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wolfracesonic said:
Reading the 'SAS Who dares wins' thread in the TV forum, got me to thinking, would there be any interest in a '4X4 Response who dares wins' show? What type of challenges would our intrepid contestants have to face? Would YOU be up for the challenge? I suggest Kelly Brook should play the role of the saucy district nurse who needs to get her patients through 1.5'' of snow; I'm also suggesting the Benny Hill tune could used as incidental music
Here's a scenario "ripped from the headlines" so to speakMrs Miggins has run out of Whiskas Chicken Cat Food. Mrs Miggins has got 10 packets of Whiskas Lamb, 10 packets of Whiskas Salmon and 10 packets of Whiskas Tuna cat food. However, Persephone the cat will only eat Whiskas Chicken cat food.
All of a sudden, its 9pm. The cat will need another bowl of food served at some point before mid-day tomorrow. The temperature has dipped below 5 degrees. Tesco doesn't open until.. well its an Extra so its open all night, but there's a risk the car park might need some gritting.
Can our intrepid responders be on standby all night in case they to make the perilous 0.5 mile journey to Tesco to pick up more cat food at 11am the next day?
yellowjack said:
Red 4 said:
...I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.
Possibly by staring at you intensely.
A full 1,000 yard stare? Or are you "only accurate out to 600 yards"?Possibly by staring at you intensely.
Crosswinds, atmospheric pressure and whether or not I would have a " spotter" on the day to accurately gauge the range.
In short, there is no definitive answer.
Surely you should know that
Benbay001 said:
If I had a 4x4 id love to be out fannying about in the snow.
If youre going to fanny about in the snow, you may as well do it helping others.
I think fannying about in the snow helping others is acceptable but fannying about in the snow helping others with a liveried up flashing light covered 4x4 pretending to be something official is being aWalt.If youre going to fanny about in the snow, you may as well do it helping others.
D-Angle said:
Completely off topic but reading "Last person who isn’t a recruitment tosser leaves LinkedIn" got a genuine lol.Genuine question;
What kind of insurance do these Road Warriors have ?
I mean what happens when they are using their highly specialized skills and dynamic response techniques and it goes spectacularly wrong ?
Think someone being decapitated by a winch line or being flattened by a rolling Discovery - y'know, that kind of minor stuff.
What kind of insurance do these Road Warriors have ?
I mean what happens when they are using their highly specialized skills and dynamic response techniques and it goes spectacularly wrong ?
Think someone being decapitated by a winch line or being flattened by a rolling Discovery - y'know, that kind of minor stuff.
Edited by Red 4 on Friday 1st February 15:17
D-Angle said:
I can think of better things to do with a semi than those suggested in the piece.Red 4 said:
Genuine question;
What kind of insurance do these Road Warriors have ?
I mean what happens when they are using their highly specialized skills and dynamic response techniques and it goes spectacularly wrong ?
Think someone being decapitated by a winch line or being flattened by a rolling Discovery - y'know, that kind of minor stuff.
Not only that, how do the batteries on 15 year old Shoguns and Land Rovers cope with cold weather and the high load walt accessories put on them? What kind of insurance do these Road Warriors have ?
I mean what happens when they are using their highly specialized skills and dynamic response techniques and it goes spectacularly wrong ?
Think someone being decapitated by a winch line or being flattened by a rolling Discovery - y'know, that kind of minor stuff.
Edited by Red 4 on Friday 1st February 15:17
Scabutz said:
Just doing a Go/No Go check.
Go tyres
Go week lemon drink
Go comms
Go beacon
Go hi viz.
Go weather app
Go winch
Clear for deployment. Infil commenced.
PSB missed a trick here..Go tyres
Go week lemon drink
Go comms
Go beacon
Go hi viz.
Go weather app
Go winch
Clear for deployment. Infil commenced.
https://youtu.be/BHIo6qwJarI
john2443 said:
Benbay001 said:
If I had a 4x4 id love to be out fannying about in the snow.
If youre going to fanny about in the snow, you may as well do it helping others.
I think fannying about in the snow helping others is acceptable but fannying about in the snow helping others with a liveried up flashing light covered 4x4 pretending to be something official is being a Walt.If youre going to fanny about in the snow, you may as well do it helping others.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with someone who owns a 4x4 helping others.
I think it’s great that someone would give their time and fuel etc to help others that they see are stuck or whatever.
But you don’t need to wear a ‘Hi Viz uniform’, have a call-sign, and decorate your car to very closely resemble an emergency services vehicle to do it.
That’s where you cross the line into ‘Walting’.
We had a ‘4x4 Response’ Land Rover Defender into my work for some body repairs recently, and externally, it was just an absolute fest of “I’m almost a Policeman!” style battenberg livery, reflective stripes, light bars, hidden LED strobes behind grills, antennas, and so on.
Inside was just as bad. Entire centre console made from scratch to accommodate banks of switches, two-way radios, and even a large PC tablet on a bracket so the driver could ‘monitor online comms and information’.
It even had sirens behind the grill for f
k sake, with USA style ‘Yelp’ and ‘Wail’ buttons on the dashboard to control it.It was the owners daily driver.
He goes everywhere looking like that.
It’s the equivalent of dressing almost exactly like a policeman, covering yourself in a stab vest, hi viz, tactical equipment, radio, and all that kind of stuff, and then calmly going about your business everyday like it was perfectly normal.
It just screams ‘weirdo’ to me.
Red 4 said:
Lord Marylebone said:
It even had sirens behind the grill for fk sake, with USA style ‘Yelp’ and ‘Wail’ buttons on the dashboard to control it.
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The owner is a very naughty boy then.k sake, with USA style ‘Yelp’ and ‘Wail’ buttons on the dashboard to control it..
There's walting and then there's illegal.
I’m happy to be corrected on that if anyone knows differently.
Lord Marylebone said:
Red 4 said:
Lord Marylebone said:
It even had sirens behind the grill for fk sake, with USA style ‘Yelp’ and ‘Wail’ buttons on the dashboard to control it.
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The owner is a very naughty boy then.k sake, with USA style ‘Yelp’ and ‘Wail’ buttons on the dashboard to control it..
There's walting and then there's illegal.
I’m happy to be corrected on that if anyone knows differently.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regul...
Likewise many walt vehicles with amber lights are probably breaking the law, since amber lights can only be fitted to limited types of vehicles:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/regul...
Edited by Gareth79 on Friday 1st February 18:33
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