Scot Squad - Cameron Miekelson on Fire Brigade

[@KitWoodrow]

Observational character acting mixed in with comedy, at its very best.

[@dannyholmes5156]

I absolutely love this bloke 😂😂😂

[@marius1004]

Freshly reinstated... LOL

[@m005kennedy]

This insulting while complimenting people is so common today.

[@kashif9145]

Sounds like me

[@sarahkybett933]

He’s the guy in that apology sketch !

[@haraldtheyounger5504]

When is Mickelson standing for FM?

[@janicekrieger1922]

Wish I could see it in Oz!

[@50pence59]

Brilliant! 🤣

[@sharonjuniorchess]

Obviously it was a fire just waiting to be put out; as soon as it started. Cameron Miekelson is not wrong in calling for firemen on the beat. Its that kind of thinking that prevents crimes from happening in the first place & it beats doing all that paperwork.

[@denvan3143]

Fire engines just use insane amount of fuel; it’s measured in gallons per mile, not miles per gallon (or liters per kilometer, not kilometers per liter). Fire engines are high-maintenance and a piece of equipment that breaks down “on the beat“ won’t be able to respond to a fire somewhere else. All solutions are simple apart from reality.

[@lincolntrains2639]

@@denvan3143 Not true really, new appliances use minimal fuel and aren't high maintenance!

[@denvan3143]

@@lincolntrains2639 i’ve never before heard a fire engine referred to as “an appliance“. I worked at a technical publication firm where our three main products were documentation, custom software for business/industry and Logistics Support Analysis. (LSA). at the heart of LSA Is that you can have a large fleet of something (trucks, copy machines, whatever) with certain reliability/service life attributes or for the same cost a smaller fleet with superior reliability/service qualities. So when you say new appliances are less energy intensive and lower maintenance that entails higher levels of engineering precision and manufacturing, which results in higher production/retail costs and energy consumption - a bigger carbon footprint. So what specific “appliances“ are you talking about?

[@lincolntrains2639]

@@denvan3143 The umbrella term for fire fighting vehicles is appliances (At least in the UK) This is because a 'fire engine' is not one vehicle, it is a range of different vehicles with different equipment and capabilities. Now when he says that 'fire engines' drink fuel it is completely incorrect, most are based off of a commercial vehicle chassis which is designed by the manufacturer to be as efficient as possible as these vehicles are used to make money so less running costs the better. Also not once did I talk about how 'energy intensive' they are or how much carbon footprint their manufacturing has.

[@denvan3143]

@@lincolntrains2639 Ah, A different idiom, I see, as the British use the word “cute“ whereas in the US we tend to use the term “gear“ to describe the same thing. But I do recall now that airline pilots refer to their aircraft as “appliances“. In the US a firetruck or similar vehicles would more often be referred to as “equipment“ then as “appliances”. The exact phrase was “minimal fuel and not high maintenance“. Energy intensive this more inclusive, as it applies to vehicles powered by petroleum, hydrogen or electricity. And the prospect of vehicles being economical to make more money again is considered in terms of logistics: A lot of less reliable energy consuming vehicles/machines or a smaller Number that are more reliable and energy efficient; these are all budgetary considerations for companies/corporations regarding profitability.

[@davidsteel8324]

Jack is one of the funniest men who ever lived.

[@Wok_Agenda]

Where can I watch episodes outside of Scotland and outside of the UK and you know in Europe?

[@chrislongmuir5558]

Brilliant 😂

[@denvan3143]

Politicians in local government actually took this position, that between fires the firemen were “doing nothing“ and should fill the time with other tasks like waste disposal, etc. The public made it clear _their_ opinion was the politicians were the ones doing nothing. When a fire happens we want those men to be in the station and ready to go, not collecting trash in the city park. As to for artist being weaklings: i’m an artist, I’m 6’ 2” and I used to carry 100 lb. bags of rocksalt 8 hours a day. But people do have these stereotypes… 😄

[@zodrob7]

Only 100lb ?

[@denvan3143]

@@zodrob7 yes, just a bit more than your body weight, little buddy.

[@MichelleCairns-h8m]

❤😂🎉

[@nunyabusiness4510]

😂😂😂

[@RogueRM]

The Chief writes Nicola Sturgeon's speeches.