“I heard a group of female referees set out for FA headquarters to lodge a complaint……..but got lost on the way!”

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Inane comments by sports commentators at Sky are irrelevant, I would have thought. Who is really, genuinely offended anyway. I know we are supposed to be on permanent “abused” mode but really…I should think it has passed most of the population by………:(

I think we have to be careful on believing the spin that the media put on these things.

Now first off, let me say I do not condone what he has done in any way, shape or form.

The reason the drink/fly limit is 20mg is because this is the lowest recordable level of alcohol in the blood without even consuming any. Any amount of alcohol will push you over the limit – period. But the title was a tad overdramatic to say the least, was he drunk? Absolutely not. Was it potentially catastrophic? Absolutely not. 4 x the legal drink/fly limit will take him to 80mg, this is the legal drink/drive limit in the uk, not above it. If you have had 1 pint do you feel drunk? I somehow doubt it. It is very over dramatic just to make a story. I do however, think the guy needs shooting. 27vet is right, if you are flying the next day just lay off the alcohol.
Also you cannot be prosecuted on the road for failing a breath test either, you have to have a blood test as well.

That is objectively and rationally put. I suppose we cannot ignore the potential for greater hazard for a pilot with excess alcohol in his system than for a motorist.

Posters have referred to the pilot recognizing his problem and being counselled and having therapy and finally proving himself “clean”, during which time he is presumably being paid. Or is he suspended without pay? Seems to me that there are a few pilots out there, out of work and qualified on type, who would gladly step into the breach, with perhaps a modicum of training. No?

That looks fascinating and potentially far more interesting than the alternatives being debated here!

Or play something else……….;):) Doesn’t sound worth all the aggro to me.

The following quote from the MoD makes a mockery of the entire programme.

“We will continue joint maritime patrol activities with our allies and will ensure the integrity of the UK watwers by utilising a range of other military assets, including Type 23 Frigates, Merlin Ant-Submarine Warfare helicopters and Hercules C-130 aircraft”.

Well if that is the case, why spend £4 billion in the dfirst place? Either the MR4 was needed or it wasn’t. If it was then this statement is nonsense, if it wasn’t then the taxpayer was sold a pup from the start. The mind boggles – well, at least, a layman’s mind boggles!!:mad:

It’s just heat, people – there aren’t any ashes or anything else for that matter.:confused: