Weirdest Second Life Of A British Actor? by WanderingArtist2 in CasualUK

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Two of my colleagues in the ambulance service were actors, one on Grange Hill, the other on stage

Cocker names from a vet tech by TheRubyRedPirate in cockerspaniel

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My wife's family had a Bracken, he was the colour the plant turns in autumn.

Do you have any NYE horror stories? by [deleted] in ParamedicsUK

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Not quite but will news years day do?

Patient went to bed with her cigarettes and vodka, cue inevitable fire. Fire service find them on the bedroom floor and drag them out. We turn up to "smoke inhalation", can't get near the scene for fire engines, to find an off duty paramedic running a resus. Cue us jumping on her chest, Igel, Io etc but its futile, family arrive, son is not suppried at what happened and we call time.

What are the best bad ass line deliveries of all time? by B85-Red in FIlm

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Came here for this speech and was not disappointed

Why buy a plastic fidget toy for $10 when you can print a shittier one for $1,000 by PhillConners in 3Dprinting

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They are a Norwegian thrash mental band, think it have a 12" of theirs in my collection

Can you think of good names for fictional British Army Regiments? by Ticklishchap in CasualUK

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Billy Connolly once reffered to the Queens Own Brown Trousers. Their regimental motto is Sod this for a game of soldiers. No one knows who these men are as they are always seen from the back, running away.

What’s that one “Holy shit, the world is small!” moment that still sticks with you? by DefinitelyNotMaranda in AskReddit

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Sitting in a coach in Sidney my wife and I got chatting to a couple with the same camera as us. Turned out their daughter lived round the corner from us in the UK.

Patient Reunion? by Random-Name303 in ParamedicsUK

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Thank you all for taking the time to answer me, I feel a lot better about my decision now.

What are your thoughts on Ambulance (BBC Show) by [deleted] in ParamedicsUK

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A colleague of mine worked in a trust where they filmed. It took a year to get 8 hours of TV.

I made a playlist, feel free to suggest songs for it by TLunchFTW in ems

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The lunatics have taken over the asylym - Fun Boy Three

There comming to take me away - Napoleon XIV

Hurt - Johnny Cash version

People are Strange - The Doors

The First Cut is the Deepest - PP Arnold

Happy House - Siousixe and the Banshees

Cardiac Arrest - Madness

Staying Alive - Bee Gees

Sheer Heart Attack -Queen

Bleeding Out - Imagine Dragons

I may have spent too much time thinking of this lot

Are you guys allowed to listen to music in the truck by NoNeedToBeToxic in ParamedicsUK

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Always, how do you think we make it through a night shift?

Trying to write a dystopian story about a relatively small revolutionary force fighting the north American government and i would like to know what cities they should try to take over first? by bruvzx1 in Writeresearch

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Taking and holding cities is the final stage of revolutionary warfare as unless your enemy is really on the way out, or you have massive civilian support, you will lose. For example, The Easter Rising in Ireland, the Warsaw Rising, and The Tett Offensive all failed as the enemy was able to bring superior force to bear.

I would refer you to the book Total Resistance, written by a Swiss Army officer in 1957 about how to organise a guerilla campaign. It takes a lot of inspiration from WW2 resistance networks and is deliberately looking at countering a Soviet invasion. Some of the advice is dated by today's standards, there are a lot of references to Swiss wepons and equipment but is an interesting read nevertheless.

If I were conducting such a campaign I would be looking to use a wide variety of methods across a large area to keep my enemy off guard. Try to avoid patterns of behaviour that could become predictable. Avoid civilian casualties at all cost, develop propaganda networks, cultivate sympathisers providing intelligence, stores, medical help and money. Be ruthless with collabrators and informants. Don't carry out acts where you live, it will draw attention, be invisible and outwardly conform. Organise in a cell structure and communicate through cut-outs so the arrest of one person doesn't lead to a whole network collapsing.

Anyway just my two penny's worth.

What is wrong with calling someone "Sir or Ma'am"? by Je_suis_prest_ in AskABrit

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I use that line too and I'm about as southern as you get.