I'm still a little drowsy sat here writing this due to returning from an event in Slough around 5 this morning (a bit like buses coming all at once, that was our second Slough event in under a week), anyway I have just found out that at an upcoming event, not one we are in charge of, the local constabulary have asked for a number of free ride tickets. Now this is not in itself an unusual occurrence, free ride tickets are regularly dispensed to various deserving groups. The "deserving group" in this affair, happen to be the local yob element. Basically if you are someone who likes to mug old ladies, or break into other peoples homes, and you promise to be good for a week, you will be "rewarded" by being given tickets to go to the fair for free. If you are a law abiding youth, who perhaps comes from a disadvantaged family, you probably won't be able to afford to go to the fair, so it's tough.
My advice would be to mug the next old person you see (person rather than little old lady, see we are now politically correct), or perhaps go and smash someones windows, then when you are arrested (although to be fair you would probably get arrested quicker parking on double yellow lines), you can promise to be good and go to the fair for free.
Personally I think flogging those who don't behave and rewarding those who do would be a better system.
Last Wednesday I spent with Arthur's wife, Lisa, finishing off a first aid course (we should all be trained up pretty soon), my other half was at an event near London, and Arthur was in Derby providing attractions to a company pitching for 8 family fundays, if we get the job it should provide an interesting logistics challenge as they are all on the same weekend! Anyway the course was run very professionally, but in a lighthearted way which made it enjoyable. We learnt a lot of stuff which could possibly save someones life so its well worth while. During one exercise we were shown an image of an injury victim and had to state the required treatment, I happened to draw an image of a rather attractive young lady who had fallen down a flight of stairs cutting her leg. My recommended course of treatment, immediate application of vigorous mouth to mouth resuscitation, met with a stern look from the instructor and a whack across the back of the head from Lisa, but I think that you cannot be too careful with injuries and she may have developed breathing difficulties.
We should very shortly be able to announce two new events in our portfolio of traditional funfairs, one is entirely our own affair, the other a joint venture under the Universal Funfairs brand we established with a Yorkshire operator for an event last season.
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My advice would be to mug the next old person you see (person rather than little old lady, see we are now politically correct), or perhaps go and smash someones windows, then when you are arrested (although to be fair you would probably get arrested quicker parking on double yellow lines), you can promise to be good and go to the fair for free.
Personally I think flogging those who don't behave and rewarding those who do would be a better system.
Last Wednesday I spent with Arthur's wife, Lisa, finishing off a first aid course (we should all be trained up pretty soon), my other half was at an event near London, and Arthur was in Derby providing attractions to a company pitching for 8 family fundays, if we get the job it should provide an interesting logistics challenge as they are all on the same weekend! Anyway the course was run very professionally, but in a lighthearted way which made it enjoyable. We learnt a lot of stuff which could possibly save someones life so its well worth while. During one exercise we were shown an image of an injury victim and had to state the required treatment, I happened to draw an image of a rather attractive young lady who had fallen down a flight of stairs cutting her leg. My recommended course of treatment, immediate application of vigorous mouth to mouth resuscitation, met with a stern look from the instructor and a whack across the back of the head from Lisa, but I think that you cannot be too careful with injuries and she may have developed breathing difficulties.
We should very shortly be able to announce two new events in our portfolio of traditional funfairs, one is entirely our own affair, the other a joint venture under the Universal Funfairs brand we established with a Yorkshire operator for an event last season.
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