Working in the Falkland Islands?

[Fang_Farrier]

The climate in FI would do your asthma a power of good imho.

Open mouth, turn to windward, lungs automatically inflated .

To exhale, turn leeward and let elasticity of chest wall do the work

 

[CutLunchCommando]

The culture has been alluded to often enough on this thread, think of a racist, misogynistic 50's Britain and your not far off!

I can practically hear the application forms beginning to print off as we type.

 

[Fang_Farrier]

I can practically hear the application forms beginning to print off as we type.

Where else in the world is there a statue of Margaret Thatcher that is not only unvandalised but worshiped at?

Plastic floral tributes attached, not to prevent theft but wind loss. Can't have her without flowers!

 

[CutLunchCommando]

Where else in the world is there a statue of Margaret Thatcher that is not only unvandalised but worshiped at?

Plastic floral tributes attached, not to prevent theft but wind loss. Can't have her without flowers!

[Printer noises intensify.]

 

[rmn]

Summed

Although mine finished early I have absolutely no regrets about it.

The financial remuneration between the far lower tax rate and the final gratuity alone do make it very rewarding.

Weather is mostly shit, windy and damp, sunny and windy, windy and cold, etc. But with a decent gortex waterproof it's fine enough.

The culture has been alluded to often enough on this thread, think of a racist, misogynistic 50's Britain and your not far off!

With a two year contract, you're just settling in when it's time for your half way free flight home. Back from that and it's time to start preparing for the big sell up and return to the UK.

Summed up to a tee Sir!

 

[Gardner6LXB]

It was murder driving along it when it was gravel, especially with the strong side winds, I got blown off the road into the ditch in a patrol car!

Shirley getting blown off in your patrol car was a court martial offence? Or were you lads excluded? (Wink wink).

 

[BossHogg]

Getting a blowie isn't allowed, getting blown off the road, there's feck all you can do about it, about from grab the feck me handle and scream like a big girls blouse praying that you land upright with no injuries or damage to the patrol car, of which we escaped both!

 

[rmn]

Getting a blowie isn't allowed, getting blown off the road, there's feck all you can do about it, about from grab the feck me handle and scream like a big girls blouse praying that you land upright with no injuries or damage to the patrol car, of which we escaped both!

Fun Falklands Fact #1

Folk driving in the Falklands for the first time poop themselves when they see the big ditches at the side of the road from MPC to Stanley. However, whilst going off the road into these ditches might hurt, the fatalities occur on the road that goes from Port Harriet to Teal Inlet as the lack of ditch results in vehicles rolling with all the attendant carnage.

 

[CutLunchCommando]

Potato crops in Stankey have beeb very poor this year. Dry weather or earwigs- take your pick.

Have they begun planting yet?

 

[Wightsparker]

Fun Falklands Fact #1

Folk driving in the Falklands for the first time poop themselves when they see the big ditches at the side of the road from MPC to Stanley. However, whilst going off the road into these ditches might hurt, the fatalities occur on the road that goes from Port Harriet to Teal Inlet as the lack of ditch results in vehicles rolling with all the attendant carnage.

I may have posted this before, but I was informed that the large ditches each side of the Stanley to Mount Pleasant road were a classic error of calculating rainfall. As I remember the tale, the annual rainfall figure was considered as the monthly figure - resulting in Falklands monsoon ditches.....

 

[BossHogg]

Which is correct, Royal Engineers cocked up on that one!

 

[rmn]

Have they begun planting yet?

No idea though tomato plants and lettuce are being sold locally.

 

[CutLunchCommando]

No idea though tomato plants and lettuce are being sold locally.

ISTR Fang posted a pic of it.

ETA
Here in fact.

 

[putteesinmyhands]

Which is correct, Royal Engineers cocked up on that one!

Wouldn't it have been the PSA who were responsible for the design?

I've a vague recollection that the ditches are there to collect drifting snow so there may be method in the madness. I've always been intrigued by FI snow - even in a blizzard, it never seems to settle anywhere.

 

[Wightsparker]

Wouldn't it have been the PSA who were responsible for the design?

I've a vague recollection that the ditches are there to collect drifting snow so there may be method in the madness. I've always been intrigued by FI snow - even in a blizzard, it never seems to settle anywhere.

I seem to recall the PSA being blamed.