wrestlers. Apparently there is a big Sumo tournament in Tel Aviv this weekend, not that our man would be scared of them, his mastery of Hava Nagida is legendary in Israeli military circles.
Finally as per usual El Al was late and this means he might miss his connecting Special Ops flight to Tehran. Now that would not be good as Khomeni's B&B don't allow late check in, I'm sure he'll be on the phone to them as I type.
OK more tomorrow hopefully.
BENNY
