ChuffCharts of the past

Here are a few tales of ChuffCharts that have gone before. Please use the feedback page if you have a better tale to tell.

From Ritchie
I printed a chuffchart out on a C64 spanning two years on that continuous paper with holes down the side. It covered the whole damn wall ! The Battery commander wasn't too chuffed though during room inspections. After all that, I re-enlisted - fool..........!

From Mick
	We used a roll of computer self adhesive labels with day numbers written on them, which we would peel off as the days dragged on by on our Ulster Holiday.

From Nick
When I was in the Falklands 1987, we had numbers on pictures of women, or other themes. It could be simple 30 day countdown or as much as the full 4 months countdown.

From Adam
I modified an Access application so that when I went to work every day, I was greeted with the Day to Go - and this was on a 9 month deployment. Not everyone found it as amusing as I did though....
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From Alec
When I was in Cyprus with the UN in 1970 the Finns, (or was it Swedes), had very professional chuff charts that were a postcard design with two circular numbered wheels with knurled edges that stuck out from the sides of the card. The numbers on these then showed through little windows on the card. Every day the wheels were turned until you were RHE! (Returned to Home Establishment). Much more professional than our usual wall charts etc:-)
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From Ian
When one of my oppo's was leaving he started his chuff chart on the crew room wall using the individual breeze blocks as his calendar. You can imagine the reaction from the Platoon Commander etc needless to say this bright idea didn't last very long.

Two from Vince
One of my favourite ChuffCharts was in the Falklands, it was a picture of a plane with steps leading up, and on the last day the marker moved into the plane. Sadly my replacement didn't arrive that day, so the steps went onto the plane roof.

We also had a corkboard, a bit like a snakes and ladders board and everyone had a marker pin to use. Every day the pins were moved along closer to the last day, with only a few drinking forfeits along the way...

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