Misfits, Dad's Army Types et al...

[ApOrbital]

Not really a water walt, as i have lost a mates mate in the river at york and i think mark and his team were looking for him.

[AW111]

markmullen said:

Lifeboats, run an independent inland lifeboat and nationally declared flood and swiftwater rescue team (meaning we get called nationwide by fire and rescue in times of major flooding).

I'm not taking the piss, but I come from a dry country, and my first thought was this :

[phil1979]

4x4 Response get a bad press - they do a great job, and their training is top notch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Ew3RxWHwM

[jesta1865]

93DW said:

ChemicalChaos said:

You think it's cringingly funny that someone's wedding day was saved after their transport was stolen? You really are a cock garage aren't you?

http://www.nw4x4response.co.uk/nw-4x4-response-sav...

The only cock garages are the ones who think a bunch of ropey old land rovers belong at someones wedding day

"So how was the wedding Natalie?"
" Oh it was everything I imagined, i was picked up in a 1995 Discovery with no bumpers and whisked away to the church by big Dave who had egg stains on his thunderbirds t shirt"

blimey this threads up to 80 odd pages and some of you are still biting when CC posts

[matchmaker]

TerryThomas said:

markmullen said:

TerryThomas said:

markmullen said:

my team, some of our guys, comms had gone down.

Would help if you told people what you do. I assume you're in the police/fire/ambulance service.

Or the A-Team.

Lifeboats, run an independent inland lifeboat and nationally declared flood and swiftwater rescue team (meaning we get called nationwide by fire and rescue in times of major flooding).

Water Walt.

No.

[TerryThomas]

matchmaker said:

TerryThomas said:

markmullen said:

TerryThomas said:

markmullen said:

my team, some of our guys, comms had gone down.

Would help if you told people what you do. I assume you're in the police/fire/ambulance service.

Or the A-Team.

Lifeboats, run an independent inland lifeboat and nationally declared flood and swiftwater rescue team (meaning we get called nationwide by fire and rescue in times of major flooding).

Water Walt.

No.

It was tongue in cheek. Should have put a smilie.

[CaptainCosworth]

I've had quite a few laughs reading this thread, but unfortunately it seems to have taken a bit of a downward spiral over the last few pages, with some unnecessarily bitter or personal comments. Any chance we can move on guys...?

Personally I will perhaps roll my eyes or have a bit of a chuckle when I see a "one life, live it" sticker, or something of a similar ilk, but if they're not doing any harm then leave them to it. What does however annoy me is when some of these sorts get too self important as the perceived power has gone to their heads.

Classic case from (more than) a few years ago, Mrs CC had a stall at the Dorset County Show. Once of the wettest summers for years had turned the field to mud, so there was no way we could drive the car on site to unload. Only choice was to park in the public car park miles away, fair enough. Got to the car park (it was still early so pretty empty), so drove up close to the entrance so we would have less distance to walk (would have to make a few trips to and from the car to unload), only for some overweight, middle aged, dipst in obligatory tweed, hi-viz and cowboy hat to tell us we can't park there as that's for disabled parking. Can we just park there to unload? No, that's disabled parking. fking .

I have no issue with keeping disabled spaces free, but FFS, we wouldn't have left it there after unloading. And looking at the state of the ground if you are in a wheelchair or have limited mobility then a day out in an extremely muddy field is not really a good idea.

Went back to the car at lunch, and guess what... there were about 5 cars parked in the 'disabled area', with space for another 30 odd more. Obviously Walt's one man crusade to save these spaces was working

[Shakermaker]

The local wannabe-Walt I mentioned a few pages ago is still doing the rounds in town, in his Ambulance that is still pretty much identical to all other Ambulances in the area, its a box body on a Sprinter chassis cab, still painted in day-glow yellow with most of the reflective stripes still on, just the stickers removed and the outline of where the stickers used to be clearly showing up as being slightly less dirty than the rest, so in this weather, it very clearly says AMBULANCE down the side and on the front etc.

Still even has the lightbars on the top, just these are now amber instead of Blue.

Can't tell if he has yet turned it into a camper van but it still does a better impression of an ambulance than a Morrisons delivery van

[JimmyConwayNW]

TerryThomas said:

markmullen said:

TerryThomas said:

markmullen said:

my team, some of our guys, comms had gone down.

Would help if you told people what you do. I assume you're in the police/fire/ambulance service.

Or the A-Team.

Lifeboats, run an independent inland lifeboat and nationally declared flood and swiftwater rescue team (meaning we get called nationwide by fire and rescue in times of major flooding).

Water Walt.

Very commendable and I think Mark is a really good guy for putting himself out there and doing that.

Can we not just go back to ripping Chemical Chaos?

[Willy Nilly]

Have the Fun Police packed up their Battenberg, got their M.reg Discovery's started and fked off yet?

[TheExcession]

wildcat45 said:

When I started this thread in the spring, I aimed to highlight the Walts, misfits etc who assume witth no foundation authority and who like nothing better than a tiny bit of status given by a Hi Viz jacket or a walkie talkie to boss people around.

I never expected so many replies. I also didn't expect such fun and comedy gold. Please stop being offended. It's a light hearted topic and this taking offence just re-enforce the stereo type of the sort of people who just take themselves too seriously.

Please lighten up.

Many many many years ago.....

Myself and another PHer decided to take a road trip from Manchester up to Scotland in his 205 GTi, IIRC we just bunged a couple of tents and sleeping stuff into the boot with a bit of food and off we went.

Well one night we arrived back from a long session at the pub. At the campsite we encountered a bit of a commotion as allegedly one group had decided to walk the 'short cut' back to the site through the woods and fields, we on the other hand had chosen the road route.

At about 2am we get on site and hear that some fella has fallen awkwardly and busted his hip. Cue many girls running around screaming and a lot of lads really not having a clue what to do.

Allegedly an Ambulance and Mountain Rescue had been called.

The accident wasn't too far away - maybe a 20 minute hike. My & S's initial reaction was what can we do?

I emptied my rucsac - stuck in my sleeping mat and bag, some water, some food, first aid kit and off we went.

A couple of people came with us to show us the way.

When we arrived there was a lad laid out in obvious pain but equally pissed enough that it wasn't effecting him too much, just that he couldn't stand saying his hip wouldn't work, and he was fvcking cold.

We laid the mat out with the sleeping bag, got him into it and then discussion turned to how, and how long we thought it make take to carry him out.

I decided we needed a fire so set about getting a few of the people present to collect wood and we got perhaps a 2&1/2 foot campfire going. His mood improved markedly as he got warm and I cut two poles that we could possibly use with my sleeping bag to fashion a stretcher and carry him out of there.

We were beginning to consider this and I was contemplating cutting two holes in the bottom of my sleeping bag when torch lights and a few shouts appeared through the trees, and two mountain rescue lads arrived.

Now I appreciated that these lads didn't like being dragged out of bed at 2a.m. because some townie/city-boy had decided to take a short cut and not just walked the road like everyone else. I was also well aware that I'd prefer to be somewhere else too. But had it been me in that situation, I'd be blood glad that complete strangers would come out to try and help.

One of them really laid into me about the fire, told me I was an idiot for setting the fire, it's illegal, you shouldn't have done it etc etc.

I told him, under the circumstances it was the correct thing to do and he launched at me again. I said you sort out the patient and I'll sort out the fire, which I did and then took a corner of the stretcher and helped carried him out.

Even the professionals can be dicks at times, when we'd finally loaded this lad into the ambulance back in the car park monkey-man didn't even come over to chat with us, so I asked him "Can I have my sleeping bag back now please? Otherwise I'll be setting another fire to keep me warm tonight"

My parting shot "Which Girl Guides Group did you get your 'Search and Rescue' badge from?" question didn't go down too well either. What an opinionated rule-book-prick. But then he did get out of bed and come to our/his assistance. (I still reckon with the people around we would have got him out ok.)

Cool story bro.

(I did get rescued from a small sailing dinghy from the middle of lake Bala in Wales once. I think I was about 15-16, a storm blew up in minutes and having capsized 3 times trying to reach shore I just couldn't go anymore. A rescue boat pulled up and they dragged me in utterly exhausted. Next morning I walked over to the boat house on the other side of the lake with a packet of biscuits to say thanks - it was all I had to give them.) Thanks again lads - thought I was going to die that afternoon.

[anonymous-user]

DonkeyApple said:

ReaderScars said:

I know of someone who's been in the Army Reserves since it was called the Territorial Army. Was out in both Iraq and Afghanistan, been sniped at and had an IED detonated at very, very close quarters AS A VOLUNTEER.

Is now looking to become a blood bike rider when his 30 year TA/AR stint is ended. Wants to continue as a volunteer to do do something worthwhile - on his own bike of course.

Any of you judgemental, finger pointing keyboard warriors feeling brave enough to do the same? Of course you're not.

Stop being a tt. There's a good girl. Try reading the thread and then you might understand what it is all about. It's been pointed out enough times in this thread to the fools that no one is mocking the real volounteers who are a huge benefit to society but mocking the mentally deranged who dress up and pretend to have the history of such people. Whether they are pretending to have military backgrounds, be policemen, secret agents or members of International Rescue.

And if you can't be arsed to engage brain then bugger off to another moralistic bandwagon. Or maybe you condone those weirdos who wear medals that aren't theirs?

This, and to the people mocking the 'keyboard warriors' for not getting out there and doing volunteering themselves, I do loads of charity work each saturday, just don't feel the need to brag on the internet or IRL.

This some light hearted fun on walts who have a power trip, having worked with many walts in my time I feel I know walts personally and this thread makes me crack up.

This is not a personal attack and this is not a discredit of emergency volunteers, (one life live it excluded)

Learn to wind down and have a laugh or hit your back button and goes elsewhere.

[anonymous-user]

Willy Nilly said:

Have the Fun Police packed up their Battenberg, got their M.reg Discovery's started and fked off yet?

Hopefully, the problem is its addicted to easystart.

[Jezzerh]

TheJimi said:

Jezzerh said:

93DW said:

Does being professionally offended pay well? There are lots of things I read on here that I don't like or agree with yet others do and when I do encounter these things I usually hit the back button on my browser and move on with my life.

Oh come on. That's way too simple. You've got to let everyone know how upset you are, or it doesn't count.

There are some special snowflakes on here, I dread to think how they'd get on visiting Reddit, 4chan or somethingawful.

I spend a fair bit of time on Reddit, and I like it. I actually find it a nicer place to be than PH, quite a lot of the time.

That doesn't fit your narrative though, does it?

fk it, this thread has gone full .

Ah'm oot.

Fit my what?

Trap sprung, I think.

[Willy Nilly]

Learn2MergeInTurn said:

Willy Nilly said:

Have the Fun Police packed up their Battenberg, got their M.reg Discovery's started and fked off yet?

Hopefully, the problem is its addicted to easystart.

If they can get one of them started, they should be able to bump start most of the others.

[308mate]

Nanook said:

TheJimi said:

Tell me, how is this really any different from a bunch of PH'ers helping a couple out with their cars? IMO, there no difference, the only difference is the vehicles used. Ignoring Matt's hyperbole, it was just a nice gesture that made someone's day. Why do you gurning idiots feel the need to be so fking nasty about it?

The difference is, when my mate phones me for a tow, or I'm marshalling at some sort of motorsport event, I don't feel the need to wear a cowboy hat and high vis over camo, nor do I have the odd desire to cover my car in stickers, text and flashy lights that serve no real purpose other than to pretend to people that I'm in some sort of position of authority, when the complete opposite is true.

That's what people seem to be commenting on. It's cool to help people out. Don't be a tool about it though.

Whoa woa woa. We have a track marshal pouring scorn on a group of people for being well meaning but overly officious and enthusiastic and a bit Walt?

It's like raaaiiinnn.....

[Some Gump]

308mate said:

Whoa woa woa. We have a track marshal pouring scorn on a group of people for being well meaning but overly officious and enthusiastic and a bit Walt?

It's like raaaiiinnn.....

Hold on, track marshals are almost universally spot on and not like that at all.

It's grid marshals that are the PITA. Grid marshals have power. Sometimes even a clipboard.

Porsche cup, Croft. "no spectators". Really? It's just started raining. I'm holding allen keys, a pressure gauge and a 13mm spanner. My driver is yelling at me (us) because kick off is about 3 minutes from now, and everything is set for dry. You can see him. Oh, and you know me because we're here with the other car every bloody month, and have been for 3 years. You won't let me in unless I go back to the van and get a pass of some kind? Ok, I'll just hand the driver the tools so he can lie down in a puddle and do his own bloody roll bars. Then fluff the start (which I inevitably then get blamed for). No, him taking the tools off me in a huff is clearly not evidence that we're together, nor is him angrily asking for the damper settings from yesterdays damp test (which I have written in front of me).

Bloody grid marshals. They're only doing it because they were too rubbish to wave the right flag, put out fires or drive a recovery truck like the proper lads and lasses who are awesome.

[jdw100]

Learn2MergeInTurn said:

, I do loads of charity work each saturday, just don't feel the need to brag on the internet or IRL.

[anonymous-user]

This is a change of diection away from the 4 x 4 lot.
But these Dads Army type aren't just restricted to events or even to being male. Go in acharity shop and earwig what gets said It's hilarious listening to some of these women that prattle on about how much time they give up. About how much time they give up when comparing it to Betty who isnt't there. About how much time they give up when they could be at home.
Then you get the total barmpots who think that an old DVD is worth a fiver even when there is another identical one for 50p. The BHF (British Heart Foundation shops) are my favourite for this except its full of young people thinking they are making a difference.

[Trabi601]

Hmmm, won't have anything said against those who give up their time to work in charity shops, in particular BHF shops.

Anyone who has a heart condition and has used the BHF rehabilitation services will know just how valuable their work is.