4x4 rescue

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Same as any organisation anywhere, doing anything at all ... there's good and bad practitioners, good and bad management and good and bad practices used.

On the whole, my view is that 4x4response is 'a good thing' .. I'm a forum member of Lincs/Yorks, not a full member yet, but intend doing a couple or more days out with them before committing myself. I have no intention of being political about it, I don't want to run it, I don't want to be a hero I don't want to 'look good' .. what I do want is better training, to offer some (even minimal) help, and give something back.

I'm a school caretaker and as such quite well known locally and tend to help out at almost everything going, village fete, community centre, local youth club, various bits and bobs ... I just like helping, but 4x4Response, to me, says I can help by also using the 4x4, which always means fun too!!!
 
you could also pray you never need volunteers from mountain rescue or rnli. which i hope no one on hear does.

even on my crutchers i was out yesterday . gettin a man from his farm house to the hospital
 
I will stick to helping people out that either contact me or I see stranded at the side of the road. If I suspected that I may do the people or vehicle involved damage, or get myself stuck, I would not get involved!
 
Just as an aside, theres a bloke round my way driving round in Disco with a home made sign stuck in the rear windows.
"4x4 towing £25:00"
What ever happened to being public spirited, was gonna ask him have you got Insurance etc but he'd buggered off!
 
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stchris356 said:
Just as an aside, theres a bloke round my way driving round in Disco with a home made sign stuck in the rear windows.
"4x4 towing £25:00"
What ever happened to being public spirited, was gonna ask him have you got Insurance etc but he'd buggered off!
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Cheeky bastid.:eek::eek:
 
Sean said:
i wouldn't let a copper isolate a battery let alone an apparent bystander with "response" printed on a hi viz
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Saw an ambulance turn over once at a roundabout.Copper who attended tride to go through the windshield using a life hammer in the centre of the screen with latex gloves for protection.He didnt take well to me shouting at him and calling him a tit.(civy bulider looking type)
 
Matt, you'll need an FMT600 to start getting other licenses through the military, for which you need a standard car test first. So yes, get your car test, then your 600, then your crane license. LOL

(ref p4-5 or somewhere, not quoting)
 
Well, I have to thank you all for a very lively and constructive debate, and for once it didn't involve the usual insults. I had a very formed opinion of the 4x4 response service following my experiences, but from what I have read here has got me thinking again and I find myself revisiting my conclusions. Those existing members of various groups have taught me a lot in the past few days, much more that I could gain from attempting to join my local group. As Skynet suggested, the group may have now changed and improved such things. The only question that now remains is do I find out if this is true and restart my application?
 
Darmain said:
Well, I have to thank you all for a very lively and constructive debate, and for once it didn't involve the usual insults. I had a very formed opinion of the 4x4 response service following my experiences, but from what I have read here has got me thinking again and I find myself revisiting my conclusions. Those existing members of various groups have taught me a lot in the past few days, much more that I could gain from attempting to join my local group. As Skynet suggested, the group may have now changed and improved such things. The only question that now remains is do I find out if this is true and restart my application?
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I've been reading with interest too, as I had thought about joining the local Hants & Berks group, but wanted to be sure I'd sorted the niggly issues with my car and be sure I could rely on it beforehand. Nothing more embarassing than turning up to help out and ending up needing recovering yourself:eek:

Also like some of the other comments over the last few days, I've no interest in joining a bunch of self important knobs more interested in flashing lights and struting about, nor a group of wannabe emergency services guys. I reckon the 4x4 response teams can provide a valuable service within their stated remit, and I think I could help.
 
Paul D said:
Same as any organisation anywhere, doing anything at all ... there's good and bad practitioners, good and bad management and good and bad practices used.

On the whole, my view is that 4x4response is 'a good thing' .. I'm a forum member of Lincs/Yorks, not a full member yet, but intend doing a couple or more days out with them before committing myself. I have no intention of being political about it, I don't want to run it, I don't want to be a hero I don't want to 'look good' .. what I do want is better training, to offer some (even minimal) help, and give something back.

I'm a school caretaker and as such quite well known locally and tend to help out at almost everything going, village fete, community centre, local youth club, various bits and bobs ... I just like helping, but 4x4Response, to me, says I can help by also using the 4x4, which always means fun too!!!
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A cracking group Paul and a cracking group of lads. proper Yorkshire lads. :D you'll have a great time and get a lot out of it in return. give my regards to them when you meet up.
 
Will do.

Intend to go to an open meeting in a couple of days ..
 
kernowdragon said:
I've been reading with interest too, as I had thought about joining the local Hants & Berks group, but wanted to be sure I'd sorted the niggly issues with my car and be sure I could rely on it beforehand. Nothing more embarassing than turning up to help out and ending up needing recovering yourself:eek:

Also like some of the other comments over the last few days, I've no interest in joining a bunch of self important knobs more interested in flashing lights and struting about, nor a group of wannabe emergency services guys. I reckon the 4x4 response teams can provide a valuable service within their stated remit, and I think I could help.
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Couldn't have put it better myself!
 
This thread is very interesting indeed, as a Herts 4x4 response member i think all the responders who have helped out over the past few weeks deserve medals.
My full time job is within the emergency services, so i can see from our point of view what a valuable resource the 4x4 response is.

We didn't have THAT much snow here, enough for a few home carers to write their cars off, and for vulnerable people to suffer without their meals on wheels.

I went out for a day doing meals on wheels deliveries, all fuel expenses paid, so yes i did give my time to "the government or society" but it's my time to do what i choose with it. if i want to go out and help deliver meals on wheels to help people, or drive a carer round all night so that 20 elderly people don't have to sit in their own secretions all evening, then that’s what i'm going to do and anyone who wishes to slag me off, or call me names or make out i'm going to strut round with a car covered in flashing lights, then really we already know what that sort of person is, a very selfish and pathetic one.

I've enjoyed my time out and about volunteering my time and my vehicle to help others. Had it not been for some of the 4x4 responders then some people wouldn’t have a mum/dad/brother/daughter to spend the rest of the year with.

Those of you who oppose to it or want to slag us off - sod ya, but i bet you'd be glad for a person in a hi-vis jacket with lots of flashing lights strutting right up to your door with a paramedic to save the life of one of your loved ones............
 
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