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

[yellowjack]

SpamCan said:

matchmaker said:

Comms check? bks talk. When I was a radio operator with HM Coastguard the phrase was "radio check" and we carried this out every Sunday morning with our mobile teams and offshore lighthouses (including the wonderfully named Muckle Flugga).

Same in aviation (names and registrations changed to protect the innocent/infamous):

Aircraft: Grass Field Radio, G-ABCD, request radio check and airfield information.
Grass Field Radio: G-ABCD, readability five, using runway two three right hand, surface wind two four zero ten knots, QNH one zero one six.

The response will be on a scale of one to five depending on whether its completely unintelligible (one) or crystal clear (five).

Utter rot.

Everyone knows the correct response is "wall-to-wall, and tree-top tall - and be aware - smokey has a bear in the air"...


...Rubber Duck out!

[AstonZagato]

I was in Yorkshire about 18 months ago. There was a "Dog Patrol" van parked up with its rear door open to let the cargo have some air. The only dog in the back was a very timid yorkshire terrier.

[MrBrightSi]

AstonZagato said:

I was in Yorkshire about 18 months ago. There was a "Dog Patrol" van parked up with its rear door open to let the cargo have some air. The only dog in the back was a very timid yorkshire terrier.

[Some Gump]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40892336

BBC news said:

Bigfoot 911, a Facebook group of more than 5,700 members that investigates sightings of the mythical Bigfoot in McDowell County, western North Carolina, said photos displayed on Mr MacGregor's website look nothing like the thing they saw.

Commander.

Quite a rank, for a semi-literate.

ETA, there's a video further down that page!

Contains:
War cries.
Copious army surplus clothes.
Improvised weapons.
A Waltmobile.
Walt speak.
Matt's hat.

Edited by Some Gump on Thursday 10th August 22:56

[Shakermaker]

Europa1 said:

I spotted a classic in Stevenage the other day: grey Ford C-Max with the rear Ford oval badge replaced with "Dog Patrol", and a flourescent sign on the tailgate reading "Working Dogs in Transit". Presumably they had a different sign for transporting broken dogs.

What sign did they have on the back of the Transit, that's what I want to know? "Cute cuddly dogs in C-Max" perhaps?

[Jonmx]

From one of the many shouty Cyclist threads in GG. Combining the stopping power of a high viz jacket, with the superiority of a competition road racing cyclist, we have the Cycling Marshal! It ticks an awful lot of boxes!

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/accreditedmarsha...

Overview of responsibilities
Follow the race on race radio
Use the sign to stop traffic
Hold traffic to allow safe passage of the race convoy or ‘bubble’
Release and thank traffic after the race has passed.

Upon successful completion of your first five races, and the submission of your logbook, you will have completed your training and will be awarded your certificate. You will also receive specific British Cycling accredited marshal clothing free of charge; this includes an accredited marshal polo shirt and a waterproof jacket.

[anonymous-user]

Cyclowalts. Great.

[Eddh]

To be fair they serve a pretty important purpose... stopping a large group of fast moving riders getting mowed down by cars, they aren't rescuing Dorris' cat from a tree or 'deployed' to a muddy field to tow out some carbooters.

Although I am sure as with most marshalling there are bound to be people who get over enthusiastic with it...

[CoolHands]

Jonmx said:

Upon successful completion of your first five races, and the submission of your logbook, you will have completed your training and will be awarded your certificate.

I've still got my cycling proficiency certificate somewhere, that I earned in primary school. Do you think it will allow me to leapfrog this process?

I did it some time in the 70s. I probably looked something like this

[Willy Nilly]

I saw a D4 with a 4X4 Assist sticker on it, is this a splinter group of the real deal?

[rovermorris999]

CoolHands said:

I've still got my cycling proficiency certificate somewhere, that I earned in primary school. Do you think it will allow me to leapfrog this process?

I did it some time in the 70s. I probably looked something like this

That brings back some memories, I did that too. Now called Bikeability apparently.

[AstonZagato]

Willy Nilly said:

I saw a D4 with a 4X4 Assist sticker on it, is this a splinter group of the real deal?

Splitters

[_dobbo_]

My neighbourhood walt got a new walt wagon, a very anonymous Landrover Discovery.

But worry not, within weeks he had his LED light bars, snorkel and 4x4 response sticker back on the thing.

I now know he also has flashing orange LEDs in his front and rear bumper, the thing looks like a proper disco discovery. I know this because I saw him broken down on the hard shoulder of the M5.

Which raises the important question - WHO RESCUES THE RESCUERS?

[yellowjack]

_dobbo_ said:

My neighbourhood walt got a new walt wagon, a very anonymous Landrover Discovery.

But worry not, within weeks he had his LED light bars, snorkel and 4x4 response sticker back on the thing.

I now know he also has flashing orange LEDs in his front and rear bumper, the thing looks like a proper disco discovery. I know this because I saw him broken down on the hard shoulder of the M5.

Which raises the important question - WHO RESCUES THE RESCUERS?

I borrowed The Borrowers once. From my local library...


...I wonder if there's a book called "The Rescuers"? Yup! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_(book)

Now if only there were a copy of this book sitting in a skip somewhere, it would tee up the punchline nicely...

[EggsBenedict]

4x4 Response.

South Eastern, no less.

Hi viz, and Aussie bush hats aplenty.

Edited by EggsBenedict on Wednesday 23 August 22:49

Edited by EggsBenedict on Wednesday 23 August 22:49

[JuniorD]

Don't know if it's Walting when it's a soldier doing it, but this is a particular sad bit of behaviour - A feted 96 year old US veteran, hailed as D-Day hero, awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Legion of Honour admits he was in Northern Ireland at the time.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/22/96-amer...

What a dick.

[Europa1]

EggsBenedict said:

4x4 Response.

South Eastern, no less.

Hi viz, and Aussie bush hats aplenty.

Edited by EggsBenedict on Wednesday 23 August 22:49

Edited by EggsBenedict on Wednesday 23 August 22:49

My word. Where were they displaying?

[jdw100]

EggsBenedict said:

4x4 Response.

South Eastern, no less.

Hi viz, and Aussie bush hats aplenty.

Edited by EggsBenedict on Wednesday 23 August 22:49

Edited by EggsBenedict on Wednesday 23 August 22:49

Heroes, the real heroes. Brings a tear to yer eye.

They might have lined up their mighty 4X4 steeds to display to ordinary members of the public but they'll have had one eye on the comms, Ready to throw down their pasties, drain their weak lemon drink in one heroic swallow and leap in to action

4x4 elite rescue squad....ho! Let's roll to a MAJOR EVENT. It's time to deploy!!

It's all got me quite emotional..

[Armitage.Shanks]

_dobbo_ said:

Which raises the important question - WHO RESCUES THE RESCUERS?

Gaius Petronius Arbiter asked that very same question a several hundred years back

[anonymous-user]

EggsBenedict said:

4x4 Response.

South Eastern, no less.

Hi viz, and Aussie bush hats aplenty.

I mean, really....what's the point?
I'll go to car shows and look at genuine classics, rare vintage vehicles or unusual and interesting stuff like fire engines and military vehicles but FFS.....
That's just a row of factory spec Defenders.....wowee......yeah, yeah....I know I sleep with both eyes closed so wouldn't understand and don't speak "The Code" and as a mere civvy I haven't been issued a hiviz but come on.....