Mundane News

[SpokeyDokey]

We have booked seats to see the second instalment of Avatar tomorrow.

 

[mybike]

Sorry I missed it!


There is one in Bradworthy

Main shop is the lounge dinning room and then the bedrooms are different departments, all the way down the row of cottages to 3 piece suites and beds! V quirky!

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Good name.

 

[oldwheels]

There was one place we went to where we could watch Salmon swim through some fish steps . From a bridge over the river to look for Salmon swimming up the river but couldn't because of the weeds . We then realized that the weeds were Salmon !

Possibly Pitlochry but there are various such places.
Some people carry a gaff just in case they come across a likely spot. I always had a fishing rod as well in the boot but never really used it. It was there as a part of legitimate fishing just in case of awkward questions.
One of my uncles who drove the Durness Mails (ie the Durness mail bus) had one in the boot of the bus as he crossed the R. Laxford which was a good fishing spot.

 

[tom73]

A question for @tom73 and Mrs tom73.

I have no intention of talking politics on this thread, but can I ask a question? When a member of the Army is driving an ambulance, why are they not allowed to put on the Blue lights and sirens?

I can imagine that they may not be skilled in driving an ambulance, but they would be used to driving a large vehicle, in all sorts of traffic.

Not being allowed to put on the "Blues and twos" would mean that drivers would not know they had an ambulance behind them, or in on-coming traffic. When I hear the sirens it gives me time to think about moving off the road safely and/or to expect an emergency services vehicle on "my" side of the road.

Also one category they are not going to call out an ambulance for is ladies in late stages of labour.
In the extremely unlikely event that I am asked to take a pregnant lady to hospital, do we go straight to the Maternity Unit rather than A & E.

Right see if I can explain it's a bit complex.

Blue and twos the use of is legally controlled by the road and traffic act 1991. That part of the act only came in around 2012 (I think maybe a bit earlier without looking up) It really formalised use Blues and two for everyone. Now everyone needs training and accessing by an approved examiner. Finding someone and interpreting what that meant was a right old mess for 3rd sector. Some never went though the hoop. So take me if i'm on Ambulance support and need to use Blues and Twos i've been approved so that bits ok but I need formal approval from abmo control. So if any follow up everyone is covered. Even abmo's cant use them at random. On event cover it works differently formal permission is needed from duty officer or large events bronze or silver command. Both for Blues and twos and for vehicle to leave the site. But only if clinically required Mrs 73 for example has foamily requested it many times. Some times also going with them as clinical escort.

As for the army my guess is they've not had time to be trained / assessed and in practice they'd only be doing no urgent calls anyway which in normal times are not done on blues and twos they are not time critical so you'd not know normally anyway.
They will be some political "wont look good if anything happened" at play too.
They never would have been used for anything else in practice as only around 40 armed forcers paramedics meet requirements of HCPC (Health and Care Professionals Council) to be allowed to legally work as a paramedic.

How a call go's from none urgent to urgent today and in future action is another matter.
Also don't read into what has been talked about today what cat is what it's not as simple as what's been talked about in the media.

As for Maternity unless it's complicated/or life threatening they are not normally cat one anyway.
If you get asked and are taking someone from home advice is 1st phone Maternity and they will decide if they need to come in or not.
If it's random then it's go straight to Maternity at the hospital they have been under from the start. That's if you make it once they get to latter stage of labour the baby is coming, come what may.

Hope that helps

 

[Grant Fondo]

Beef 'n' ale pie for lunch, chicken 'n' chorizo pasta for dinner, with a nice glass of Puglian white .... i may have to pump the tyres up come January.

 

[tyred]

I had a steak and kidney pie and a few chips

Now that my appetite is returning, I seem to be craving unhealthy foods just now.

 

[Speicher]

I am off to Vienna in 1908.

 

[classic33]

I am off to Vienna in 1908.

2108 now!
Does that mean you're late?

 

[Reynard]

SPOTY watched, alphabet soup and then a large roast pork sandwich for supper.

Now just planning on having a relaxing evening.

 

[Jenkins]

I have discovered that it is extremely difficult to balance on your right leg while using your left hand to remove a boot from your left foot at the same time as your sister's cat is demanding chin rubs with your spare hand. Then the hyperactive dog arrives...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

2108 now!
Does that mean you're late?

And I thought I was bad getting my days mixed up.

 

[Gwylan]

Today !
I've got a phobile moan ! I hate the bleeding thing ! I just have it in case of emergencies. As useful as semaphore in thick fog ! It is a Whoarewe,it drinks electricity like I don't know what so I leave it switched off . When I switch it on it takes forever to come round from out of its coma. Would I recommend one to anyone ? Probably if they had a wobbly table that needed packing !

You are obviously getting up far too early.

 

[Gwylan]

Just had a mystery delivery addressed to swmbo a box of chocolate products from love cocoa such a shame as she can't eat chocolate products.

Did you watch "Strike"?
Never going to feel the same about chocolate

 

[Gwylan]

We've got some large 'baubles' on our Christmas Tree that's in the front garden. A few 'blew' off in the week, so I adjusted the wires to stop them coming off. Had to rescue two from across the road.

Just coming up the cul-de-sac earlier, and there is one of our baubles hung from a tree, about 300 yards away. Stopped to collect it and pop it back on our tree.

The video will be on Neighbourhood Watch FB

 

[Jenkins]

I was going to see if I could get away with wearing my Die Hard related C*****mas t-shirt at work tomorrow, but given the age of the more recent 'apprentices' we have employed I'm not too sure they's get it. They are more of an age where they'd recognise Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street, so it's the one with him and "Bah Humbug" on it instead - at least until management make me change back into a proper uniform shirt.