OMM in Borrowdale!

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Originally Posted by invalidpassword

I awoke this morning in my lovely warm bed, not in the least bit worried about all of those lost/rescued charity runners. Turned on my radio waiting for a list of the death toll and heard the radio presenter say that,

"it must have been particularly difficult for those who were out on the mountain because they had had to stop out for an extra hour BECAUSE THE CLOCKS HAD GONE BACK!"

I jest you not. They then had a member of the public, in the studio, as their witness to the foolhardiness of all of those charity runners. He had been up to Honister to get "a piece of slate" for his garden. Spent "two hours up there" and "me and me son got really wet looking at the stones".

It was pure theatre.

"Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all" somebody said that once. Good effort OMM.

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OH SHI#E, TRY AGAIN, dog needs a haircut!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by invalidpassword

""I wasn't aware that Mr Weir had joined the rescue services I thought he was a mine owner, a man of many faces.....""

...I'm sure it's spelled faeces...

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here here, but he could be possibly a very nice man?

If you mean me, bitch needs a haircut.

Anyone coming near me with clippers will be bitten............hard in the sensitives!

Got to go, seen some wet long haired hippy sheep


Baaa, grrrrr

I've just got back to Kendal after a weekend in the sunny south. I hear there's been a spot or two of rain. Did I miss anything exciting?

it was not so bad, we all expect a bad day on the hills this time of year. Fortunately there were more senible heads than media cosseting slate mine owners out there (Tosser - sorry coughed there - bit of cold). As a good Mountian rescue friend of mine said - ther MR is streched cos most of them are out doing this. So well done that no one dd get washed away (although there were some foolhardys that tried swimming - you know who you are) best to keep to feet on the (saturated ground) I was glad to actually be aout for 7 ours non the first day just a shame the 6 on the second was spent driving home and at tebay for a cooked breakfast. Well thats a different OMM again this year at least I didn't get disqualifeid this time. Well done Organsiers, you know who you are, wel don everyone for being experience, carring the gear and not playing to the media as they tried to make a mockery of a great event. I'm just really relieved the event was called off cos of simple resource streching (limited camping, no sleep, no support) and not cos some one genuinely was in danger. The world may see us as nutters, but thats the surface of refind fell savvy minds!

Yes Harry, some drizzle on Saturday. About enough to justify a thermal top under the club vest......

I'm going to get that bl##dy sheep, its carrying clippers..........

Baaa, grrrr

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Originally Posted by poppy

LMH is going to be quizzed tomorrow about 'nutters' when he gets to his work. It'll be a test of his short fuse!

Go to go, seen some wet sheep....

Baaa, grrrr

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I've already been quizzed by my work colleagues via facebook - even though I'm barely even a fellrunner and wouldn't go near an OMM!!!! :rolleyes:

Well done to all those who ventured out, including the organisers, volunteers, MRT, SAR, police, ambulance etc.

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Originally Posted by molehill

this Has Been A Dreadfull Weekend For The Future Of The Omm. With All This Publicity, Every Numpty In Every City Of The Uk, That Has Completed The London Marathon Dressed As A Donkey, Is Going To Want A Piece Of The Action Next Year. Even Now They Will Be Polishing Their Credit Cards And Ordering 'equipment' :eek:. Oh God, What Will 2009 Bring, They Will Probably All End Up Stuck To Bloody Great Chelsea Taxis In London .

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:d:d:d

That should have been :D:D:D

Just had a quick look on the Lake District MR team websites. Now allowing for the fact that the pages might not get updated immediately after an incident, Keswick, Cockermouth and Wasdale MRTs report precisely zero incidents/callouts in the last 48 hours.

May be worth checking in a week or so when things are quieter.

Glad to see that, as those on the water at the time said, the competitors had the experience to get themselves sorted out.