'Coastline Cops'

[Quandary]

STV next week at 20-00 (have'nt bothered checking other regions)
How the five strong police force on the Isle of Mull, backed up by "Strathclyde Police's ELITE marine unit" cope when yachtys hit Tobermory for West Highland Yachting Week.
Might be a laugh, if you are not too easily irritated (that why I didn't post on the Lounge)

Reminds me of a few years ago, anchored, off to the pub, finished up in the bar in the hotel at the top of the hill, no wind but some clown managed to drag through the anchorage taking about 5 boats with him. Mate arrived in the bar having run all the way up from the Mishnish but was unable to speak, but we could tell he had news, then Police arrived called out our boats name, into the cage in back of the paddywagon, 'Could you turn the light off' 'sorry mate that light doesn't go off', drove slowly through the crowds on the street back to the dinghy. Sorted it out but on the starting line the next day the rest of the class were really surprised to see us out of clink so soon.

 

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My son managed to come home from the pub in yachtie week last year via a dunking in the harbour at 1am. It all happens in Tob that week!

 

[awol]

After the WHYW Oban to Tobermory race in August I took over the boardroom of the Taigh Solas so I could spread out and repair my spinnaker which had blown (yet again). The previous occupants had been the plod having their briefing for the night's festivities with copies of their notes left lying on the table. Reassuringly, the notes were mainly concerned with the safety of inebriated sailors.

There most certainly was a police presence on land and water and they managed to keep it remarkably good humoured and light. But then I had spent my evening sewing not drinking - and was tired enough to fall asleep in the Mishnish despite the amplified (and how!) efforts of the band.

 

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One of my pals, who was in the Mishnish, said that the police cleared everyone out of the pub for no apparent reason. Naturally this got one or two people's backs up. My cynical mind wonders if this was just to get some sort of action for the crew to film!
On tonight at 22.00, BBC2

 

[Major Catastrophe]

On tonight at 22.00, BBC2

Or even ITV1

 

[Ubergeekian]

One of my pals, who was in the Mishnish, said that the police cleared everyone out of the pub for no apparent reason. Naturally this got one or two people's backs up. My cynical mind wonders if this was just to get some sort of action for the crew to film!

Ah, remember the days when the CCC Tobermory Race over the Glasgow Fair was the traditional mass start to a week or two of cruising in isles, and was for every sort of yacht and often family crew. Why has so much of yachting degenerated into the pissed-up rugger-bugger mentality?

 

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Or even ITV1

Oops! Thanks.

 

[sailorman]

Ah, remember the days when the CCC Tobermory Race over the Glasgow Fair was the traditional mass start to a week or two of cruising in isles, and was for every sort of yacht and often family crew. Why has so much of yachting degenerated into the pissed-up rugger-bugger mentality?

Corperate entertaining / Team Buildingwankers

 

[JKay]

its started already 20.00 hours ITV1

 

[awol]

Boy that wuz rivetting TV! One guy turfed out the Mishnish, a Hondo O/B that widnae start. Great!

Next week it's hunting terrorists in the Solent!

 

[sailorman]

Quest channel on now worth a look

mining ship off of S Africa

 

[Major Catastrophe]

Boy that wuz rivetting TV! One guy turfed out the Mishnish, a Hondo O/B that widnae start. Great!

I was riveted.

Quote from Scarborough cop: "Watching the sun set over the sea."

I was impressed that half the station, a dog unit and a helicopter were scrambled to look for a two blokes hot wiring a horse box.

 

[Nico]

Cops arrest drunks for fighting

Move along. Nothing to see here. The coastline bit is a bit tenuous as most of it is just footage of coppers banging up fighting drunks. That they were in a coastal town rather than an inland town made no difference. Just filler because there isn't enough footage of more interesting incidents. The yachtists didn't seem any different to the others.

 

[Ceejay]

The frequent use of the word elite was rather tedious.
I wonder if the non elite crew were having more luck in finding some action.
Strathclyde Police tend to get overexcited when any event that is out of the ordinary takes place on Mull. I was randomly breath tested there late one night during a Music Festival when I was on my way home from work. There were no lawful grounds for my having been stopped, they didn't check my vehicle or even ask me my name, just put a tube in my mouth and told me to blow. In an attempt to give them a clue that I might know a bit about the procedures that they should be following, I asked them if they would mind informing me of the reason for their requiring a specimen of breath and one of the officers barked at me "the manner of your driving"
I subsequently complained and received an apology and the two traffic officers who looked old enough to have known better received some re-training
CJ

 

[Quandary]

Apology

I have come on here to humbly apologize for alerting you to this c**p.
I was taken in by the blurb in the programme guide. Fortunately, I had recorded it so only wasted 5 mins. Should have known better, most ITV documentaries are like this.
Hope not too many of you had to suffer all of it.

 

[sailorman]

I have come on here to humbly apologize for alerting you to this c**p.
I was taken in by the blurb in the programme guide. Fortunately, I had recorded it so only wasted 5 mins. Should have known better, most ITV documentaries are like this.
Hope not too many of you had to suffer all of it.

i found it a total wast of time
So i came back here

 

[old_salt]

I was riveted.

Quote from Scarborough cop: "Watching the sun set over the sea."

I was impressed that half the station, a dog unit and a helicopter were scrambled to look for a two blokes hot wiring a horse box.

It just shows how intelligent a cop she is.

In Scarborough "ON the EAST COAST" and "Watching the SUN SET over the sea."

Ooo let me add a few more.

 

[Blue5]

I have come on here to humbly apologize for alerting you to this c**p.
I was taken in by the blurb in the programme guide. Fortunately, I had recorded it so only wasted 5 mins. Should have known better, most ITV documentaries are like this.
Hope not too many of you had to suffer all of it.

I should think so too, I gave up cleaning the oven to watch that.........

 

[sailorman]

It just shows how intelligent a cop she is.

In Scarborough "ON the EAST COAST" and "Watching the SUN SET over the sea."

Ooo let me add a few more.

when i were a lad the plod always "looked Smart" well turned out.
the modern plod is a disgrace, all "Tooled-up" + high viz. why do thjey need to strut about looking like Whatt Twerp ready to pull a six shooter

 

[reginaldon]

It just shows how intelligent a cop she is.

In Scarborough "ON the EAST COAST" and "Watching the SUN SET over the sea."

Ooo let me add a few more.

Well spotted - yes it was a rubishy cheap prog - more of the cops and yobs rhubarb.