A Merry Christmas

After the incidents yesterdays, things appear slightly better in Dorset this morning.

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A Merry Christmas to all our readers, families, and colleagues around the country

Working together

Despite the rain, elsewhere in Dorset it was chaos, I hear there were many car accidents , one closed the Upton bypass and the other the Puddletown bypass with 40 plus vehicles.

When I called the Coastguard Operations room in Weymouth this morning, they were tasking many Coastguard units after being asked for help by South Western Ambulance (SWAST).

With permission from the Watch Manager at Portland, I decided to deploy the Swanage Mobile with an Ambulance responder in the vehicle to provide the town with Ambulance cover whilst front line vehicles attended the incidents above.

Yet again it shows how the emergency services come together to assist the public if required.

What you looking at?

Above: Eric and Austen doing some looking.

Over the next couple of days I''ll be putting up some of my favourite photos from the last year, call it a top ten. No doubt Ian has plenty too!

None of them are Pulitizer Prize winning photos, but they do tell the story of the team in 2009.

Kit Night

Kit night tonight at the station, but being December there is an extra benefit for the team, yes mince pies (got to try and get as many up the station as possible and normally food does the trick).

Sadly there has been mutiny in the ranks caused by none other than the Deputy Blog.....

Text from Gareth " Can we have Christmas music tonight?"

Answer "Yes"

"Excellent we can play this years Christmas Number 1"

Answer "No not that one"

"Stuff u I won't do what u tell me!"

Answer " Remember who is the Station Officer"

"Oh OK then"

Answer " Meeting in the office at 7.10"

Strangely nothing further heard!

Taking it easy #2!

Austen at the nudist beach with a Callipo.

Taking it easy

The team is always prepared.......

Ice!

My word it's a bit icy over at the station!

Skiddy-skidster for vehicles. It's caused by a spring in the car park that bubbles up.

Thankfully a team member has got a local business to sponser us so we have some salt to put down!