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

[berlintaxi]

Richtea1970 said:

Squishey said:

Walty McWaltface

The uniform

At first, I thought he was sat in the helicopter in that flight suit, which in itself is weird but thought he was trying to enhance the guest 'experience'.
But having looked again he's sat in a car,

A Discovery by the look of it, what is it with Walts and Discoveries?

[anonymous-user]

Jonmx said:

helix402 said:

Reminds me of the time I saw a group flying radio controlled planes, dressed in full flight suits.

A few years back the Red Arrows were displaying at the Dawlish Air Show and staying in the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter. A couple of RM Officers got chatting to them in the Well House Pub attached to the Hotel, and invited them to join them for a few drinks in town. The RAF types enthusiastically agreed and popped upstairs to get changed, re-emerging 15 minutes later in their red flight suits. It's an apocryphal story I heard from a bootneck officer a couple of years ago. If true it's very cringe worthy, but undoubtedly a sure fire way to pick up clunge.

Seems fair enough given the Marines will have been wearing dresses...

[anonymoususer]

Psycho Warren said:

the walt is strong with that one. Not a pilot, so shouldnt wear "wings" or civvy "captain" rank. Clearly never in any form of lynx display team.

If he was just putting on the suit for the press like you might see a tank enthusiast at war an peace show or a vintage fire engine with a uniformed driver, fair enough, no walt intent but in this case, seems like hes gone "full walt" - never go full walt man!

When I said he may be the Lord of all Walts I was hinting at something.
It seems there is a Lord of that name in that area.

Edited by anonymoususer on Friday 19th February 14:04

[FNG]

berlintaxi said:

Richtea1970 said:

Squishey said:

Walty McWaltface

The uniform

At first, I thought he was sat in the helicopter in that flight suit, which in itself is weird but thought he was trying to enhance the guest 'experience'.
But having looked again he's sat in a car,

A Discovery by the look of it, what is it with Walts and Discoveries?

There's a black x-trail in the background of the picture of the bus. A disappointingly unstickered, unbeaconed x-trail. I thought he was likely sitting in that.

Certainly can't be King Walt if he doesn't even have a Disco. So I hope I'm wrong.

Also, what is it with people who do That Face when being photo'd? Do they think it's an improvement? Hell, worse - is it actually an improvement?!

[speedtwelve]

https://www.facebook.com/Lynx-Helicopter-Display-T...

It gets better. Lynx helicopter Display Team, which seems to exist only in our flying-suited friend's mind. Highlights include winning Best Helicopter Display Team in 2020, some simulator time in order for him to keep current and lots of pics of the same rotorless Lynx with the double-bed, tv running Airwolf on continuous loop and box of kleenex.

[98elise]

pablo said:

Jonmx said:

helix402 said:

Reminds me of the time I saw a group flying radio controlled planes, dressed in full flight suits.

A few years back the Red Arrows were displaying at the Dawlish Air Show and staying in the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter. A couple of RM Officers got chatting to them in the Well House Pub attached to the Hotel, and invited them to join them for a few drinks in town. The RAF types enthusiastically agreed and popped upstairs to get changed, re-emerging 15 minutes later in their red flight suits. It's an apocryphal story I heard from a bootneck officer a couple of years ago. If true it's very cringe worthy, but undoubtedly a sure fire way to pick up clunge.

Seems fair enough given the Marines will have been wearing dresses...

Or naked.

For a very alpha/testosterone driven organisation, the Marines have a disturbing fondness for women's clothing (or being naked with their oppos).

[nonsequitur]

Jonmx said:

A few years back the Red Arrows were displaying at the Dawlish Air Show and staying in the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter. A couple of RM Officers got chatting to them in the Well House Pub attached to the Hotel, and invited them to join them for a few drinks in town. The RAF types enthusiastically agreed and popped upstairs to get changed, re-emerging 15 minutes later in their red flight suits. It's an apocryphal story I heard from a bootneck officer a couple of years ago. If true it's very cringe worthy, but undoubtedly a sure fire way to pick up clunge.

I bet the ladies were all of a quiver.

[Deangtv]

I drove through a village earlier today and I clocked some dude in a high vis pointing a speed detector at oncoming traffic. Standard construction high vis I must add. No plod car in sight so I assume local village speed watch.

My own village run this scheme but they have advance warning signs outlining "Speed Watch" before the monitored section of road and the guys that do it for the parish work in pairs with "Speed Watch" high vis's on. One with clip board, one with the speed gun. There was none of this warning signage and the dude was on his own.

Fake or genuine???...................... or tw4t??

[anonymous-user]

Deangtv said:

I drove through a village earlier today and I clocked some dude in a high vis pointing a speed detector at oncoming traffic. Standard construction high vis I must add. No plod car in sight so I assume local village speed watch.

My own village run this scheme but they have advance warning signs outlining "Speed Watch" before the monitored section of road and the guys that do it for the parish work in pairs with "Speed Watch" high vis's on. One with clip board, one with the speed gun. There was none of this warning signage and the dude was on his own.

Fake or genuine???...................... or tw4t??

These speedwatch knobbers can actually send letters out too, my mate gone one from some farty little village on the way to Westonbirt Arboretum six months ago.

[Paul Dishman]

Deangtv said:

I drove through a village earlier today and I clocked some dude in a high vis pointing a speed detector at oncoming traffic. Standard construction high vis I must add. No plod car in sight so I assume local village speed watch.

My own village run this scheme but they have advance warning signs outlining "Speed Watch" before the monitored section of road and the guys that do it for the parish work in pairs with "Speed Watch" high vis's on. One with clip board, one with the speed gun. There was none of this warning signage and the dude was on his own.

Fake or genuine???...................... or tw4t??

Sounds like a one-man campaign Walt to me, might be worth reporting to 101

But are you sure about the high-vis? It could be the police

Edited by Paul Dishman on Friday 19th February 16:13

[yellowjack]

Paul Dishman said:

Deangtv said:

I drove through a village earlier today and I clocked some dude in a high vis pointing a speed detector at oncoming traffic. Standard construction high vis I must add. No plod car in sight so I assume local village speed watch.

My own village run this scheme but they have advance warning signs outlining "Speed Watch" before the monitored section of road and the guys that do it for the parish work in pairs with "Speed Watch" high vis's on. One with clip board, one with the speed gun. There was none of this warning signage and the dude was on his own.

Fake or genuine???...................... or tw4t??

Sounds like a one-man campaign Walt to me, might be worth reporting to 101

Oh no! Someone is out trying to persuade speeding drivers to keep to the speed limit! Oh, the horrrrrror! Won't somebody think of the kittens?

Yup. Calling the rozzers and wasting their time with trivia like this is an absolutely proportional response to some delusional but harmless local wandering the streets in a yellow waistcoat while carrying a knackered hair drier. Absolutely.

[Paul Dishman]

yellowjack said:

Oh no! Someone is out trying to persuade speeding drivers to keep to the speed limit! Oh, the horrrrrror! Won't somebody think of the kittens?

Yup. Calling the rozzers and wasting their time with trivia like this is an absolutely proportional response to some delusional but harmless local wandering the streets in a yellow waistcoat while carrying a knackered hair drier. Absolutely.

Give 'em something to do, just in case they've run out of dash-cam warrior footage to check, or dog walkers to nick for breaking Covid regs that they've made up.

[Last Visit]

Paul Dishman said:

yellowjack said:

Oh no! Someone is out trying to persuade speeding drivers to keep to the speed limit! Oh, the horrrrrror! Won't somebody think of the kittens?

Yup. Calling the rozzers and wasting their time with trivia like this is an absolutely proportional response to some delusional but harmless local wandering the streets in a yellow waistcoat while carrying a knackered hair drier. Absolutely.

Give 'em something to do, just in case they've run out of dash-cam warrior footage to check, or dog walkers to nick for breaking Covid regs that they've made up.

Ah yes because thanks to a few high profile stories that the media stick on their sites to work certain people up into a frenzy that must be all that they do. Every call. Every day. Every officer.

[Paul Dishman]

Last Visit said:

Ah yes because thanks to a few high profile stories that the media stick on their sites to work certain people up into a frenzy that must be all that they do. Every call. Every day. Every officer.

Indeed. You'd think some effort would be put into catching people who break into pharmacies wouldn't you?

[egor110]

pablo said:

Jonmx said:

helix402 said:

Reminds me of the time I saw a group flying radio controlled planes, dressed in full flight suits.

A few years back the Red Arrows were displaying at the Dawlish Air Show and staying in the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter. A couple of RM Officers got chatting to them in the Well House Pub attached to the Hotel, and invited them to join them for a few drinks in town. The RAF types enthusiastically agreed and popped upstairs to get changed, re-emerging 15 minutes later in their red flight suits. It's an apocryphal story I heard from a bootneck officer a couple of years ago. If true it's very cringe worthy, but undoubtedly a sure fire way to pick up clunge.

Seems fair enough given the Marines will have been wearing dresses...

or speedos , to be fair if there wearing any clothes that's them dressing up

[hairy v]

stickleback123 said:

These speedwatch knobbers can actually send letters out too, my mate gone one from some farty little village on the way to Westonbirt Arboretum six months ago.

How do they know his address?

[eldar]

hairy v said:

How do they know his address?

Dvla.

[Skyrocket21]

speedtwelve said:

https://www.facebook.com/Lynx-Helicopter-Display-T...

It gets better. Lynx helicopter Display Team, which seems to exist only in our flying-suited friend's mind. Highlights include winning Best Helicopter Display Team in 2020, some simulator time in order for him to keep current and lots of pics of the same rotorless Lynx with the double-bed, tv running Airwolf on continuous loop and box of kleenex.

You mean this display team?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9uZ6-kcF_U

I usually go by the name "Stringfellow Sparrow". I do lots of simulator training and break out this bad boy when needed, (R.I.P Jan-Michael Vincent)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfyhL-pFFMw

[speedtwelve]

Unless I'm due a parrot I'm aware of the Navy Black Cats team, but Flying Suit Man on his FB page seems to run his own Lynx team that appears to be a figment of his imagination.

Anyway Stringfellow, your Airwolf wouldn't last 10 secs against Blue Thunder. Nyaaaah!

[r159]

Deangtv said:

I drove through a village earlier today and I clocked some dude in a high vis pointing a speed detector at oncoming traffic. Standard construction high vis I must add. No plod car in sight so I assume local village speed watch.

My own village run this scheme but they have advance warning signs outlining "Speed Watch" before the monitored section of road and the guys that do it for the parish work in pairs with "Speed Watch" high vis's on. One with clip board, one with the speed gun. There was none of this warning signage and the dude was on his own.

Fake or genuine???...................... or tw4t??

Normal stuff, as said will sent out letters, if enough potential business a van will appear. Never know this may lead to some hero driving over the posted limits in a village or other built up area, getting a suitable reward for their ish behaviour...

Having had to do this myself due to locals complaining about speeding vehicles allegedly connected to my work (thankfully not) they are plenty of these wkers out there...fk their luck if they’re caught.