Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

[Clarkie]

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To: Bowex InfoNet.

From: Bob Barker, Planet Cambridge.

Well folks, my first trade run as an official employee of Bowex was rather eventful to be honest. I began the day by making myself known to the captains of both the Bowex)Stephenson and Bowex)Wheatstone, both of whom I found to be highly likeable chaps. Unfortunately the Wheatstone had to depart early but myself and the Stephenson soon arranged some business out of New London, transporting some very fine gourmet food courtesy of Theakston Catering Supplies.

We began our run to Manhattan, which for the most part was rather routine until we approached the New York jumpgate in California. It was at this point that I was ambushed by a rogue gunboat. The Stephenson, who was further behind, fortunately managed to avoid this mishap.

Regretably, seeing no avenue of escape I was forced to submit to the fiend's extortion and then continue on my way. Upon arriving at Manhattan we offloaded our food to the central distribution warehouse. It was at this point that I was contacted via neural net by Gunderson Business Travel, who were trying to arrange passage to Rheinland for some rather irate customers of theirs who's original transport was having some technical difficulties on the launch-pad.

Being the kind soul I am, I consented to transport them (at a ludicrous price of course, haha), with the Stephenson uplifting the 2nd party. We continued on to New Berlin with no problems whatsoever. (Well, if you dont count pushy businessmen complaining about the unpadded seats and the funny smell in the Lavatory.. Sigh..)

At New Berlin I met my good friend Rolf Kirtzinger who kindly presented us with a very substantial shipment of really superb Rheinland-engineered engine components he required to be shipped to Cambridge. Naturally we obliged and soon had them stowed away and ship-shape before taking off and cruising out of New Berlin and into Stuttgart, with myself as convoy leader.

Our run through Stuttgart and Omega-7 was rather mundane, with nothing to do except admire the scenery. It was upon our arrival in Omega-3 that things got interesting..

Our long-range scanners immediately detected a corsair vessel, at some point on the tradelane between the jumpgate and the ice-field. Knowing his rough location I led us out into open space and arced across the top of the Omega-3 star at full cruising speed. Upon reaching the other side we made for the Cambridge jumphole, hoping to emerge undetected.

What we emerged into was a rather large engagement between several of our magnificient BAF pilots and a Phantom terrorist. Those brave lads held the monster at bay while the Stephenson and I made our escape to the tradelane, and then finally to Planet Cambridge itself. Truly we owe our lives to Her Majesty's finest.

I'm sure you will agree it made for an excellent first outing with the other Bowex lads and I look forward to flying with them again very soon.

Safe flying,
Bob Barker, Master of the Bowex)Collingwood.

PS - I hear the bar on Glasgow is hosting a pub quiz a week on tuesday, anyone fancy getting a team together??

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