The totally off-topic thread

[OATEK]

I helped remove a tree that partially blocked a major road & I still got to work on time!

My orange wet weather jacket that I keep in the back of my car certainly came in handy again!

Some of the debris that crashed into the back of the house today!

 

[erkpod]

I've been following the fire situation with at least 2 homes destroyed. Am supposed to be on RFS Comms duty tomorrow (not in the Blue Mountains but an adjoining zone).

Am standing by in case I am needed for an all nighter instead. There are crews from my area in the mountains tonight.

 

[JohnK]

Do it - live dangerously.

I've been doing that all my life. One of these days.

 

[kelvedon]

I helped remove a tree that partially blocked a major road & I still got to work on time!

My orange wet weather jacket that I keep in the back of my car certainly came in handy again!

In France it is now compulsory to carry a Hi Viz vest in your car.

Top 10 tips for driving through France, Legal Requirements | RAC

Not an inconvenience to the FIFO crowd.

 

[rogerkambah]

I helped remove a tree that partially blocked a major road & I still got to work on time!

My orange wet weather jacket that I keep in the back of my car certainly came in handy again!

Sadly I don't have an orange wet weather jacket in the back of my car, but I do have a chainsaw.

 

[Bundy Bear]

22 and fine in Albany for the 100 years since the ANZACs left Australia heading to Europe for World War 1.

 

[anat0l]

In France it is now compulsory to carry a Hi Viz vest in your car.

Top 10 tips for driving through France, Legal Requirements | RAC

Not an inconvenience to the FIFO crowd.

I think that's been a requirement for a long time. I think it is similar in Switzerland, or at least you (just like France) need to carry a warning triangle that you would set up to alert drivers in case you have to stop on the road.

German licensed drivers need to carry a first aid kit (and likewise are first aid trained as part of their licensing process).

 

[amaroo]

Must have great views! House in TSV located between the city and airport.

 

[Deleted member]

And no one wants to buy it !!

 

[erkpod]

Sadly I don't have an orange wet weather jacket in the back of my car, but I do have a chainsaw.

You would have been handy this afternoon! There was a guy using a hand saw.

 

[erkpod]

I've been following the fire situation with at least 2 homes destroyed. Am supposed to be on RFS Comms duty tomorrow (not in the Blue Mountains but an adjoining zone).

Am standing by in case I am needed for an all nighter instead. There are crews from my area in the mountains tonight.

Got a phone call on my way home. Thought I was in for an all nighter but just needed to finish organising Sunday's day shift crews.

Back Sunday arvo.

 

[erkpod]

Must have great views! House in TSV located between the city and airport.

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No way would I live there!

 

[kelvedon]

Must have great views! House in TSV located between the city and airport.

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Looks like Thunderbirds HQ

 

[Flashback]

Meanwhile, Bundy Bear, Mrs Flashback and I are in Netley, UK which is a place of significance for a lot of Australian soldiers: Palace of pain: Netley, the hospital built for an empire of soldiers | Art and design | The Guardian

 

[cove]

We need to buy a simple mobile phone for our super olds. They are 91 and 88 and need a phone for about 10 possible calls that would get them an ambulance ,a daughter , a doctor and things like this.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[kpc]

We need to buy a simple mobile phone for our super olds. They are 91 and 88 and need a phone for about 10 possible calls that would get them an ambulance ,a daughter , a doctor and things like this.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Hmm.....I'm not sure I like the term "super olds"...

 

[cove]

Kpc I think you probably deal with older folks but these two keep winning the footy tipping most years.

 

[Princess Fiona]

We need to buy a simple mobile phone for our super olds. They are 91 and 88 and need a phone for about 10 possible calls that would get them an ambulance ,a daughter , a doctor and things like this.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Have you thought about a VitalCall system?
Many of the elderly patients I see in ED still living at home have this.
If something's wrong and they panic it saves them having to locate the mobile and remember how to use it and who to call.

http://www.vitalcall.com.au/how-it-works

 

[cove]

We have the home fixed. The mobile phone is when they are away from home and need to make a call to get help. It would need about 8 numbers on the front "page screen".

 

[Mal]

We need to buy a simple mobile phone for our super olds. They are 91 and 88 and need a phone for about 10 possible calls that would get them an ambulance ,a daughter , a doctor and things like this.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.

They exist, and I have seen them marketed in Australia. Generally are known as 'Seniors Phones'.

Have no experience in selecting or using them though.

Here's one example: http://ilcaustralia.org.au/products/18775?search_tree=666