Thread: One for the fridgies

Originally Posted by Old Farang

I think that ASIO deported him a bit later on.

The Poms are still using them, but about to stop. Also the Japs recently stopped. I guess SMS on mobiles has now made them redundant.

Arqiva wins contract to replace and maintain RNLI's pagers; Managed service contract to replace 7000 pagers over the next three years; Arqiva to source, acquire, test and maintain the devices for the RNLI Call out and Communications System (COACS); RNLI to make use of Arqiva's testing facility at the National Maintenance Centre in Leeds for all communications support

NHS told to ditch '''outdated''' pagers - BBC News

RNLI introduces time saving radio system | Government Technology

That is a far cry from the Maroons going up.

Originally Posted by 4bee

That is a far cry from the Maroons going up.

Maroons FC - Wikipedia

or: ?


UP Fighting Maroons - Wikipedia

Originally Posted by Old Farang

Maroons FC - Wikipedia

or: ?


UP Fighting Maroons - Wikipedia

Neither of those.

Safety fears silence lifeboat maroons | The Times

Weird that. They were usually fired out to sea & apparently the Ally Rocket casings fluttered down like a leaf from 1,000', or so I read.
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Originally Posted by scarry

I once found one in the basin of a cooling tower.

Our techs used to leave them in their vehicles and check them regularly,as we lost a few over the years,the clip on the case was never very good.

One fell out of my pocket one day as i was mowing the lawn,i ran over it and destroyed it.

The boss wasn't happy

Luckily the Chinese repair guy always had a rebuilt one ready to go if needed.

The pagers we used to get came with a little hole for a lanyard, and if you got them new, in the box there was a little silver (coloured) chain with a croc clip, nice if you like a bit of bling.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

The pagers we used to get came with a little hole for a lanyard, and if you got them new, in the box there was a little silver (coloured) chain with a croc clip, nice if you like a bit of bling.

Those clips were for nurses. Prior to the DECT phone explosion in the mid 00s, pretty much every hospital used those small pagers for the nurse call systems. In fact a lot of larger nursing homes ended up with them also.

Before OH&S became such a big thing we also used to do paging systems for smaller metro and regional police stations, so if there was a drunk in the cell the local plod would get a page when he pushed his cell call button. They were often out on patrol and had to leave the station unattended. Due to licensing power restrictions we could only get about a 25km radius from the station on the pager range, but that was mostly enough.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Sounds like you'll be buying a new Maserati or two?

In that Vac Pump image, it appears like there are a couple of semi- Naked women through that doorway.


Knocking Shop was it? Go on say it Paul,
"Can't say I noticed as I was going like a cat ****ting razor Blades trying to get that ****ing Pump working." Of course you were.

That’s standard fare for most young ladies now. Skirt so short you can see the goods.

Originally Posted by Tombie

That’s standard fare for most young ladies now. Skirt so short you can see the goods.

We all like to see the goods before we buy anything Mr Tombie. Well, mostly.

As well as inquire about the Merchandise, Quality & After Sales Service. Brand New or Recyled? You know, it's good business.

Originally Posted by Tombie

That’s standard fare for most young ladies now. Skirt so short you can see the goods.

That was only part of the pic,i had to crop it to get it "G" rated