another 'dumb' MP
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7781379....
"A London MP has been called "dizzy" for dialling 999 after hearing strange noises from her boiler."
Not sure which is worse, the fact the public voted her in (as an MP) or that she is so dumb?
"A London MP has been called "dizzy" for dialling 999 after hearing strange noises from her boiler."
Not sure which is worse, the fact the public voted her in (as an MP) or that she is so dumb?
Its all very well to say that in the cold light of day, but if she was alone and scared and it was making enough noise to make her think it might blow up then I think she did the right thing.
If she genuinely believed she was in danger (as far as I can see whether she was or not is irrelevant) then the correct thing to do was to call the emergency services
If she genuinely believed she was in danger (as far as I can see whether she was or not is irrelevant) then the correct thing to do was to call the emergency services
Mind you
A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said: "If it's obvious that there has been an ongoing problem with the boiler, then you can call a plumber.
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
I think most of us would have just turned the thing off though
A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said: "If it's obvious that there has been an ongoing problem with the boiler, then you can call a plumber.
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
I think most of us would have just turned the thing off though
diesel head said:
Its all very well to say that in the cold light of day, but if she was alone and scared and it was making enough noise to make her think it might blow up then I think she did the right thing.
If she genuinely believed she was in danger (as far as I can see whether she was or not is irrelevant) then the correct thing to do was to call the emergency services
Of course...If she genuinely believed she was in danger (as far as I can see whether she was or not is irrelevant) then the correct thing to do was to call the emergency services
We really ought not to expect her to know how to turn off the boiler, poor dear...
Do you realise...if Dem Libs were in power, this woman might be our Minister of Defence...
The Russians are coming...CALL THE FIRE BRIGADE
Holy strewth...
MrV said:
Mind you
A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said: "If it's obvious that there has been an ongoing problem with the boiler, then you can call a plumber.
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
I think most of us would have just turned the thing off though
Don't they all make strange noises in the night, what with the pipes expanding and contracting due to temperature fluctuations................ WTF can the Fire Brigade do?A London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said: "If it's obvious that there has been an ongoing problem with the boiler, then you can call a plumber.
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
I think most of us would have just turned the thing off though
Puff Puff said:
Advice from the fire brigade in the quoted report:
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
Having read the article I would agree with you."But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
The fire brigade would rather be called out to that than take dead bodies out of a fire damaged house.
skeggysteve said:
Puff Puff said:
Advice from the fire brigade in the quoted report:
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
Having read the article I would agree with you."But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
The fire brigade would rather be called out to that than take dead bodies out of a fire damaged house.
RJE1966 said:
skeggysteve said:
Puff Puff said:
Advice from the fire brigade in the quoted report:
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
Having read the article I would agree with you."But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
The fire brigade would rather be called out to that than take dead bodies out of a fire damaged house.
It couldn't be that she's a Lib Dem MP and he's the Conservative chairman of the London fire authority, could it?
The report I read this morning indicated that her adult daughter was in the house as well. So two dizzy women?
If a fireperson is not allowed to stand on steps to check a smoke alarm unless they have had training related to standing on steps AND have at least one other person as an assistant, as reported a number of times in recent months, I cannot imagine why their employer would want to let them loose anywhere near a potentially dangerous rumbling old boiler. Not a noisy central heating system for that matter.
If a fireperson is not allowed to stand on steps to check a smoke alarm unless they have had training related to standing on steps AND have at least one other person as an assistant, as reported a number of times in recent months, I cannot imagine why their employer would want to let them loose anywhere near a potentially dangerous rumbling old boiler. Not a noisy central heating system for that matter.
Puff Puff said:
Advice from the fire brigade in the quoted report:
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
WTF are the fire brigade going to do when they arrive????????? You should be turning the boiler off, or making an emergency call out to a plumber, not the 999 emergency services!"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
Whatever next, calling 999 because your tv remote has stopped working, or your Xbox360 controller lights are twirling round?????
King Herald said:
Puff Puff said:
Advice from the fire brigade in the quoted report:
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
WTF are the fire brigade going to do when they arrive????????? You should be turning the boiler off, or making an emergency call out to a plumber, not the 999 emergency services!"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
Whatever next, calling 999 because your tv remote has stopped working, or your Xbox360 controller lights are twirling round?????
King Herald said:
Puff Puff said:
Advice from the fire brigade in the quoted report:
"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
WTF are the fire brigade going to do when they arrive????????? You should be turning the boiler off, or making an emergency call out to a plumber, not the 999 emergency services!"But if your boiler suddenly starts making strange noises in the middle of the night, call the fire brigade."
Which is what she did.
Whatever next, calling 999 because your tv remote has stopped working, or your Xbox360 controller lights are twirling round?????
Reminds me, I remember waking up at 3am to a strange noise coming from boiler at my girlfriend’s then new, rented house. I got up and stepped into some form of primordial soup, otherwise known as soggy carpet. Squelching along to the door through what seemed to be a typical rainforest environment and brushing along the soaking walls with water dripping down from the ceiling, I arrived at the airing cupboard. Upon opening I first thought I was dreaming but then realised that yes, the boiler was pissing steam out the top like a kettle. After rubbing my eyes I popped down and turned the electric off. Job done. Apparently the electricity had been off when she moved in so she 'flicked a few switches' to turn the heating on
Puff Puff said:
Read the report, she was following the fire brigade's advice to call them in such circumstances.
I've never seen any Fire Brigade advice about calling them if my boiler starts to make a noise.Are they offering such advice these days?
The spokeperson's comments are, as reported, clearly confirming some sort of message that, in what look like extreme circumstances, calling them might be the right thing to do. (If you're an MP ...). I think it's more than a small leap to read that and then suggest that the MP person was following previously offered Fire Brigade advice.
But the fireman fixed it. Is he a plumber as well? Does he have a certificate? Is her insurance still valid?
Edited by LongQ on Saturday 13th December 21:17
I think it was fair enough.
Rubling you can hear in the street and lots of vibration doesn't sound clever.
I think the thing I'd like clarification on is if this problem was a developing one, in which case it would have warranted action sooner by a plumber.
But still, what if the vibration had ruptured a gas pipe, and she 'went to turn it off' and blew the room/house sky high?
It's a tad ignorant to call her stupid.
Who knows without being there, but if it really was going as ape s
t as she seems to think it was, I'd be thinking the potential uncontrolled combination of gas and flames would be a good reason to call out the fire brigade.
It would be interesting to see how many of these such instances they are called out to generally. I'm sure it's actually quite common, just this one is being made into a 'big thing' because of cretinous politics.
Rubling you can hear in the street and lots of vibration doesn't sound clever.
I think the thing I'd like clarification on is if this problem was a developing one, in which case it would have warranted action sooner by a plumber.
But still, what if the vibration had ruptured a gas pipe, and she 'went to turn it off' and blew the room/house sky high?
It's a tad ignorant to call her stupid.
Who knows without being there, but if it really was going as ape s
t as she seems to think it was, I'd be thinking the potential uncontrolled combination of gas and flames would be a good reason to call out the fire brigade.It would be interesting to see how many of these such instances they are called out to generally. I'm sure it's actually quite common, just this one is being made into a 'big thing' because of cretinous politics.
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