Misfits, Dad's Army Types et al...
Discussion
Justayellowbadge said:
ChemicalChaos said:
Funny you should mention that. We're on deployment this weekend, helping to construct, marshal and then break down a major event
Build, open & break in a weekend? For a major event?
AJS- said:
It is a Skoda Yeti towing the sort of trailer people who don't like bonfires use to take [b]strew their[/-] their hedge trimmings about the road behind them! under the pretence of taking them to the tip, with a flashing yellow light.
We live in an AONB and of our neighbours does similar.AJS- said:
So have I finally got tothe bottom of the 4X4 Emergency Response piss take? I wasn't sure of the origin,but thought of it a couple of weeks ago when I was out for a walk in the Peak District and saw this...
|http://thumbsnap.com/Mbn5Sz1G[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/WVipGkNK[/url]
Sorry for the poor quality pictures.
It is a Skoda Yeti towing the sort of trailer people who don't like bonfires use to take their hedge trimmings to the tip, with a flashing yellow light. On a clear summer's day.
The man driving it was wearing a hi-viz jacket and a sort of wide brimmed hat like a cricket umpire but wth a Gortex kind of look.
He drove up, emptied a bin into his trailer and drove off again.
Poor bugger probably probably has to have that stuff for some bizarre health and safety reason, but it did look funny.
My all time favourite was when mobile phones started getting cheap but were still a bit of a novelty. A 4X4 Emergency Response type in our village used to carry 2 around in the cutlery holder out of a dishwasher.
With the best will in the world, the poor bloke probably works for who ever provides the bins and the beacon and hi vis are requirements of his work place's insurance|http://thumbsnap.com/Mbn5Sz1G[/url]|http://thumbsnap.com/WVipGkNK[/url]Sorry for the poor quality pictures.
It is a Skoda Yeti towing the sort of trailer people who don't like bonfires use to take their hedge trimmings to the tip, with a flashing yellow light. On a clear summer's day.
The man driving it was wearing a hi-viz jacket and a sort of wide brimmed hat like a cricket umpire but wth a Gortex kind of look.
He drove up, emptied a bin into his trailer and drove off again.
Poor bugger probably probably has to have that stuff for some bizarre health and safety reason, but it did look funny.
My all time favourite was when mobile phones started getting cheap but were still a bit of a novelty. A 4X4 Emergency Response type in our village used to carry 2 around in the cutlery holder out of a dishwasher.
Vocal Minority said:
AJS- said:
So have I finally got tothe bottom of the 4X4 Emergency Response piss take? I wasn't sure of the origin,but thought of it a couple of weeks ago when I was out for a walk in the Peak District and saw this...
|http://thumbsnap.com/Mbn5Sz1G[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/WVipGkNK[/url]
Sorry for the poor quality pictures.
It is a Skoda Yeti towing the sort of trailer people who don't like bonfires use to take their hedge trimmings to the tip, with a flashing yellow light. On a clear summer's day.
The man driving it was wearing a hi-viz jacket and a sort of wide brimmed hat like a cricket umpire but wth a Gortex kind of look.
He drove up, emptied a bin into his trailer and drove off again.
Poor bugger probably probably has to have that stuff for some bizarre health and safety reason, but it did look funny.
My all time favourite was when mobile phones started getting cheap but were still a bit of a novelty. A 4X4 Emergency Response type in our village used to carry 2 around in the cutlery holder out of a dishwasher.
With the best will in the world, the poor bloke probably works for who ever provides the bins and the beacon and hi vis are requirements of his work place's insurance|http://thumbsnap.com/Mbn5Sz1G[/url]|http://thumbsnap.com/WVipGkNK[/url]Sorry for the poor quality pictures.
It is a Skoda Yeti towing the sort of trailer people who don't like bonfires use to take their hedge trimmings to the tip, with a flashing yellow light. On a clear summer's day.
The man driving it was wearing a hi-viz jacket and a sort of wide brimmed hat like a cricket umpire but wth a Gortex kind of look.
He drove up, emptied a bin into his trailer and drove off again.
Poor bugger probably probably has to have that stuff for some bizarre health and safety reason, but it did look funny.
My all time favourite was when mobile phones started getting cheap but were still a bit of a novelty. A 4X4 Emergency Response type in our village used to carry 2 around in the cutlery holder out of a dishwasher.
Vocal Minority said:
AJS- said:
So have I finally got tothe bottom of the 4X4 Emergency Response piss take? I wasn't sure of the origin,but thought of it a couple of weeks ago when I was out for a walk in the Peak District and saw this...
|http://thumbsnap.com/Mbn5Sz1G[/url]
|http://thumbsnap.com/WVipGkNK[/url]
Sorry for the poor quality pictures.
It is a Skoda Yeti towing the sort of trailer people who don't like bonfires use to take their hedge trimmings to the tip, with a flashing yellow light. On a clear summer's day.
The man driving it was wearing a hi-viz jacket and a sort of wide brimmed hat like a cricket umpire but wth a Gortex kind of look.
He drove up, emptied a bin into his trailer and drove off again.
Poor bugger probably probably has to have that stuff for some bizarre health and safety reason, but it did look funny.
My all time favourite was when mobile phones started getting cheap but were still a bit of a novelty. A 4X4 Emergency Response type in our village used to carry 2 around in the cutlery holder out of a dishwasher.
With the best will in the world, the poor bloke probably works for who ever provides the bins and the beacon and hi vis are requirements of his work place's insurance|http://thumbsnap.com/Mbn5Sz1G[/url]|http://thumbsnap.com/WVipGkNK[/url]Sorry for the poor quality pictures.
It is a Skoda Yeti towing the sort of trailer people who don't like bonfires use to take their hedge trimmings to the tip, with a flashing yellow light. On a clear summer's day.
The man driving it was wearing a hi-viz jacket and a sort of wide brimmed hat like a cricket umpire but wth a Gortex kind of look.
He drove up, emptied a bin into his trailer and drove off again.
Poor bugger probably probably has to have that stuff for some bizarre health and safety reason, but it did look funny.
My all time favourite was when mobile phones started getting cheap but were still a bit of a novelty. A 4X4 Emergency Response type in our village used to carry 2 around in the cutlery holder out of a dishwasher.
Posties, binmen, road workers, milk men, breakdown organisations essentially anyone who works alongside the road has to wear high viz .
ChemicalChaos said:
Funny you should mention that. We're on deployment this weekend, helping to construct, marshal and then break down a major event
I bet that event is Billing? It's that or KC. If the former and you're of the "code red" persuasion then you probably know my mate Gordon. Dog Star said:
ChemicalChaos said:
Funny you should mention that. We're on deployment this weekend, helping to construct, marshal and then break down a major event
I bet that event is Billing? It's that or KC. If the former and you're of the "code red" persuasion then you probably know my mate Gordon. ChemicalChaos said:
Dog Star said:
ChemicalChaos said:
Funny you should mention that. We're on deployment this weekend, helping to construct, marshal and then break down a major event
I bet that event is Billing? It's that or KC. If the former and you're of the "code red" persuasion then you probably know my mate Gordon. Big events to me are big concerts,festivals but even small village events with say a stage on a hgv trailer or small stage need the electrics/scaffolding signed off as being safe, what sort of official construction/electrical skills do your 4x4 group bring to the table?
There are a lot of trail running races that would love a group like yours to rock up in the middle of nowhere and run a feed station and check runners in and out.
silverfoxcc said:
Warning North of England/Scotland Area
M6 Sat morning a Convoy of several dozen Landies etc heading north. however none were stickered up
so either
They are genuine off roaders using the cars correctly
OR ( and this worries me)
They are on an induction course.........
Operating undercover? M6 Sat morning a Convoy of several dozen Landies etc heading north. however none were stickered up
so either
They are genuine off roaders using the cars correctly
OR ( and this worries me)
They are on an induction course.........
jdw100 said:
ThunderGuts said:
This is how we arrived at the park....
I take it all back. Impressed!But I like to think you are suspended from a boom on the back of an old land rover just out of shot...
Trundling down the street to the park with light bar flashing and you and faithful hound just dangling off the back.
ChemicalChaos said:
Funny you should mention that. We're on deployment this weekend
For the love of god just stop it.Either you're reeling us all in and well done you, or you're serious in which case it's getting very, very irritating....or highly amusing, depending which mood I'm in when I read another Operation Eagle Claw Panther Talon Strike post.
This is deploying:
This is dicking about in a Land Rover:
silverfoxcc said:
Warning North of England/Scotland Area
M6 Sat morning a Convoy of several dozen Landies etc heading north. however none were stickered up
so either
They are genuine off roaders using the cars correctly
OR ( and this worries me)
They are on an induction course.........
I saw them on Friday passing Carlisle on the M6 heading north.M6 Sat morning a Convoy of several dozen Landies etc heading north. however none were stickered up
so either
They are genuine off roaders using the cars correctly
OR ( and this worries me)
They are on an induction course.........
About 20-30 Defenders and various other Land Rovers all covered in lights, external roll cages, antennas, bigger wheels, etc etc.
As you say, didn't see stickers, flashing lights or high viz, so can't have been the 4x4 Response brigade, I think they were just genuine off-roading types.
NinjaPower said:
I saw them on Friday passing Carlisle on the M6 heading north.
About 20-30 Defenders and various other Land Rovers all covered in lights, external roll cages, antennas, bigger wheels, etc etc.
As you say, didn't see stickers, flashing lights or high viz, so can't have been the 4x4 Response brigade, I think they were just genuine off-roading types.
That's what they want you to think. About 20-30 Defenders and various other Land Rovers all covered in lights, external roll cages, antennas, bigger wheels, etc etc.
As you say, didn't see stickers, flashing lights or high viz, so can't have been the 4x4 Response brigade, I think they were just genuine off-roading types.
They are supervising the set up of Hadrian's wall for when they get the green light to take charge of the tear down of the union once the Jocks finally decide to go it alone.
You'll be laughing on the other side of your face when it kicks off and all that left between you and anarchy is a real ale farting unkempt man in Hi-Viz with a beer belly beard and a TD5-engined Solihull Stallion.
Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff