Fred the shred Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 The lifeboat at Port Erin was busy today with numerous call outs it saved three lives and helped quite a few people in distress. We are so lucky to have volunteers supporting the public in many different ways sometimes with very little thanks. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 and we have so many ill informed knob heads about too. It was drilled into me as a kid when there's an offshore wind not to go playing on floats or rafts. People are just friggin thick as fck nowadays. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 Apparently it was paddle boards, all the rage , people don’t treat the sea with the respect it commands unfortunately. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Watched a 'rescue' today. I hope the idiot is shamed into contributing well to the RNLI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Facebook post for context: (Screenshotted for their rather nifty layout) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 It's great that people get out and use the sea, but it really does need some stern advice. I see people trying to kayak around the sound and you really have to wonder if they understand that they are watching nature's very own spin dryer with no off button. Hats off to the RNLI chaps and ladies, though. It would be great if their services were only used for bad fortune rather than bad judgement. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 RNLI, escorting illegals across the channel for some considerable time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Far too many health and safety law makers, do-gooders and rescue organisations diluting the gene pool these days. It goes against nature to stop people choosing the wrong type of ladder, stick fingers in electrical sockets, forget parachutes or head out to sea in a bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 a scutch of paddle boards recovered , must be a new number i haven't heard of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 8 minutes ago, WTF said: a scutch of paddle boards recovered , must be a new number i haven't heard of yet. Aye, that made me chuckle as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 46 minutes ago, WTF said: a scutch of paddle boards recovered , must be a new number i haven't heard of yet. One is one, two is a couple, three is several, more than three a scutch? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 11 hours ago, Passing Time said: RNLI, escorting illegals across the channel for some considerable time Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 3 hours ago, 2112 said: One is one, two is a couple, three is several, more than three a scutch? "The Pirahã, a tribe of 150 people who live by the banks of a remote tributary of the Amazon, studied by Columbia linguist Peter Gordon, have words for one and two, and for few and many. That's all. Even the words for one and two are not used consistently. So the question is, do they have the idea of exact numbers above three?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 14 hours ago, Fred the shred said: Apparently it was paddle boards, all the rage , people don’t treat the sea with the respect it commands unfortunately. 14 hours ago, Gizo said: and we have so many ill informed knob heads about too. It was drilled into me as a kid when there's an offshore wind not to go playing on floats or rafts. People are just friggin thick as fck nowadays. Yup. Sneaky Easterly on a sunny day often creates a wind tunnel effect to offshore at Pt Erin. I've been waiting for this to happen for a while. On a SUP you basically act like a sail and too many people on the water especially on inflatable SUPs don't have a clue. I rescued 2 people last summer in similar conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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