a soldier's view
We're always pleased to show off the SleepBreeze personal cooler prototype to experts in their own fields.
So, it was a pleasure last night to see an old friend who'd spent a lifetime in the Royal Marines and worked as the military advisor to COBRA - the UK's crisis management nerve centre.
A visit from Ian always feels more like the house has been "stormed" rather than visited. Old habits die hard, I guess. But then again the old softy always spends ages doing jigsaws with our daughter.
I think it's safe to say that Ian was impressed by the cooler's effectiveness and versatility. Never one to resist a pun he rated it as "A product that is genuinely cool.The boys will love this!"
Well, we thought we'd got the design right. But it's nice to hear it from someone with Ian's wealth of practical soldiering experience. "Any chance of some fixing points here, here and here? It could be slung up in a command post if you did that." Every chance, Ian. They're already in the pre-production model."
Two beers and many anecdotes later it was clear he needs to get his memoirs down on paper...