Misfits, Dad's Army Types et al...
Discussion
yellowjack said:
I'm not being funny, but if they are claiming to be properly equipped and trained, etc, do they have the load testing certificates for their winches, strops, and ropes? Or was it some bloke with his waistband tucked under his tits who stroked his beard, supped on some warm, weak lemon squash, and pronounced that everything was "fit for purpose"?
I have a fairly standard Defender 90, some mild tweaks.....stronger springs, a heavy duty tow bar, slightly knobbly tyres. Oh and a rear spotlight.I also carry a couple of 2” woven nylon strops and some D-rings when or if I go mucking about in the long grass for a day.
I almost got roped in to the Rescue Rangers when it all sprang up and seemed like a good thing to do.
Dodged a bullet there.
Got an ever so condescending email from Head Squirrel, telling me where and when to report so my vehicle and I could be “assessed” and designated an appropriate level of “Response Role” accordingly.
Asked them about how any equipment would be checked or rated, what the various levels of role were and how the results would be recorded.
Never got a reply.
yellowjack said:
Or was it some bloke with his waistband tucked under his tits who stroked his beard, supped on some warm, weak lemon squash, and pronounced that everything was "fit for purpose"?
Like this you mean?https://youtu.be/NSgBRkT8rKA
Manufacturers’ towing eyes for recovery?
D’oh alright then!
Clown.
mikal83 said:
450,000 volunteers in 1/2 day. And some arsholes on here are still slanging them off.
"Slanging" them off? Eh?This thread is dedicated to the weird little men that pretend they have some sort of military credentials or other authority over their fellow citizen. They turn up at airshows with little radios so that they can intercept communications between pilots and air traffic control. They adopt the slang, nicknames and acronyms used by the military. They like to dress up in olive drab fatigues and camouflage trousers to walk the dog. They want to be more important and indispensable than they ultimately are.They want to be involved in something that us ordinary proles can only wanly sit by and passively observe.
They are living out a bizarre fantasy for self gratification, not to selflessly help others. Go to your next local Armed Forces Day and you will see these weirdos in droves. You will see Discoveries with long whip antenna, winches and reflective stickers. Why? Do these guys really need all this clobber to get the job done?
Our current lockdown will be like nirvana for Walts. They can give people an arbitrary b
king for being outside, while being outside themselves.Granted they might do some good work, like getting an elderly neighbour to the local hospital (a yellow light emergency, lol). However any real civic benefit is a distant byproduct of the fact that these little nobodies simply want to exercise powers (real or imagined) over their fellow citizen. It is a mental illness, or tick, ultimately. The Walt in the town where I grew up had a Defender with a big spotlight on top. He dressed up as a gamekeeper, even though he wasn't one. He was a harsh disciplinarian, for no obvious reason, towards people he had no control over. He was the subject of ridicule from everybody else. A weird, bullying character who ultimately topped himself.
Dont like rolls said:
Ultimately this is just a slightly eccentric hobby. These guys enjoy dressing up and driving through puddles in convoy. They enjoy winching dead trees a few feet or pumping dirty water out of a big puddle. None of this 'work' actually matters.Probably quite a good male bonding thing if you can't get your jollies off through your normal job, I suppose. Just don't mistake it for an actual frontline emergency service.
Dont like rolls said:
Why would you winch a branch out of the way the two people could simply lift?
I’ve moved entire trees with my Defender. One was a big fuxk off poplar fallen perpendicular across a major road.
Strop round the root end, engage low range. Reverse gently towards grass verge. Job jobbed.
No hi viz, no beacons, no radio comms.
Just wanted to get home.
NapierDeltic said:
mikal83 said:
450,000 volunteers in 1/2 day. And some arsholes on here are still slanging them off.
"Slanging" them off? Eh?This thread is dedicated to the weird little men that pretend they have some sort of military credentials or other authority over their fellow citizen. They turn up at airshows with little radios so that they can intercept communications between pilots and air traffic control. They adopt the slang, nicknames and acronyms used by the military. They like to dress up in olive drab fatigues and camouflage trousers to walk the dog. They want to be more important and indispensable than they ultimately are.They want to be involved in something that us ordinary proles can only wanly sit by and passively observe.
They are living out a bizarre fantasy for self gratification, not to selflessly help others. Go to your next local Armed Forces Day and you will see these weirdos in droves. You will see Discoveries with long whip antenna, winches and reflective stickers. Why? Do these guys really need all this clobber to get the job done?
Our current lockdown will be like nirvana for Walts. They can give people an arbitrary b
king for being outside, while being outside themselves.Granted they might do some good work, like getting an elderly neighbour to the local hospital (a yellow light emergency, lol). However any real civic benefit is a distant byproduct of the fact that these little nobodies simply want to exercise powers (real or imagined) over their fellow citizen. It is a mental illness, or tick, ultimately. The Walt in the town where I grew up had a Defender with a big spotlight on top. He dressed up as a gamekeeper, even though he wasn't one. He was a harsh disciplinarian, for no obvious reason, towards people he had no control over. He was the subject of ridicule from everybody else. A weird, bullying character who ultimately topped himself.
In all honesty I have never come across any of these characters in any circumstances that I have experienced.
They are probably out there though, albeit a tiny minority. Not, I would argue enough to spend 230 odd pages on an internet forum highlighting their supposed foibles and, in my a opinion saying a lot about the posters themselves.
nonsequitur said:
As I have posted previously, they may be misguided, but are ultimately harmless. More of a nuisance to themselves than the general public.
In all honesty I have never come across any of these characters in any circumstances that I have experienced.
They are probably out there though, albeit a tiny minority. Not, I would argue enough to spend 230 odd pages on an internet forum highlighting their supposed foibles and, in my a opinion saying a lot about the posters themselves.
I don't think this thread is for you. And I definitely wouldn't go near TC&HAT.In all honesty I have never come across any of these characters in any circumstances that I have experienced.
They are probably out there though, albeit a tiny minority. Not, I would argue enough to spend 230 odd pages on an internet forum highlighting their supposed foibles and, in my a opinion saying a lot about the posters themselves.
Starfighter said:
Lest hand thread in a towing eye. Why the hell would any one do that when it is not under rotational load?
Twisted strand rope develops axial torque Under tension, right handed rope would produce an anti-clockwise turning motion on the towing eye which could cause it to unscrew.helix402 said:
Afraid it wasn’t really Walting. More like getting paid for doing some work. Today my local Waitrose had an SIA doorman managing the queue to enter the shop. He was dressed for a Friday night at a small town club.
Had one in my local waitrose, he was standing near the tills. Considering clientele really suprised they had him there.Dont like rolls said:
Isn't 'Professional Volunteers' an oxymoron?Thesprucegoose said:
helix402 said:
Afraid it wasn’t really Walting. More like getting paid for doing some work. Today my local Waitrose had an SIA doorman managing the queue to enter the shop. He was dressed for a Friday night at a small town club.
Had one in my local waitrose, he was standing near the tills. Considering clientele really suprised they had him there.DJFish said:
Starfighter said:
Lest hand thread in a towing eye. Why the hell would any one do that when it is not under rotational load?
Twisted strand rope develops axial torque Under tension, right handed rope would produce an anti-clockwise turning motion on the towing eye which could cause it to unscrew.nonsequitur said:
NapierDeltic said:
mikal83 said:
450,000 volunteers in 1/2 day. And some arsholes on here are still slanging them off.
"Slanging" them off? Eh?This thread is dedicated to the weird little men that pretend they have some sort of military credentials or other authority over their fellow citizen. They turn up at airshows with little radios so that they can intercept communications between pilots and air traffic control. They adopt the slang, nicknames and acronyms used by the military. They like to dress up in olive drab fatigues and camouflage trousers to walk the dog. They want to be more important and indispensable than they ultimately are.They want to be involved in something that us ordinary proles can only wanly sit by and passively observe.
They are living out a bizarre fantasy for self gratification, not to selflessly help others. Go to your next local Armed Forces Day and you will see these weirdos in droves. You will see Discoveries with long whip antenna, winches and reflective stickers. Why? Do these guys really need all this clobber to get the job done?
Our current lockdown will be like nirvana for Walts. They can give people an arbitrary b
king for being outside, while being outside themselves.Granted they might do some good work, like getting an elderly neighbour to the local hospital (a yellow light emergency, lol). However any real civic benefit is a distant byproduct of the fact that these little nobodies simply want to exercise powers (real or imagined) over their fellow citizen. It is a mental illness, or tick, ultimately. The Walt in the town where I grew up had a Defender with a big spotlight on top. He dressed up as a gamekeeper, even though he wasn't one. He was a harsh disciplinarian, for no obvious reason, towards people he had no control over. He was the subject of ridicule from everybody else. A weird, bullying character who ultimately topped himself.
In all honesty I have never come across any of these characters in any circumstances that I have experienced.
They are probably out there though, albeit a tiny minority. Not, I would argue enough to spend 230 odd pages on an internet forum highlighting their supposed foibles and, in my a opinion saying a lot about the posters themselves.
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