Misfits, Dad's Army Types et al...
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Crossflow Kid said:
burritoNinja said:
You can go from a private to a colonel. Close relative of my wife’s was in the US Army for 40 years of service. Started as a private and retired as a Lt.Col. Though he was in for decades.
That’s the colonial forces for you though.They get medals and promotion just for turning up.
“The yanks get a Purple Heart if someone spills beer on them in the P.X.”
Until he went on joint manoeuvres with them in southern Germany, and was “captured” by a bunch of “red neck” yanks, he said that they were giving him a hard time, until some of their NCOs stepped in.
He saw them in a different light after that, he said, “If the Russkies comes over the border, I’ll be standing behind a U.S. Armoured Division, well behind it.
stickleback123 said:
I think I met a security guard walt at the passport office behind Victoria station yesterday. First he asked to see my reservation code/e-mail to get in, which was reasonable, and then asked me to zoom in to the code so he could read it. Not that he checked it against a list or anything.
He then said, entirely to himself "dark mode is in effect. Go ahead". I think he was referring to the fact my phone has the dark mode colour scheme on?!
You’ve been down selected for a tactical insertionHe then said, entirely to himself "dark mode is in effect. Go ahead". I think he was referring to the fact my phone has the dark mode colour scheme on?!
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Frank7 said:
Crossflow Kid said:
burritoNinja said:
You can go from a private to a colonel. Close relative of my wife’s was in the US Army for 40 years of service. Started as a private and retired as a Lt.Col. Though he was in for decades.
That’s the colonial forces for you though.They get medals and promotion just for turning up.
“The yanks get a Purple Heart if someone spills beer on them in the P.X.”
Until he went on joint manoeuvres with them in southern Germany, and was “captured” by a bunch of “red neck” yanks, he said that they were giving him a hard time, until some of their NCOs stepped in.
He saw them in a different light after that, he said, “If the Russkies comes over the border, I’ll be standing behind a U.S. Armoured Division, well behind it.
That's why your typical UK career serviceman will have a handful (if any) but their US counterpart will have a chest full. It's not unusual to see 20 or 30 on a US uniform.
Dibble said:
I’m a (temporarily off the road) blood biker.
Despite having done blue light and advanced car courses in the cops, to use one of the charity’s liveried bikes, I have to get a “civvy” advanced motorcycle qualification - IAM, RoSPA or equivalent. I’m a cheapskate and lazy with it, so I’d just use my own bike when I was on the rota. I have a high viz jacket, that I’d stick on as I arrived at the “sending” hospital and take off once I’d delivered at the “receiving” hospital.
Some of the other “untrained” volunteers, who were also using their own bikes, started to add... I’m going to be generous, and call it “livery”... to their own bikes. LOTS of livery, in some cases. The committee fairly quickly wrote it into the “rules” that the only “livery” allowed was a “Blood” sign, fore and aft, no blue lights, no battenburg, no NHS stickers printed out, lamintaed and stuck all over the place. You get the idea.
Also, using my own bike had the advantage that it didn’t have a real time GPS tracker fitted to it, so I could “save time” on some of the routes, IYSWIM.
Friend at work delivers blood, he uses his own BMW with high Viz and home made battenburg along the panniers, black and white chequer on his crashhat , full HV along with as much neon tape as could feasibly be attached to a BMW tourer.Despite having done blue light and advanced car courses in the cops, to use one of the charity’s liveried bikes, I have to get a “civvy” advanced motorcycle qualification - IAM, RoSPA or equivalent. I’m a cheapskate and lazy with it, so I’d just use my own bike when I was on the rota. I have a high viz jacket, that I’d stick on as I arrived at the “sending” hospital and take off once I’d delivered at the “receiving” hospital.
Some of the other “untrained” volunteers, who were also using their own bikes, started to add... I’m going to be generous, and call it “livery”... to their own bikes. LOTS of livery, in some cases. The committee fairly quickly wrote it into the “rules” that the only “livery” allowed was a “Blood” sign, fore and aft, no blue lights, no battenburg, no NHS stickers printed out, lamintaed and stuck all over the place. You get the idea.
Also, using my own bike had the advantage that it didn’t have a real time GPS tracker fitted to it, so I could “save time” on some of the routes, IYSWIM.
He even ordered 2 blue strobes off Ebay as he said the "Police would understand" - until it was pointed out they probably wouldn't and he might be looking at a stretch for impersonating.
Despite looking like a spaz, he continues to ride up the A14 / A12, flashing drivers and waving them out of the way in the outside lane..
texaxile said:
Friend at work delivers blood, he uses his own BMW with high Viz and home made battenburg along the panniers, black and white chequer on his crashhat , full HV along with as much neon tape as could feasibly be attached to a BMW tourer.
He even ordered 2 blue strobes off Ebay as he said the "Police would understand" - until it was pointed out they probably wouldn't and he might be looking at a stretch for impersonating.
Despite looking like a spaz, he continues to ride up the A14 / A12, flashing drivers and waving them out of the way in the outside lane..
There was a spaz that used to live near me, who had a fully decked out bike, with battenburgs, blues, twos, the whole shooting match. He had it liveried as a ‘life bike’. He even used to collect money, from the G.P. outside a local shopping centre. Right up until the point he got tugged, on the road, with his ‘life bike’, blues and twos, and battenburg, and all that stuff. One ( of many ) problems were, that he had no organs, or blood, or semen ( possibly ) or anything else, on board. When the 5-0 pulled him, he was wearing full reflective kit, looking for all the world like plod, but his earpiece, inside his lid, was attatched to nothing He even ordered 2 blue strobes off Ebay as he said the "Police would understand" - until it was pointed out they probably wouldn't and he might be looking at a stretch for impersonating.
Despite looking like a spaz, he continues to ride up the A14 / A12, flashing drivers and waving them out of the way in the outside lane..
. What a tool.did it twice, got 22 months clink, add that the bucket list.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wal...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wal...
thenortherner said:
Wearing camouflage clothing as well.That always makes me assume Walt whenever I see it.
The only exception to that is when it is being worn by someone for the required purpose of hiding in undergrowth to shoot foxes etc. That seems acceptable to me.
The one thing I never understood about the ‘Frontera up Snowdonia’ incident is why he didn’t drive it back down. It looks parked rather than stuck in any photos I’ve seen.
Anyone know the answer?
The Mad Monk said:
Lord Marylebone said:
The one thing I never understood about the ‘Frontera up Snowdonia’ incident is why he didn’t drive it back down. It looks parked rather than stuck in any photos I’ve seen.
Anyone know the answer?
Because he was in prison?Anyone know the answer?
On the second attempt he clearly decided beforehand that he was going to leave the car parked next to the visitors centre at the top, and make his way back down without it.
He wasn’t actually caught in the act on either occasion.
Thesprucegoose said:
did it twice, got 22 months clink, add that the bucket list.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wal...
A man resembling Williams was also captured on CCTV in the early hours of the first trial day on Wednesday, sticking a note to the window of the court buildings... It read: "Can't catch me, try to catch me if you can".https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wal...
These people really are away with the fairies, aren't they??
PBCD said:
A man resembling Williams was also captured on CCTV in the early hours of the first trial day on Wednesday, sticking a note to the window of the court buildings... It read: "Can't catch me, try to catch me if you can".
These people really are away with the fairies, aren't they??
Absolutely self centred idiotThese people really are away with the fairies, aren't they??
PBCD said:
A man resembling Williams was also captured on CCTV in the early hours of the first trial day on Wednesday, sticking a note to the window of the court buildings... It read: "Can't catch me, try to catch me if you can".
These people really are away with the fairies, aren't they??
Mentally not well.These people really are away with the fairies, aren't they??
GOATever said:
texaxile said:
Friend at work delivers blood, he uses his own BMW with high Viz and home made battenburg along the panniers, black and white chequer on his crashhat , full HV along with as much neon tape as could feasibly be attached to a BMW tourer.
He even ordered 2 blue strobes off Ebay as he said the "Police would understand" - until it was pointed out they probably wouldn't and he might be looking at a stretch for impersonating.
Despite looking like a spaz, he continues to ride up the A14 / A12, flashing drivers and waving them out of the way in the outside lane..
There was a spaz that used to live near me, who had a fully decked out bike, with battenburgs, blues, twos, the whole shooting match. He had it liveried as a ‘life bike’. He even used to collect money, from the G.P. outside a local shopping centre. Right up until the point he got tugged, on the road, with his ‘life bike’, blues and twos, and battenburg, and all that stuff. One ( of many ) problems were, that he had no organs, or blood, or semen ( possibly ) or anything else, on board. When the 5-0 pulled him, he was wearing full reflective kit, looking for all the world like plod, but his earpiece, inside his lid, was attatched to nothing He even ordered 2 blue strobes off Ebay as he said the "Police would understand" - until it was pointed out they probably wouldn't and he might be looking at a stretch for impersonating.
Despite looking like a spaz, he continues to ride up the A14 / A12, flashing drivers and waving them out of the way in the outside lane..
. What a tool.GOATever said:
There was a spaz that used to live near me, who had a fully decked out bike, with battenburgs, blues, twos, the whole shooting match. He had it liveried as a ‘life bike’. He even used to collect money, from the G.P. outside a local shopping centre. Right up until the point he got tugged, on the road, with his ‘life bike’, blues and twos, and battenburg, and all that stuff. One ( of many ) problems were, that he had no organs, or blood, or semen ( possibly ) or anything else, on board. When the 5-0 pulled him, he was wearing full reflective kit, looking for all the world like plod, but his earpiece, inside his lid, was attatched to nothing . What a tool.
My uncle has been a biker his whole life and during the 80’s and 90’s he owned numerous ‘ex Police’ BMW bikes.. What a tool.Usually white fully faired bikes with panniers and the odd remnants of police stripes left on them.
He would then proceed to add a few more Battenberg looking stickers to them and a couple of spotlamps to the front and so on.
Even as a child I thought it was a bit odd.
He used to give the explanation that it was good because car drivers ‘got out of his way’ when they looked in their mirrors and saw him.
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