A Surprising Holiday 1

Author: polioman
Title: A surprising Holiday Pt 1
Date: 06 January 2011

A Surprising Holiday

The previous year, on an overseas visit I had come across the Penal Labor System with convicts wearing penal uniform and doing menial and dirty work. It was nearly 8 months since I had had that memorable weekend with the convicts on the program and the sensation of wearing the rubber suit was still vivid in my mind. I had had a reply from Captain Mecklovich assuring me of a warm welcome whenever I could next visit and a letter from Serge thanking me for a pleasant evening out and again looking forward to meeting me again. Yuri also wrote to say he was now out of the sewage tanks and was now living with his cousin, also a convict and doing sweeping work like Serge. I realised I could have a 2 week break just after Christmas and with increasing excitement I prepared to travel. Captain Mecklovich suggested I visit Yuri for a period before coming to see him. He would make all the arrangements. There was a direct flight to Yuri’s home town and I confirmed my visit. Captain Mecklovich wrote to say he would make all the arrangements and he would arrange the necessary introduction to the Penal Labour commander in the town and for me to fully sample items of penal gear. I was instructed that on arrival I would be meet by Yuri’s cousin who was a messenger boy with the Penal Labor Department and who would take me to the apartment.. As I was arriving on a Saturday morning he would arrange suitable gear to be at the apartment and for Iqbal, Yuri’s cousin, to help me get it on and then to ensure I was looked after. It was in a high state of excitement I boarded the plane on 5th January for the long flight. It was early morning when we landed and after clearing formalities I went outside the airport terminal and shortly after saw a messenger boy holding a sign with my name. He was dressed similarly to the previous messenger who had come to my room on the previous visit, but wore a greatcoat as it was freezing cold. I walked over and asked if he was Iqbal. He nodded, being unable to speak because of his bit. I introduced myself and he nodded again and reaching in his bag produced an envelope for me. I opened it.

PENAL LABOUR DEPARTMENT

Office of the Regional Commander

5th January 2007


Dear Mr Lawrence

Welcome and I hope you have had a comfortable journey.

Captain Mecklovich requested me to afford you every facility to see the workings of the Penal Labour Department and to ensure your fully experience the uniforms worn by convicts. Unfortunately I am away until Tuesday 9th January. I have arranged a suitable uniform to be sent to the apartment occupied by Convicts 20369 & 28517 and 20369 has been instructed in how to fit the various items if you need assistance. Convict 20369 will introduce you to the work convicts do I will meet up with you on Tuesday when I return. The apartment is about a mile from the airport and you can either get a taxi or walk. It is a fairly level walk.

I hope you will have an interesting time and look forward to meeting you and to learn about your experiences as a convict.

Yours sincerely



J. Putonov
Regional Commander

I only had a rucksack and though cold it was a fine morning. I looked at Iqbal, in his leg braces and crutches and read the details on his identity vest. He had been in penal gear just over a year.

PENAL LABOUR DEPART
"PUNISHING AND CORRECTING THE NATION’S CRIMINALS"
"CONVICT"
No. 20369
SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS CORRECTIVE TRAINING AND PENAL LABOUR
15th October 2005
CRIME :- Riotous Behaviour & Criminal Injury

“You are alright to walk to the flat?”
He nodded and we set off. It was still dark. He moved quite rapidly, swinging through his crutches and lead me through the area surrounding the airport and into a rather seedy tenement area. It took about 20 minute till we reached a rundown tenement block and he lead the way in. The entrance hall smelt of urine and garbage. He led the way up the stairs, managing quite well on his crutches and then along a second floor gallery past about 4 doors till he stopped and got a key out of his bag and opened the door. He stood back to let me enter.


The door opened directly into a shabbily furnished living room, with a sofa, an easy chair and a table with four upright chairs. Iqbal followed me in and picked up a piece of paper from a side table and passed it to me.
“Welcome to our home. I hope you had a good journey. Would you like some tea or coffee”
“Thank you. I would love a cup of coffee”
He went off into the kitchen area and put on the kettle and put coffee in two mugs. He was very agile on his crutches, but in the kitchen area he leant them against the wall and seemed to manage quite well without them. I watched him from the living room and took off my rucksack and sat on a well worn sofa. I heard the kettle boil and went into the kitchen, which was an alcove off the living room, as he poured the water into the cups and got out some milk which he held up in my direction. I realized he was asking if I wanted milk.
“Yes please”
Realising it would not be easy for him to carry the mugs I took them into the living room. Iqbal returned to the living room, again on his crutches and before sitting down he removed his identity vest and his bags and took off his great coat, putting it on the sofa as he replaced his bags and vest. I picked it up. It was very heavy and had the same leather facings as the jacket. It was rubber lined below the waist and had a long slit at the rear for the leg strap of the vest. I was already feeling excited handling an item of penal uniform. The leather cuffs were very thick and the leather showed signs of wear. I put the coat back on the sofa and sat in the easy chair and Iqbal sat opposite on the sofa, easing himself down, with his rigid legs sticking out in front of him and his eyes looking at me from between his blinders and
“Thanks for meeting me Iqbal and bringing me here. I appreciate it”
He nodded.
“It must be difficult being unable to speak. Do you always have to wear your bit”
He nodded again. I had left the coffee out of his reach so got up and passed it to him. He pushed the mug up between the blinders to drink. I heard the mug clink on the metal bit. I almost tingled with excitement. I was sitting opposite a convict, dressed in his penal uniform. Orange suit with black leather facings, his head encased in a leather headharness and blinders, a large leather collar and his legs encased in heavy braces fastened to his boots. He smelt of leather and and excreta. I assumed he was in diapers judging by the bulk of his pants. I was to be with him for the whole day, able to savour the sight and smell of his uniform. He got a pad out of his bag and wrote a note and held it out to me. I had to get up to take it and stood in front of him.
“Your uniform is in bedroom”
“Thanks Iqbal. I’ll finish the coffee first.”
I realized if he was going to communicate by notes it would be easier to sit beside him so I sat on the sofa next to him. Whilst I could see him, his blinders prevent him looking easily at me.
“What uniform have I got?”
“Similar to mine but rubber suit, helmet and one brace”
Sitting next to him the smell of his uniform and the excreta was more noticeable. I asked if he wore diapers and he nodded and I asked about the changing and he indicated every three days. I put my hand on his crotch and could feel the bulk of the diaper. I then rested my hand on the leather yoking of his jacket and warmed to the feel of the leather of the yoke and also the bag and identity vest straps which were loose over his shoulders. Round his neck was both the 2.5” round collar and the neck strap of his head gear. The collar had a metal band round it and I could feel the locking arrangements at the rear.
“You’ve been in uniform for about 16 months as I see from your vest. Is this still the original uniform or have you had a new one?
“original, except a pair of new pants recently”
“Why did you get new pants?”
“They tore”
He drank some more coffee and I finished mine. I felt very excited and nervous as the time I had been looking forward to came ever nearer; I would put on the penal uniform. It was what I had come for but now the moment came to actually do it I was nervous. I was in a strange land, and about to commit myself to wearing a penal uniform. My cock hardened in my pants as I thought about it. Currently I was casually dressed in sneakers, jeans, T-shirt and fleece. Soon I would be replacing these with rubber underwear and diapers, massive workboots with braces and other penal gear and be going out in public in the street dressed in a convict outfit. I had travelled a long way for this and it wass time to get changed.
“As I have come to try on penal uniform I had better have a look at what Mr. Putanov has provided. Where is it?”
Iqbal put his mug down and struggled to his feet. He was quite adept at getting up wearing his braces and using his crutches. I also got up and followed him into a bedroom. It was scruffy and sparsely furnished with just a double bed, a small chest of drawers and a chair. The bed was just a black pvc covered mattress with two yellow pvc covered pillows. Iqbal pointed to the pile of gear on the bed. On top was a sheet of paper. He picked it up and passed it to me. There was a compliments slip from Captain Meklovich on which he wrote that he had made all the arrangements for me and attached was the list of penal gear he had arranged and instructions for putting it on.
The attached sheet was headed Penal Labor department

List of Uniform Gear for Mr Lawrence

The following gear has been selected for you to experience. Your dimensions were on file from you earlier visit and hopefully the various items will fit. They are listed in the order they should be put on.
1 Type 3 heavy duty diaper with paper lining
2 Pair of heavy duty rubber pants
3 Diaper retainer harness
4 Black rubber short legged suit
5 2" leather collar
6 5kg boot with 4” riser and full length leg brace
7 Matching boot with 3” patten riser and short brace
8 Leather bag harness
9 Pair of hearing receivers
10 Identity vest
11 Medium duty penal helmet
12 Orange uniform Great coat
13 Pair of crutches
14 Heavy duty gloves

Fitting Instructions

1. Strip naked
2. Diapers - This comprises the diaper itself and the paper lining. Lay the diaper out flat and place the stack of shaped newspaper on it, ensuring it does not overlap the edges of the diaper. Stand with your legs apart and pick up the diaper with one hand holding the rear top and the paper. Place it round the rear of your bum and using the other hand pull it between your legs and up over your cock and balls. Pull the sides together and fasten with the Velcro. You may need help with this and 20369 will help. Ensure the diaper is firmly help against your thighs and round the waist to prevent leakage.
3. Rubber pants- Put the pants on and pull up over the diaper, making sure the elasticated legs are pulled right up and the top is over the top of the diaper so the diaper is totally enclosed in the pants.
4. Diaper Harness - put on the diaper harness, fastening it round the pants so it holds the pants and diaper firmly but not too tightly. Ensure all buckles correctly fastened.
5. Walk round in diapers etc and try sitting to make sure they are all properly fitted and adjust if necessary.
6. Put on rubber suit
7. Full length brace and raised boot- Sit down and then put leg through top ring of brace, over knee back sheet and into the boot which should be previously unlaced. You may need help with this. The top ring goes up inside the leg opening of the shorts. When foot properly in boot lace up boot (again help probably needed, and fasten ankle straps. Stand up and check knee restraints are correct height. Fasten knee cap straps.
8. Short brace and patten fitted boot - sit down again and put on boot, ensuring brace behind leg. When boot laced up fasten top of round round leg and then fasten ankle straps.
9. Put on leather collar
10. Put on the two leather bags
11. Hearing receivers- Clip the receiver units to the front of the bags and insert the ear pieces in each ear. The volume is adjusted with a small key but this best done after fitting helmet.
12. Identity Vest- Put on identity vest over the head. Make sure hearing aid wires go down behind it. Fasten side straps and then pull rear strap between legs buckling at the front. Strap between legs should be slack.
13. Helmet- Put on the helmet, fastening it with the chin strap.
14. Check length of crutches.
15. Fit the padlocks to the suit, helmet and braces.
16. The gloves can be worn if required especially when it is cold outside.

You are now in a level 4 penal uniform. The great coat is optional and when worn you must remove the identity vest and bags and then wear them over the coat. The normal change regime will be to wear the diapers for 3 days when it will be changed. The helmet will normally be removed every second diaper change. Normally the convict would be treated with dilapatory cream to prevent facial hair growth. Enjoy your new uniform"
I was in a high state of excitement and looked at the gear on the bed. It was obvious some if the items were not new. I had come all this way for this so should get on with it, but I as also anxious as to what I was getting into. However no point in wasting time.
“Well Iqbal, I had better get on and put the uniform on hadn’t I”
He nodded. I felt rather embarrassed as I undressed and put my clothes on the chest. Shortly I was stood naked, my cock stiffening. I laid the diaper out. It was glossy black with a plastic feeling outer and a gauze like inner and was very thick. I laid the shaped newspaper on it and then followed the instructions and holding it at the rear pulled it between my legs and forced it over my cock. Iqbal helped me fasten the side velcros and we checked it was firmly in place and would not leak. It felt very bulky between my legs and round my bum. I pulled on the pink rubber pants and ensured the waist band was over the top of the diaper. The webbing diaper harness was easy to fit and after fastening it I walked around and sat down, very conscious of the bulk of my diapers. The suit was black rubber. It was thick and stiff and felt cold as I put it on. Next the full length brace and weighted boot. The boot was a heavy 10” industrial boot, but it had a solid 4” riser under it, also of black leather. The boot had an external steel toe cap and the steel of the toecap extended down the front of the riser. On the outside of the riser was a plate about 5” x 3”









PENAL LABOR DEPARTMENT
PUNISHMENT BOOT
4” RISER 5kg. WEIGHT
FULL LENGTH BRACE
Boot Type:- 4/5/11/L/FB


The brace was 1” x ½” bars, pivoted at the base of the riser and ending in an angled 1” diameter leather covered ring at the top. The straps were 1”, and there was one at the boot ankle, front and rear suspension straps from the top ring to hold up the knee back sheet and knee cap and four straps to hold the kneecap in place. It was very heavy and the whole assembly must have weighed about 15lbs. I sat on the bed and unlaced the boot. I then threaded my left foot and leg through the top ring and over the backsheet and into the boot. It was difficult to get the boot on and Iqbal helped me. I pulled the leather cuff of the shorts over the top ring and we finally got the boot on. Iqbal laced up the boot and fastened the ankle strap. I then fastened the kneecap. My leg was held rigid. The right boot was the same 10” boot with steel toe cap, but underneath was a 4” rise patten. The patten was about 1” thick, made of leather covered wood, with a flat rubber sole, and with front and rear metal mountings onto the sole of the boot, giving about 3” between the top of the patten and the sole of the boot. The brace was again 1” x ½” side bars pivoted in the boot heel and ending in a semicircular leather covered top, about 3” deep and ½” thick which went behind my leg and two 1” straps across the front just below the knee. I managed to put this on myself. I got myself to my feet, and it felt strange with the extra height from the risers. Walking was awkward due to the weight of the left boot and brace. Next I put on the collar, whcih felt bulky and restrictive. I then put on the leather bags. The hearing aids each consisted of a receiver unit about 4” x3” x 1” with a stainless steel spring clip at the back and a length of wire with an ear piece on the end. I clipped the receivers to the bags and pushed the ear pieces into my ears. They fit reasonably well and I was aware of the silence. There was a small key and I could adjust the volume, though it was difficult as I was unaware of what the external sound was, Iqbal being unable to speak. I then put on the identity vest and fastened up the straps. Finally came the helmet. I picked it up. It was very heavy and was fitted with blinders. I looked at the various identity plates showing my number on them. Finally I lowered over my head, taking care not to disturb the earplugs. When it was in place I found myself looking out between the blinkers and feeling very restricted as I had no sideways vision and also my ability to look down was constrained by the face cover. I fastened the chin strap. I turned to the chest to look at my watch. It was just before 9am. I had landed shortly before 6am and here I was, some three hours later in a full penal uniform in a rather squalid apartment with another convict. I then tried the crutches and they seemed the right length. They were of heavy wooden construction with black leather padding at the top. Iqbal was still stood on his crutches by the door and indicated we should return to the living room. I hobbled out, having to partially drag the weighted boot and finding the crutches heavy and awkward to use. It was strange being 4” taller on the riser and patten. I was also conscious of the bulk of the diaper between my legs. Iqbal wrote a note saying he had to go and get some provisions and would be back in about 20 minutes. He put on his coat, which involved removing his bags and identity vest and then putting them back on once he was in the coat. He straightened up his bags and tucked his crutches under his arms. Before he left he handed me another envelope. I stood there in the living room leaning on the crutches. I hobbled over to the window and opening the envelope held it up so I could see it between my blinders. It was from Commander Putonov

"When you read this you should be wearing penal uniform. I hope the experience has come up to expectations so far. To make the experience as realistic as possible you have been allocated a genuine convict identity number 30472 which indicates a 30 year sentence at level 4. The original convict 30472 was 20 and he was almost exactly your size and weight. He died a couple of weeks ago and you have been given his identity. He was sentenced on 11th December 2004 so there is still nearly 28 years of his sentence to go. his crime was aggravated assault and disorder. He was not well behaved as a convict and in August 2005 he received an additional punishment when his helmet was changed to one with blinders, the helmet you are now wearing. This helmet change was for the whole period of his sentence. Further bad behaviour in September 2006 resulted in his standard boots being replaced by a 5kg punishment boot which you are also wearing. At the same time he was changed from 4 day diapers to seven day diapers and that is what you are now wearing.
To experience life as a Penal Labor Convict I have arranged for you to do the work 30472 would have been doing. 20369 will take you to your work site after some food. The staff are not aware that you are a visitor and have been told you are in fact 30472 who has been transferred here. To really experience the life of a penal labor convict I suggest you do not reveal to the others, beyond 20369 & 28517 that you are other than 30472. They have been ordered not to reveal your identity. You will be in your uniform till next Saturday morning when you will have your diaper changed.

Do enjoy your period as a penal labor convict."

To be continued