Equipment basics

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Maddosammo wrote:I'm not scared but I have a healthy respect for them. But varies depending on height of said cliff.

Wow tough father must love the outdoors. I've learnt most of my knowledge from mine and he's very practical, knowledgable but doesn't claim to know the world, were all still learning. You say common sense but half the people I know don't have it.

Mine is ex merchant navy, from back in the days when being trained as a fitter and turner produced useful, practical people. He was on the mid/far east runs on a pretty famous ship line, and has pretty much travelled the world. These days, he's retired, drives my Mum up the wall, putters in his workshop, makes things, all sorts of things, and dives when he can. He's done that all over the world too. That's their requirement for holidays abroad; somewhere for him to dive and her to shop. Biggest problem when he's up here is keeping him occupied - the man never stops!
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madmedic wrote:
Maddosammo wrote:I'd wear them again (for charity only)
first just for charity next thing you will be joining the marines and wearing them all the time :ugeek:

I've heard the stories, father was in the marines. :mrgreen:
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Maddosammo wrote:I've heard the stories, father was in the marines. :mrgreen:
its all coming out now..

if there is no diving its not a holiday redskies
Give a man fire and he will be warm for a day..
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life..
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madmedic wrote:
Maddosammo wrote:I've heard the stories, father was in the marines. :mrgreen:
its all coming out now..

if there is no diving its not a holiday redskies

Back on topic, strayed a little bit of, mostly my fault to be honest shouldn't have mentioned the heels.
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yes. you are right.. and heels are not appropriate foot wear for most places and def not when SHTF
Give a man fire and he will be warm for a day..
Set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life..
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madmedic wrote:was chatting to a one of the paramedics and she was talking about a job on the islands a little like that but it must be a different one. we there are a few islands i guess and they have a fair range from inverness so could have been anywhere
We've got our own budgie, so unless it's busy elsewhere - medevac - or OOC, that's what gets used. So many places round here where that sort of thing can happen. There's always someone unaccounted for. OH hates what the coastguard call 'bastard searches'. That's the official term, btw, in case a mod is lookin at me sideways. It's the term when they're searching for someone who is down the pub or asleep in someone elses house!
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madmedic wrote:yes. you are right.. and heels are not appropriate foot wear for most places and def not when SHTF

Are you kidding? Do you have any idea of the damage that can be done with a stiletto heel? It's nasty!
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redskies wrote:
madmedic wrote:yes. you are right.. and heels are not appropriate foot wear for most places and def not when SHTF

Are you kidding? Do you have any idea of the damage that can be done with a stiletto heel? It's nasty!

I've treated the injuries for them things. When they break it gets bloody. I hate my friends parties I'm the one who doesn't drink and the one who patches people up.
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Funny how 'drink' and 'patching up' seem to end up in the same sentence much of the time!
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redskies wrote:Funny how 'drink' and 'patching up' seem to end up in the same sentence much of the time!

Yep the first aider always has the least fun.
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