Rnli

[GardenKit]

You got the bug bad mate. No going back now, that pager will rule your life.

 

Seriously though, I take my hat off to you.

[Rich2484]

I know. I have come to relise that the boat is where I want to be. no pager yet so I'm still free.

 

For now anyway.

[Minotaur]

Fair play Rich, but make sure you really want to do this before you comit.

 

Being 'on the crew' will take over your life. You will not want to work more than 2 or 3 minutes from the boat, or have an evening out, in case you miss a shout.

 

You will love it, but those you love may not. You will develop a habit of always checking on your belt for your pager.

 

You will always reverse your car into the drive, and make sure you are never blocked in. Always make sure you have some fuel, and dont leave the trailer on.

 

You will lay your clothes out every night, avoiding belts, laces and buttons, slip on shoes are a must.

 

You will have to let all your customers know why they may find the chipper running, but the operator dissapearing off down the road with tyres burning.

 

In short, it will consume you. You will have elation when you save a life and tremendous sadness when you are too late and have to recover a lifeless body.

 

It costs a lot to train a crewmember and too many don't fully commit, so the training costs are wasted.

 

But those who give themselves fully to the job will benefit from the comeradery of some of the most dedicated volunteers in the country.

 

Keep us informed, mate.

 

Great adice there Gardenkit

 

Good luck Rich, RNLI are one of the most deserving group of Volunteers out there! Where abouts are you going to be stationed?

[Rich2484]

Great adice there Gardenkit

 

Good luck Rich, RNLI are one of the most deserving group of Volunteers out there! Where abouts are you going to be stationed?

 

Dover lifeboat. Must be the busiest one around looking at the call out calendar.

[Rich2484]

Well got my pager tonight. Bye bye relaxation time. :lol:

 

On the other hand I'm starting training already. Got trained on basic stuff, fire drills on the boat, towing drills, how to operate and repackage the life jackets and how to sort the boat out ready to receive a casualty in a stretcher. Very basic things but things I need to know.

 

A very steep learning curve is coming my way at a great rate of knots. Bring it. :thumbup:

[D A Tree Surgeons]

Husky t shirts here, dont leave me up them pines tomorrow cos your pager goes off !

[Rich2484]

Husky t shirts here, dont leave me up them pines tomorrow cos your pager goes off !

 

:lol:

 

I will try not to mate. The job always comes first anyway. If its dangerous to leave work then so be it.

 

So we are now going over to the dark side then. It's official. Husky saws here we come. Lol.

[Rich2484]

I'm going to be on t telly.

 

It's going to be on bbc one south east news. They are doing a carol bit of silent night. They are doing a hospital children's ward, lewisham fire service and us. Switching between the three.

 

On Friday the 21st at about 6.45.

[spudulike]

I'm going to be on t telly.

 

It's going to be on bbc one south east news. They are doing a carol bit of silent night. They are doing a hospital children's ward, lewisham fire service and us. Switching between the three.

 

On Friday the 21st at about 6.45.

 

You had better pull on the Arbtalk T shirt for that Rich, good on you to give up your time for this worthy cause.

 

Dangerous and tough job but hope it works out for you and you get out what you are obviously putting in and I mean that you will get out a sense of teamwork, goodwill, camaraderie etc

 

Well done

[tommer9]

Massive respect to you. I couldnt do it, and think that what you willl be doing in awful conditions is fantasctically honourable. Good man.