Be vigilante

[Salix]

Hi people,
I know im'e probably preaching to the converted here, and everyone is working to the best of intentions, but........................... It's officially the start of the silly season , a weekend of very exhausting grass fires , little scally's with BBq firelighters and now 1sq mile of heather mooreland set ablaze . Please be very careful and extra vigilante when out, and report any dodgy activity to your local rangers or wardens . Thanks guys.

Mark

 

[Wayland]

I had harsh words with some chavs that were deliberately starting brush fires on the moor near my home the other day.

The brigade say talk to the police, the police say talk to the council, the council say talk to anyone but them.

I felt like tying them to a tree in the path of the fire.

 

[Salix]

Sounds like the usual response from the "Emergency Services" :aargh4: But dont give up, do contact your local rangers or wardens, or other land managers, then give the powers that be a good :aargh4:

Mark

 

[Toddy]

Oh yes! I do empathise Wayland.
I hunted a group of kids last year who were deliberately setting fire to the grass along the little rise the other side of the burn. The fire rapidly spread and was making inroads into the fencing and tarmac around one of the small factories.The littlest one called me a, "Bad Lady" he was about three if he was lucky. I phoned the fire brigade to come and they put it out. The police came too and found the kids on the road nearby, the oldest was seven and his mum knew he was out playing with a lighter while he was supposed to be watching his little brother
I don't know the answer I loathe restrictions on personal freedom, but someway or other we have got to find a way to teach our children that rights come with responsibilities,

Toddy

 

[bushtuckerman]

I hunted a group of kids

I think i'll stay inside for a bit while this blows over...as it were...

 

[Toddy]

Sorry, English, for Scots, the use of
Chased; told them off; gave them a row and told them to get away from the fire;
"hunted" just means all of these.
In Scots we flite at someone, meaning have a screeching row, or give a piece of our mind to.
Well I flited at the bairns and hunted them

.......heaven alone knows what the non natives are thinking about all of this

cheers,
Toddy

 

[leon-1]

.......heaven alone knows what the non natives are thinking about all of this

cheers,
Toddy

Probably that you tracked them down and Filletted them.

Father Beans and a nice Chianti anyone............


Sorry, I'll get me coat

 

[British Red]

Visions of a red coated Toddy blowing "view halloooo"

 

[Graham_S]

i had a mental picture of toddy with a bow, creeping up on a group of kids.......

 

[sam_acw]

Not a bad idea. If they made tranquilizer arrows I'd be lobbying my MP for a chav season.

 

[Salix]

Sounds like good clean fun to me, the Chavs make good hunting round these parts

Mark

 

[redcollective]

I don't know the answer I loathe restrictions on personal freedom, but someway or other we have got to find a way to teach our children that rights come with responsibilities,
Toddy

Joking aside: Good on you Toddy for doing the right thing - I do however hold a slightly different opinion: Someway we need to teach parents that children come with responsibilities. Children, given the appalling example of their parents, really have little chance in life and no choice but to immitate their parents poor decision-making ability and antisocial personalities.

Off me soapbox now.

Is there a Scot / English equivalent of the australian volunteer bushfire brigades?

 

[Salix]

To my knowledge, and it's only local to me, there is no such voluntary organisation. The mountain rescue team seem to get involved, sometimes. Apart from that it's down to us, and can i just say that for anyone who's ever been in the thick of a bush fire or grass fire, dealing with it is extremely dangerous and very, very tireing.

Mark

 

[demographic]

<Scott thinks back to his childhood and whistles innocently>

 

[elma]

Anyone who sets fires should be hunted preferably with a large pack of hounds

 

[bushtuckerman]

what about the park rangers (i assume they are) in the New Forest who deliberately burn gorse patches?

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Anyone who sets fires should be hunted preferably with a large pack of hounds

Nope, just staked out in the burning field, and left there for awhile........

 

[mark a.]

I originally thought that the thread title was misspelt and should be "Be Vigilant".

But judging by some of the replies, being a vigilante seems to be the thing people advocate most...

 

[leon-1]

what about the park rangers (i assume they are) in the New Forest who deliberately burn gorse patches?

We used to have similair practices down here, it is known as swailing and is actually a fire precaution in part. The idea is you start a controlled burn to create a fire break. This way later in the year when the lovely little urchins decide to set fire to Dartmoor the fires can only go so far before they run out of fuel and die.

It can also be used to encourage new growth, but the thing that I have noticed more than anything since they ceased doing it is the increase in ticks (nasty evil disease carrying little blighters and no I am not talking about the chavs). It is rare now to go onto the moor and not come across one at least

 

[jdlenton]

"Bad Lady" Toddy

James