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

[helix402]

It's starting the fires so you can put them out that's really wrong.

[Jimmy Recard]

helix402 said:

It's starting the fires so you can put them out that's really wrong.

Something suspicious about that Billy Joel

[JuniorD]

Some of these walts even have access to jet aircraft

[helix402]

But do they have high vis and clipboard?
Section 4a subsection 2.1c of the Walt Handbook Edition 26 (amended by Derek) has this useful section on page 563:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/factsheet...

[Jimmy Recard]

helix402 said:

But do they have high vis and clipboard?
Section 4a subsection 2.1c of the Walt Handbook Edition 26 (amended by Derek) has this useful section on page 563:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/factsheet...

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

I don't want to meet whoever drafted that

[ian in lancs]

helix402 said:

I bet Derek knows what colour the boathouse is.

Ah, yes! Easy one but do you know the colour of the boathouse at Bletchley?

[jdw100]

ian in lancs said:

helix402 said:

I bet Derek knows what colour the boathouse is.

Ah, yes! Easy one but do you know the colour of the boathouse at Bletchley?

The old boat house at Bletchley? I can tell you it's Xd1285dtgyOW3864---...-34.K34fgy.

[yellowjack]

ian in lancs said:

Ah, yes! Easy one but do you know the colour of the boathouse at Bletchley?

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[Shakermaker]

Shakermaker said:

I'm off to a potential Walt hangout tomorrow - the Reading Beer Festival.

Much opportunity for hi-vis, radios, clipboards, perimeter fencing, beer guts, cowboy hats and clothes solely bought at other beer festivals or museum gift shops.

I shall return next week and give you a run down if I spot any actual Walting, as opposed to just helpful volunteering.

As promised, a quick run down.

I saw less Walting than I have in previous years when I attended this year.

But what I did see, was Walt gold.

1. There were 2 queues for entry. One for pre-booked tickets, and one for non-pre booked. A simple system you would think and required just a couple of people to direct those to the appropriate queue. These people however, seemed to need to be in constant radio contact with each other from the back of each queue asking for "status updates" at regular intervals. For something which was due to open the gates at 11am (when the licence allowed them to start selling alcohol) I was surprised to hear the guy near us ask at 10,45 and 10.50 why the queue was so long.

2. A third man outside told 2 young kids to get off their bikes (in a public park, on a cycle path) whilst they went past the queue. They were too young to give him any lip back but they did not look happy about having what was, I imagine, their speed record attempt so rudely interrupted.

3. Much hi vis was worn and many cowboy hats were on display. None of the hi vis was necessary and in fact it made their own hierarchy LESS distinguishable. What was a straightforward system of Orange for regular volunteers, Red for bar staff and Purple for Managers was lost when all of them started wearing yellow hi vis, which itself was inconsistent because clearly it was brought from home by some - either big outdoor raincoats, or just vests over the top of another coat. However we were a fair distance from being near any traffic to worry about, and the St John Ambulance first aid point was very clearly marked.

But that's about it really. It felt much quieter this year than in the past as well.

oh but bonus points because there was a stall selling silly hats. Many people bought hats that resemble what ordinary members of the public would call "cones"

[ian in lancs]

jdw100 said:

ian in lancs said:

helix402 said:

I bet Derek knows what colour the boathouse is.

Ah, yes! Easy one but do you know the colour of the boathouse at Bletchley?

The old boat house at Bletchley? I can tell you it's Xd1285dtgyOW3864---...-34.K34fgy.

yellowjack said:

ian in lancs said:

Ah, yes! Easy one but do you know the colour of the boathouse at Bletchley?

01101001 01110011 00100000 01101001 01110100 00100000 01100111 01110010 01100101 01100101 01101110 00100000 00111111

You're both wrong and its gone past midnight you'll have to start all over again.

Edited by ian in lancs on Thursday 4th May 07:20

[Jonmx]

Jimmy Recard said:

helix402 said:

But do they have high vis and clipboard?
Section 4a subsection 2.1c of the Walt Handbook Edition 26 (amended by Derek) has this useful section on page 563:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/factsheet...

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

I don't want to meet whoever drafted that

I had the misfortune of ensuring my previous employers compliance with PUWER and all the other fun HSE stuff. You really do have to have a certain mind-set to be able to do it without ending up as a dribbling loon. The next year we got a 'consultant' in, he was absolutely cracked, clearly years of dealing with ever increasing legislation had got to him, poor bd.

[Jonmx]

I spotted this in the NP&E Corbyn thread. There appears to be a Communist Security Commando Walt in the background complete with red beret and Hi Viz (I know Commandos have green lids but I'm sticking with that term.). Anybody have any ideas on which 'unit' he might be a member of?

[meehaja]

clipboards, tabards, flags! that's amazing! mind you, communism is all about the walting, even when the genocide starts they'll need clipboards and uniforms!

[Spare tyre]

Jonmx said:

I spotted this in the NP&E Corbyn thread. There appears to be a Communist Security Commando Walt in the background complete with red beret and Hi Viz (I know Commandos have green lids but I'm sticking with that term.). Anybody have any ideas on which 'unit' he might be a member of?

Probably dog unit but definitely not g unit

[WilsonWilson]

Walt victim of elaborate plot to deny him becoming Mayor of Doncaster.

Sad face photo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yo...

Video of him getting a ticket for using the blue lights on his 'ambulance' http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/election-can...

[anonymous-user]

he says he was accused of driving through red lights, when the copper said he 'could' not has.
What an odious character he is.

[Jonmx]

WilsonWilson said:

Walt victim of elaborate plot to deny him becoming Mayor of Doncaster.

Sad face photo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yo...

Video of him getting a ticket for using the blue lights on his 'ambulance' http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/election-can...

Stopped by an ARV, he must have stood out like a dog's dick for them to stop and deal with a traffic infraction. Comedy gold sad face though.

[DonkeyApple]

Jonmx said:

I spotted this in the NP&E Corbyn thread. There appears to be a Communist Security Commando Walt in the background complete with red beret and Hi Viz (I know Commandos have green lids but I'm sticking with that term.). Anybody have any ideas on which 'unit' he might be a member of?

The chap is probably ensuring he is first in line for a gun and the keys to the gas chambers when Momentum rule.

[Jonmx]

DonkeyApple said:

The chap is probably ensuring he is first in line for a gun and the keys to the gas chambers when Momentum rule.

That would be funny if it weren't scarily close to the truth!

[anonymous-user]

yellowjack said:

ian in lancs said:

Ah, yes! Easy one but do you know the colour of the boathouse at Bletchley?

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No, it isn't green.

Derrick can't see colours anyway so I wouldn't listen to him, he runs the comms centre.