Friday, January 23, 2009

From the Formerly Great Britain

The Coast Guards are now required to fill out a form before rescuing vessels in distress.
Yesterday, one coastguard said: 'When we were first told about this, we simply couldn't believe it.
I'd say that you guys are so screwed, but I fear that you have company on this side of the pond now.

Well, thank God for the Royal National Lifeboat Service. They're a registered charity, rather than the UK.Gov, so they'll still rescue people. Well done, chaps.

Via the Drawn Cutlass, a very interesting new-to-me blog.

2 comments:

  1. BobJanuary 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Thanks kindly for the link and for blogrolling me. I'll return the favor, of course.

    Bob

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  2. EagleJanuary 25, 2009 at 8:20 PM

    Uh... so what happens if you're out of forms?

    "Ahoy! Sorry, but we can't help you. Paperwork. We're sure you understand. Have a nice day!"

    (sigh)

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