daz76 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Given the number of natural disasters happening around the world at the moment, I'm always amazed by two things. First, that so many resources are used just to get pictures ie helicopters with film crews on board which could surely be put to better use helping those people stranded by floods etc and second that so many people hang around to see the oncoming Tsunami :nut: Just this morning I've seen car and lorry loads of people in Japan on a bridge WATCHING while the huge tide sweeps boats, vehicles and bits of buildings straight towards them at road level! What is it about human nature that makes us do that? (BTW I realise I'm being slightly hypocritical here in that I couldn't see the pictures without the use of the helicopters). Am I alone in thinking "move you silly s*ds!" or am I just becoming a grumpy old man? Right, rant over. Back to my armchair by the fire. :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 We've got the Yanks to blame for that! The public's right to know seems to exceed the public's need to help! The choppers that the news crew use are small beasties anyway, so could only be used for liaison duties, although in most cases they just seem to get in the way of the choppers bringing in personnel/supplies. It could also be argued that public awareness of the situation helps the aid agencies when they get the begging bowls out. I'm also with you on the last - are they stupid and suicidal, or am I also a "grumpy old man" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 You are worried about earthquakes and volcanoes and the end of the world? Do NOT read this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extinction-Ray-Hammond/dp/0330485962/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299847249&sr=1-1 Set 50 years in the future, it could be perceived to be coming true without Man interfering with the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) We're DOOMED.... Human curiosity seems to override the sence of danger. Years ago I was watching a commercial building on fire with lots of people looking and thought it might be wise to step back a bit. A gasbottle exploded causing people to back away. Later on I heard on the other side people fell into a waterfilled drainage ditch. (Nobody was hurt.) I still think that was funny... Edited March 11, 2011 by Enigma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 schliesser92 We've got the Yanks to blame for that! Poor old Americans they get blamed for everything, I sure rubber necking has always been around -people used to attend public exectutions probably well before America was discovered. During the Napoleonic Wars it wasn't unknown for well off people to take a carriage and a picnic for a day out watching a battle -a practice that still happened as late as the Ist Bull Run, but the "yanks" ended the practice they didn't start it. I'm pretty sure the rescue authorities would not allow civilian helicopters to get involved in rescues they aren't up to the job -even allowing for the fact that most pilots never trained for and could not be expected to carry out air sea rescue proceedures. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) In 1978 during February there was phonemenal snow fall on Exmoor. It all came down over a Saturday night. To give you an idea of the depth700 feet up the side of the hill, and I was walking along the house at first floor level. As you can imagine transport came to a halt, except I could get out on the horses. One farmer was cut of for three or four days. The first help he saw was a helicopter landing . He was much relived, till it turned out to be a load of reporters! They couldn't use anything he said. Local legend was that they did manage to get the helicopter above 12 bore range before he got back. As for stupidity. Sunny Tilbury, one Saturday afternoon. A strange green substance started to bubble out of the drains at one of the multi story car parks. Police cordoned the area off, local radio started broadcasting the end of the world, people were escorted in to get there cars out, local Trumpton on full aleart! In the middle of all this muggins was in the control room, sods law, the main Force Information Room was shut for viatl work and we'd been farmed out round the local staions. Frantic 999 cal from a woman. She'd got thsi stuff on her shoes and feet, was she going to die? Being practical I asked how she got covered in the stuff, the area was cordoned off with cones Police Do Not Cross Tape and all people were being escorted to the vehicles, by a safe route. Her reply 'Well, I saw all the tape, but didn't think it applied to me! So I just stepped over it!' Edited March 11, 2011 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 dont worry its all meant to end dec 2012 anyway!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Won't be burning any witches. Can't afford the fuel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Her reply 'Well, I saw all the tape, but didn't think it applied to me! So I just stepped over it!' Tony I rest my case!:nut::nut::nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 We're all dying ('scuse the pun) to know what the green stuff was now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The Nips are having problems with a nuke power station - coolant and power outages in THREE reactors! China Syndrome pedicted. WE'RE DOOMED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Poor old Americans they get blamed for everything, I sure rubber necking has always been around -people used to attend public exectutions probably well before America was discovered. During the Napoleonic Wars it wasn't unknown for well off people to take a carriage and a picnic for a day out watching a battle -a practice that still happened as late as the Ist Bull Run, but the "yanks" ended the practice they didn't start it. I'm pretty sure the rescue authorities would not allow civilian helicopters to get involved in rescues they aren't up to the job -even allowing for the fact that most pilots never trained for and could not be expected to carry out air sea rescue proceedures. Steve I was really referring to the 'drive-by media" getting in the way. It seems to be a mainly US thingy that seems to have caught on elsewhere. Just look at car chases on the Californian motorways - there are usually more news-copters there than police cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 dont worry its all meant to end dec 2012 anyway!!!! Thats right. Not fussed as we would of nailed A&E by then :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The Nips are having problems with a nuke power station - coolant and power outages in THREE reactors! China Syndrome pedicted. WE'RE DOOMED! Aren't we stuffed anyhow - as I think the Russians have three (?) nuclear subs at the bottom of the ocean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 im so young and scared ! :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Life= 100% fatality! So may you all live forever, die happy and be in haven before the Devil knows your gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 so sad to watch on news looks like a movie ! ive not had my innings yet , :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff66 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 now the japanese are going to release radioactive vapour to release pressure in reactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Aren't we stuffed anyhow - as I think the Russians have three (?) nuclear subs at the bottom of the ocean? And apparently a leaky one under a multi storey car park in Sunny Tilbury.:shocked: Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainmilitary Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Sure makes you think what is going down in this world. Wars, famine, globle warming, Volcano's, Earthquakes, fish dying in our rivers and seas for no reason, birds falling from the sky. The third coming is due guys and gals. The four horsemen of the apocalypse would have turned up by now but the Government had to lay one of them of due to financle cut backs. Poor old death is now on income support..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 we're doomed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Her reply 'Well, I saw all the tape, but didn't think it applied to me! So I just stepped over it!' What a daft women. Mind you i succesfully stabbed myself with a collander yesterday so i am as daft as she is. I am also curious as to what the green stuff was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 What a daft women. Mind you i succesfully stabbed myself with a collander yesterday so i am as daft as she is. I am also curious as to what the green stuff was. Never did find out. Only that it was harmless. Remember the 'Germ War' scare of the same time? Anthrax through the post. That generated some funny calls as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Uhm, did I say we're doomed? No? We're DOOMED ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 What part will Jack play? :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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