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17 Oct 2011, 12:28 (Ref:2972614) | #1 | ||
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Has marshalling changed anything you do day to day?
Hi all,
Just wondering if since starting marshalling anyone has approached anything in day to day life differently? Since starting marshalling I keep a hi-vis in my car along with basic first aid kit and equiptment i.e. scissors. I also think I take less for granted, especially my safety in many situations, I guess marshalling keeps me on my toes... What about anyone else, is it just me? or has marshalling or things you have seen/experienced while marshalling changed anything you do? |
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17 Oct 2011, 12:31 (Ref:2972615) | #2 | ||
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I can't walk past a fire extinguisher without noting the guage.
And yes, I also keep a high-viz jacket in the car, along with a spare set of overalls. |
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17 Oct 2011, 12:46 (Ref:2972629) | #3 | ||
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Pretty much the same here, my car is kitted out with basic medical/rescue kit, my overals and hi-vis waterproofs are always resident in my boot, ive even used knowledge gained and practiced in marshalling to help with an accident on the A2 in the middle lane
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17 Oct 2011, 13:04 (Ref:2972650) | #4 | ||
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As a Londoner I (as all Londoners do) look both ways when crossing one way streets but now I find myself looking further into the distance than before and with slightly more caution. Not sure what's going on there.
I assumed we all keep a hi-viz, gloves and a First aid kit in the car (as an Alfa owner I carry a little bottle as a matter of course, always have) but to improve my knowledge as a Marshal I have been on training courses that mean that I am a qualified first aider, a qualified fire Marshal and a member of the AFM, all of which I would not have done if I wasn't a Marshal, so I think that counts? |
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17 Oct 2011, 13:42 (Ref:2972667) | #5 | |
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I find myself checking every fire extinguisher i see,I also go out of my way sometimes to kick stones away whilst crossing the road without thinking,much to my wives amusment.
I also carry a small fire extinguisher in my main car just in case which i never did before |
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17 Oct 2011, 14:23 (Ref:2972675) | #6 | |
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i find myself thinking nothing an average 300 mile round trip at the weekends (being £30 lighter in the wallet though is a bit of a different matter!)whereas before i started i wouldnt bother venturing more than 50/70 miles for a day/weekend trip reserved only for the most interested events... now that ive covered around 15000 and a bit miles through marshalling alone ive got that used to trudging along motorways im a bit more of an easy traveller when im not marshalling!
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17 Oct 2011, 15:45 (Ref:2972707) | #7 | ||
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As above, i've got hi-vis waterproofs, first aid kit and a small bottle in the car.
I'll also +1 the thinking nothing of a 300 mile round trip to somewhere each weekend. I've been lucky in the fact that my work have paid for me to do first aid and fire marshal training - which usually only supervisors do. I have in the past been noted for checking bottles as I walk past, or observing faults in traffic etc etc. Last edited by nate93; 17 Oct 2011 at 15:59. |
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17 Oct 2011, 18:59 (Ref:2972801) | #8 | ||
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Including all the already mentioned things, i was first on scene to a car accident very early one morning earlier in the year & the marshal training just kicked in out of instinct
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17 Oct 2011, 19:08 (Ref:2972810) | #9 | ||
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I check bottles, kick stones off the road & report poor driving standards to anyone who'll listen
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17 Oct 2011, 19:45 (Ref:2972837) | #10 | ||
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Yes its changed me.........i go into the office waving a RED Flag!!! is the only way i get their attention!...................................oh i forgot im self employed
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I had a total change of career 18 months ago from printing (which I'd done for 23 years) to working for a private ambulance service. I'm now a student Emergency Medical Technician and waiting for a place on an NHS Ambulance service training course to work on the front line ambulances. None of which I would have done if not for marshalling!
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I resemble that remark Anyway, if you've had as many packed lunches as I have you don't need a blanket. But back to topic: The names of things change, they used to be "fire extinguishers" not bottles and builders used "cement" not dust and didn't post 7 used to be called "bottom bend"? |
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18 Oct 2011, 07:06 (Ref:2973115) | #14 | ||
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Another thing is that you notice noticing Marshals on the TV, for example: Continental Superbikes, you know, those machines where a flame exits the exhaust at chest height when being pushed, The Marshals have lovely hard hats..............and bare arms. I wouldn't have noticed that before, wouldn't have cared.
Also noticed yesterday whilst watching bikes from Portugal that there were Marshals sitting down during the final laps. Er, I should get out more... |
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18 Oct 2011, 07:29 (Ref:2973122) | #15 | ||
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Go shopping on a Friday morning now instead of a Friday evening or a Saturday.
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18 Oct 2011, 07:33 (Ref:2973124) | #16 | ||
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I was first on scene at an accident outside my house some years ago and found myself dialling 999 and saying to the girl "I need a fire engine, two ambulances, two recovery vehicles, both for full lifts"
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Must admit I've always kept 1st aid kit in the car but 've now added the Hi Viz vest. Also seeing a few serious crashes where the driver has walked away because of a full roll cage has improved my driving a little because I don't have one. |
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18 Oct 2011, 10:01 (Ref:2973196) | #20 | ||
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hi vis, bottle and torch in car, kick stones off the road, when buying clothes check the materials to ensure no man made fibers, marshalling has also changed me so much as a person, more of a team player nowadays and value respect and trust a lot more
always check the guage on any bottle I pass |
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18 Oct 2011, 18:41 (Ref:2973436) | #21 | ||
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I also seem to have more orange in my wardrobe.........
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19 Oct 2011, 08:20 (Ref:2973724) | #22 | ||
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Since marshalling:
I also am no longer able to walk past a stone without kicking it out of the way. I now have a strange obsesison with collecting caps. I am self concious that I have a really tanned face, and white arms. I need to spend a week in detox after breakfast at Brands (but it has to be done). When I see damage on a car in traffic, I feel the need to tell someone. & when I see a Caterham 7 on the road with both front wheel arches, and no indicators on, I can't help feeling theres something not quite right. |
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although my breakfasts are from Silverstone i imagine they are just as leathal! |
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19 Oct 2011, 12:57 (Ref:2973825) | #24 | ||
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I am so pleased with this thread. I was very worried that it was just me, as I can relate to all of the above. I also have this strange urge to buy pork pies....
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Taking every opportunity to visit a loo in case you're too far away when necessary? Or is that old age?
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