Having been a surveillance officer for 20 years I have no problem in dispelling the perception of glamour that Hollywood and the entertainment industry has attached to the activity.
Yup, at times it was very exciting but mostly it is pretty dull with levity provided by your colleagues or newspapers etc.
There was one shining beacon though and that was the UK's cafe and sandwich / chuck wagon culture. If you have an early start and we certainly did very regularly, it was only the ever present wagon or cafe that was able to turn out great grub in all sorts of locations.
We always said that we should compile a list of "Sambo" wagons and review them for similar nomads and never got around to it. Now here is our chance and your chance to contribute - let us have your reviews and a photo would be fab of your favourite cafe or sandwich wagon - opening times would be good too.
If you've had a bad experience we want to know - we'll be providing our favourites over the next few weeks. If we're out of date - let us know.
These wagons and cafes supported us for donkeys - it's our turn to repay the favour
PS if you're a wagon out there and want to give us a telephone number for advance orders - get it on!
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