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Lauren Child

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  1. While Mark is asking, If you get C, does that cover you to drive C1 vehicles as well?

     

    I've been pondering whether you need to do B, C and C1 to drive the full range of weights. C seems to specifically start at 7.5 tonnes, which would mean I'd have a gap in my driving ability between car and 7.5 tonne.

     

    I'm one of the folks with a new style license which doesnt include C1 by default.

  2. I think its the combination of multiple experiences thats important. You can be at an MV show, or a castle, or service, and that's what you concentrate on. The minute you get the extra sounds and sights of an aircraft overhead it transports your imagination and you really start to think about it. The same goes for the sound of the bugler or the sight and sound of a tank rolling past.

     

    I remember my first day at the museum. I'd been upside down in an OT-64C pulling out engine parts to restore our OT810. It was great fun and I loved the engineering, but at the end of the day I was knackered, aching, and wondering if I had the endurance to do all of this heavy work. Then out of the blue three spitfires took off in quick succession and flew straight over the workshops. That moment sealed it for me. It was so far removed from everyday life that it seemed almost magical, yet it also made me think of the people who did the same thing for real, and appreciate how different and outside of my comprehension that life must have been.

     

    Even doing the tank rides around the arena, it's surprising how everyone stops and watches as an aircraft takes off. The squealing stops and the eyes go big just for a second.

     

    Aircraft can fly just about anywhere, so they are a good way of adding that second experience. Any show is just a show, until you blend in some other elements. That's what makes it an experience. Thats why its so important we all keep our vehicles going, whether it fly's, drives, or swims.

  3. Your memory is fine!

    They both went to Duxford. One become the runner I referred to earlier (and have driven :D) the other was "done up" by the Duxford friends and exchanged with Russia for an IS 2. IMHO there was rather an embarrasing difference in quality between the two, perhaps explaining why not much further action on the exchange programme.

    The IS2 even had all its guns live when it came over!

     

     

    <PLUG> The one we have in the museum is coming out and is expected to run at our show in a couple of weeks time ;) </PLUG>

  4. I've always been told that you shouldn't climb on a vehicle unless shown how to do so by the driver. This ensures that the driver isn't about to drive off, is aware of your presence, and can guide you around any safety hazards (moving parts, hot exhausts, trip hazards, etc.).

  5. The Hunstanton one also have a LARC. It's a good tour out along the coast (in the LARC) or out to see seals (in the DUKW).

     

    It's just along the coast from the Muckleburgh collection ( http://www.muckleburgh.co.uk/ ). As the tour takes in the local wildlife its good for pacifying the understanding significant other after being dragged around yet another military museum :sweat:)

     

    The Hunstanton tour hadnt started for the season the last time I went there, but here are some photos to whet the appetite :) They also do cuddly toy versions of the DUKW and LARC.

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  6. I once had a physics teacher who electrified the doors in his house. High voltage, low current, so it cramped the fingers so they couldnt let go, but wasnt enough to do anything nasty. He was prosecuted for detaining a burglar in this way, but if I remember correctly, the main argument was that he hadn't put warning signs up, and so had effectively left a trap to detain someone.

     

    I've always wondered what you could do with the appropriate signage. If someone breaks into a well secured area with good signage saying "high voltage, danger of death" and "authorised personnel only. Disconnect power supply before entering" then surely its their own look out (as some local idiots found out at another job, when they broke into the local substation and tried to hacksaw through the expensive copper buzz-bars).

     

    Of course I suspect a lot also depends on your intent when setting things up - was it an experiment, or was it intended to trap someone. I don't think I'd ever try it, but it makes you think.

  7. As Brian pondered the long walk back to the rest of the chassis, he tried to remember the words of the MT section sergeant. Something about increased braking efficiency.

  8. It's handy to have some excuses lined up. When I accidentally sprayed the toes of my boots to match our desert coloured MT-LB (I was spraying the bottom of the wheels while standing too close), I managed to maintain my cool suave exterior by claiming it was so my toes would be camoflaged if I ever went sunbathing on the beach. I think I got away with it.

  9. Also take your time and don't rush. If rather when it goes wrong walk away and have a cup of tea and a biscuit ( works for me)

     

    Seconded. Cup of tea and biscuit are essential equipment. Chocolate hob-nobs lead to a better finish :-D

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