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Helicopter crashes into crane in London
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Griff9of13
, Jan 16 2013 09:00 AM
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 09:00 AM
"it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it."
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 12:33 PM
Despite the hyperbole it hasn't turned out to be a 9/11 or a 7/7.
Sad that there has been a couple of lives lost but can the media calm down a bit now, please.
Sad that there has been a couple of lives lost but can the media calm down a bit now, please.
Cheer up, RL is actually rather good
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- Severus, July 2012
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 12:53 PM
You know the motto of the news media - "If you're not panicking, then we're not doing our job right".
"Journalists are meant to be neutral, for God's sake." - Stephen 'Wiggy' Jones
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 01:04 PM
As a ex tower crane driver. It seems that it could have been a hell of a lot worse.
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 02:21 PM
Turned off 5 Live in disgust this morning as it was clear that Nicky Campbell was genuinely excited over this piece of news when talking to eye witnesses. This was when it was known that there were fatalities. With 24 hour news and social networks everyone goes off half cocked instead of waiting for official announcements from the emergency services.
Fides invicta triumphat
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 02:50 PM
Nicked from elsewhere - the 4 stages of a major incident:
1. Mayhem: The news services rush around in a fog of confusion trying to get information from the emergency services who are too busy to talk. They inevitably end up interviewing each other and seizing on any speculation they can get hold of.
2. Mastermind: All the networks wheel in an 'expert' usually a retired ex-pilot, copper, academic, whatever. He or she makes uninformed comment until the facts start to emerge.
3. Manhunt: What went wrong? More importantly, WHO IS TO BLAME?
4. Memoriam: Nobody will ever be allowed to forget this happened until something worse occurs.
1. Mayhem: The news services rush around in a fog of confusion trying to get information from the emergency services who are too busy to talk. They inevitably end up interviewing each other and seizing on any speculation they can get hold of.
2. Mastermind: All the networks wheel in an 'expert' usually a retired ex-pilot, copper, academic, whatever. He or she makes uninformed comment until the facts start to emerge.
3. Manhunt: What went wrong? More importantly, WHO IS TO BLAME?
4. Memoriam: Nobody will ever be allowed to forget this happened until something worse occurs.
"Journalists are meant to be neutral, for God's sake." - Stephen 'Wiggy' Jones
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 03:10 PM
5. Step and repeat 100 times if it is in London
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 03:13 PM
Nicked from elsewhere - the 4 stages of a major incident:
1. Mayhem: The news services rush around in a fog of confusion trying to get information from the emergency services who are too busy to talk. They inevitably end up interviewing each other and seizing on any speculation they can get hold of.
2. Mastermind: All the networks wheel in an 'expert' usually a retired ex-pilot, copper, academic, whatever. He or she makes uninformed comment until the facts start to emerge.
3. Manhunt: What went wrong? More importantly, WHO IS TO BLAME?
4. Memoriam: Nobody will ever be allowed to forget this happened until something worse occurs.
That's about it. I think we are at about stage 3. Major news outlets trying to hide their disappointment that it wasn't a terrorist attack.
"it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it."
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Posted 18 January 2013 - 01:20 PM
"Journalists are meant to be neutral, for God's sake." - Stephen 'Wiggy' Jones
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
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Posted 20 January 2013 - 01:40 PM
Bradford College is having a large extension built and there are two tower cranes on site. At about 2am this morning, both had their jibs raised and neither had a flashing light working. Good job it wasn't a foggy night.
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