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Well is this just me ?
Of all the disciplined services to me ( this is where I need help) the good old Fire Services were always the most straight forward. I could never envisage anyone taking the time to comment on the gender or ethnicity of their saviour as they were thrown over the shoulder and extracted from the burning room.
Afore mentioned saviour (for me ) could be man, woman, black , brown, green or somewhere in between, I really wouldn't give a Shit as long as they knew their job, and we're strong enough to pick me up if I was knocked over by smoke inhalation.
But alas no. The recruitment drive for new heroes, has days for women and ethnic (?) only recruits. Lady from HR explained to me the service is unfortunately top heavy with strapping white males, so something has to be done.
My flabber is absolutely ghasted.
Time to get on that post Christmas diet. If God forbid one of the new ethnic females ( properly selected and of course up to the Mark of those fascist, strapping whitey white males) tries to carry me out of a burning building, I fear I could be sued for putting her back out.
Team work and professionalism, the mark of the fire service. I'm sure when the composite of the "teams" is forcibly changed to be more PC, this of course won't change..........errrrr
Now don't get me wrong, as I said at the start, as long as they were "proper" firemen, I really don't care what they look like. However, it appears their "appearance" is important, and I'm just not with the modern program.......I'm getting old.......or somat
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:49 am |
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It does not matter what you look like as long as you can polish your engine, cook a chilli, and sleep like a log, if so, yam in.
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:43 am |
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Rozza wrote: It does not matter what you look like as long as you can polish your engine, cook a chilli, and sleep like a log, if so, yam in. I can cook a log, polish a chilli, and sleep like an engine. I'll give it a gow!
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:18 am |
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Rozza wrote: It does not matter what you look like as long as you can polish your engine, cook a chilli, and sleep like a log, if so, yam in. My Dad was a paramedic, he says similar things... _________________ Money cannot buy this round......
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there used to be a thing called 'natural selection' but its been stopped by 'health and safety'
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:24 pm |
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whelp wrote: Rozza wrote: It does not matter what you look like as long as you can polish your engine, cook a chilli, and sleep like a log, if so, yam in. My Dad was a paramedic, he says similar things... This is true ; humour aside , put down that you are gay for more of a chance.
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:31 pm |
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I have tried to pass myself off as a black, one parent family, dysfunctional, dyslexic, one legged, Welsh, one-eyed lesbian on probation before.
Always get an interview, but never the job.
They always notice I've got two eyes.
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Low Hill Born wrote: whelp wrote: Rozza wrote: It does not matter what you look like as long as you can polish your engine, cook a chilli, and sleep like a log, if so, yam in. My Dad was a paramedic, he says similar things... This is true ; humour aside , put down that you are gay for more of a chance. sounds fabulous! _________________ Money cannot buy this round......
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there used to be a thing called 'natural selection' but its been stopped by 'health and safety'
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:11 pm |
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whelp wrote: Rozza wrote: It does not matter what you look like as long as you can polish your engine, cook a chilli, and sleep like a log, if so, yam in. My Dad was a paramedic, he says similar things...  , when I have attended a number of incidents where all the services are there, Ambo staff always ask "Where are the heroes", or "Here come the heroes" as the brigade rock up
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Rozza wrote: whelp wrote: Rozza wrote: It does not matter what you look like as long as you can polish your engine, cook a chilli, and sleep like a log, if so, yam in. My Dad was a paramedic, he says similar things... , when I have attended a number of incidents where all the services are there, Ambo staff always ask "Where are the heroes", or "Here come the heroes" as the brigade rock up ive heard that one before, he always referred to them as having a limited mental capacity as well. for some reason? _________________ Money cannot buy this round......
defended like beavers - Kamara 2009
there used to be a thing called 'natural selection' but its been stopped by 'health and safety'
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Back in the good old days of corruption ( can I say that ?)
The heroes would turn up to a fire and take two steps back until the home owner produced a brown packet.
The kicker was, when the fire was out, out would come their hands again. The heroes knew full well the water from their hoses was liable to cause as much damage as the fire, so you paid them to turn the damn things off.
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 8:27 pm |
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What was wrong with 'Pugh,Pugh ,Barney McGrew. ..' etc 
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 8:34 pm |
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lucca wolf wrote: What was wrong with 'Pugh,Pugh ,Barney McGrew. ..' etc Because they wor Patel, Patel and Bethany McCoy
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suiging wrote: lucca wolf wrote: What was wrong with 'Pugh,Pugh ,Barney McGrew. ..' etc Because they wor Patel, Patel and Bethany McCoy Gingo, just slap on a burka...winner winner, chicken dinner. Talking to me mate, who's a Fireman, they're not allowed to go in to burning buildings half the time, because it's deemed too dangerous, and a lot of the big engines, have been replaced with little toy trucks, with a couple of buckets. They should all take up smoking, and have a good smoke, whilst waiting for the fire to die out.
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Embers wrote: suiging wrote: lucca wolf wrote: What was wrong with 'Pugh,Pugh ,Barney McGrew. ..' etc Because they wor Patel, Patel and Bethany McCoy Gingo, just slap on a burka...winner winner, chicken dinner. Talking to me mate, who's a Fireman, they're not allowed to go in to burning buildings half the time, because it's deemed too dangerous, and a lot of the big engines, have been replaced with little toy trucks, with a couple of buckets. They should all take up smoking, and have a good smoke, whilst waiting for the fire to die out. Arrrr....well...when I was a lad...
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:52 pm |
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Firemen are very good at having multiple occupations, they are very hardworking and creative outside of their original employment.
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Rozza wrote: Firemen are very good at having multiple occupations, they are very hardworking and creative outside of their original employment. There are certainly a good number of full time university students who are full time firemen
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Give it time and Conservative governments will have Policeman multi tasking as Fireman.
On less money.
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suiging wrote: I have tried to pass myself off as a black, one parent family, dysfunctional, dyslexic, one legged, Welsh, one-eyed lesbian on probation before.
Always get an interview, but never the job.
They always notice I've got two eyes. Nothing to do with your eyes Mate, it is coz yo is old, fat and ugly.  Mind you, the Welsh bit might not help either.  Ever since 9/11 and Rescue Me, they have gone viral in the world of women and gays. I'd get myself a fireman's outfit just for the pull. Any decent looking bird can polish my Fireman's helmet any time. BTW, Burgas fire station is full of older Surrey Fire Brigade Engines still with the livery blazoned across them, but even if they were yonks old, they'd still be better than the Russian GAZ abd ZIL based crap they have. _________________ Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
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