Medicals and Nee Nars.

This week some of the team had a medical, we have one once every three years to make sure we are fit and healthy. Usual stuff:-

Blood pressure,
Pulse,
BMI, (body mass index)
Hearing test
Sight test, and
Lung capacity – blowing into a tube.

So if we have an incident with a chap with a very quiet voice, sat in an inflatable boat with very small lettering (Font Arial 8) that needs blowing up in a hurry, we are perfectly equipped to deal.

At Kit Night jokes centred around the hard of hearing were very much in vogue (What? Eh?), and advice as to how to stop one’s sight deteriorating.

Following the monthly signing off of the kit the lads set about fixing the ‘Nee Nars’ on Austen’s truck. The ‘Nee Nars’ make noise but the blue lights flash randomly.

After some work two new light strobes were fitted. This involved screwdrivers and as such Dee (who is a lady) was unable to help on the basis that women and screwdrivers don’t mix. (This is obviously not HM Coastguard equal ops policy and I am only teasing; …you should see Dee smash in metal stakes with a lump hammer- she’s rather good.)

Anyway, everyone including the ‘Nee Nars’ are now in working order.