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It was Friday 31 March and former staff member
Tracy Morland was having a small leaving party at the pub next
door to Brunswick House (see elsewhere in this issue). Among
those saying goodbye was DaC Chairman, Brian Rice, who presented
her with a bouquet of flowers. Nothing unusual in that, but when Brian left the Three Kings to make his regular trip to Waterloo around 2 hours later than usual, he first had to go back to his Brunswick House office to collect his briefcase. He entered the building, said hello to Francis, the new guard who had just began his shift and pushed the door to the canteen that leads to the rest of the building. The only problem came when Brian pushed the door, but the guard would not release the catch. "Can I go through, please," said Brian politely. "No, you can’t just walk in here," replied the guard. "Who are you," he said, "I don’t know |
DAC SECURITY GUARD TO BRIAN RICE: "Who are you? You can’t come in here...!" |
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 Francis, DaC evening security gaurd you?" According to a witness, Brian looked rather stunned. He looked for his pass but couldn’t find it as no one over the past 10 years had ever asked him who he was! "If you do not have a pass, then you cannot come into this building," said Francis exercising his authority. |
Brian’s only hope was that Francis would accept his business
card that shows his name and position under the DaC logo.
Fortunately for the Chairman’s blushes, he did. Was the Chairman
irritated? "Not in the slightest," Brian told Call Sign the following day, "I’m delighted to know that we have a security guard who takes the position seriously. He was doing his job exactly as he should have been. He isn’t usually working when I leave, so why should he have known me." Call Sign spoke to Francis who, although slightly embarrassed, said that if he doesn’t know the person and they don’t have a pass, he will not let them through. "I take my position seriously," he said. |
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