Winter Road Rescue Ch5

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BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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nicanary said:
Agreed - it's even worse than John Thompson on Police Interceptors.

Did he call traffic cones "Emergency Traffic Management"?
He did, cones, signs and lights are classed as ETM equipment, as we use them for traffic management in an emergency. It was the name given to the kit when we first started over a decade ago. wink

nicanary

9,751 posts

145 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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I think the script must have been written by someone who works in Health & Safety. The breathless narrator implies ludicrously improbable situations - it's been snowing, so by implication 100s may die. It's winter, so we all have to prepare ourselves for death and destruction. Best put on your hard hat, snow can be heavy on the head.....

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Possibly by the same chap who did the infomercials, not unlike the 'wear something white at night' ones. A mate having seen this, donned hat, coat, trousers and wellies all in white - was run over by a snow plough!

minky monkey

1,524 posts

165 months

Tuesday 21st February 2017
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BossHogg said:
nicanary said:
Agreed - it's even worse than John Thompson on Police Interceptors.

Did he call traffic cones "Emergency Traffic Management"?
He did, cones, signs and lights are classed as ETM equipment, as we use them for traffic management in an emergency. It was the name given to the kit when we first started over a decade ago. wink
Sounds like a lot of bollards to me.

ooo000ooo

2,523 posts

193 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Watched the first one on catch up last night. Pretty awful.

"John narrowly misses CERTAIN DEATH!!!!!"
Not that certain was it?

How many times did the Mercedes crash?

When the Astra crashed on a bend it was really really dangerous yet they faffed about interviewing people!

The 2 car accident with the kid in the car was in a really dangerous place but no attempt to drive the cars up the slip road to a safer place despite the worst damaged one being able to drive onto the recovery truck?

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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FFFT, they now have the disco on the recovery truck after it nearly plunging down the embankment but for a tree being in the way!

poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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To summarise tonight so far:
Driving a 4x4 is dangerous
All Peugeot drivers are gormless idiots
The police are never around when you need them
Beards are still not cool on anyone younger than 50
Stupid eyebrows are stupid
If you break down, put on your best female voice

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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Did the commentator just say Naomi has fund a hole in the drive shaft? Am sure that must explain where the water is coming from!

ooo000ooo

2,523 posts

193 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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Laurel Green said:
Did the commentator just say Naomi has fund a hole in the drive shaft? Am sure that must explain where the water is coming from!
yes wtf?


Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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There's just so much bo**ox spouted in this programme, like the chap broken down on the 'motorway' when in fact they were at the traffic lights at the end of the slipway - didn't dissuade the commentator from going through the 'traffic passing just inches away at 70 MPH'.

Johnnybee

2,279 posts

220 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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ooo000ooo said:
Laurel Green said:
Did the commentator just say Naomi has fund a hole in the drive shaft? Am sure that must explain where the water is coming from!
yes wtf?
The writers must be having a laugh, surely.

poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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Laurel Green said:
There's just so much bo**ox spouted in this programme, like the chap broken down on the 'motorway' when in fact they were at the traffic lights at the end of the slipway - didn't dissuade the commentator from going through the 'traffic passing just inches away at 70 MPH'.
1440 inches is still inches wink

They do seem to be trying to copy the American shows by making things over dramatic.

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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poing said:
1440 inches is still inches wink

They do seem to be trying to copy the American shows by making things over dramatic.
That is why I do not watch American programmes; lack of acting ability, speaking in whispers and over dramatics. Which in truth is a tad perplexing as am still watching this programme! confused

Six Fiend

6,067 posts

214 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Has had a massive near fatal crash = Bit of a nudge

The massive damage inflicted by heavy impact with a tree = Rested against sapling and bent the wing a bit.

Could have easily been killed = If something very different had happened.

I had to stop watching, the commentary is so over dramatised and such bks.

WilliamWoollard

2,339 posts

192 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Laurel Green said:
There's just so much bo**ox spouted in this programme, like the chap broken down on the 'motorway' when in fact they were at the traffic lights at the end of the slipway - didn't dissuade the commentator from going through the 'traffic passing just inches away at 70 MPH'.
Especially ridiculous as he had stopped right next to a MASSIVE 40 MPH sign.

boyse7en

6,671 posts

164 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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WilliamWoollard said:
Especially ridiculous as he had stopped right next to a MASSIVE 40 MPH sign.
You mean he narrowly missed a fatal collision with a large metal object on the roadside

surveyor

17,768 posts

183 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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WilliamWoollard said:
Laurel Green said:
There's just so much bo**ox spouted in this programme, like the chap broken down on the 'motorway' when in fact they were at the traffic lights at the end of the slipway - didn't dissuade the commentator from going through the 'traffic passing just inches away at 70 MPH'.
Especially ridiculous as he had stopped right next to a MASSIVE 40 MPH sign.
Absolutely ridicules.

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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I been informed that footage from the collision that killed my colleague last year will be aired during this series, if the voiceover is as hyped up as it has been for the petty stuff that has been on so far, its going to be embarrassing!

everyeggabird

351 posts

105 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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After the totally over the top drama about the pick-up in the ditch we could not bear it any longer and turned over. Vowed never to try and watch it ever again.

We find the narrators voice very, very annoying.

poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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everyeggabird said:
After the totally over the top drama about the pick-up in the ditch we could not bear it any longer and turned over. Vowed never to try and watch it ever again.

We find the narrators voice very, very annoying.
I think it's Neil Morrissey doing the voiceover but I didn't bother to check at the end.