MAD March Wynnum/Manly foreshore 15th May

[muppet]

Date: 15th May 2011

Venue: Manly markets

Time: 7am-11am

Mission: March for Awareness of Melanoma & Skin Cancer and Remembrance of loved ones affected by such an insidious disease



Trooper Attendance: BH2620 Crypto,TK 5389 Phantom,TI 7675 Fallout,TK 8995 Muppet, ID 8996 Tanna, TD 9220 Spacebandit

Guest Trooper Attendance: ID 2153 The Scotsman, Jedi Hopfot & Jedi Tirilia

Support Crew: Cutter

Detail: Troopers arrived around 0700hrs and commenced a recon of the markets. Once troopers had registered to particpate in the walk, they transformed from the average citizen, into legion's finest troopers. It was suggested that the troopers taking part in the walk, be issued with gas filled balloons. Troopers agreed and support crew attached balloons to jet packs and thermal detonators ( which in hindsight was not the best place to do so, which will be explained in malfunctions.)
The walk organisers believed it would be wise to do a warm up before commencing. The nutbush and macarena were chosen and once again, the mighty Redback Garrison proved how awesome we are, even when dancing.
After the formalities of the opening speeches were completed, it was time to head of on our 4km journey. The lovely breeze kept troopers very comfy and hardly a sweat was raised. It only took roughly an hour and a half to make it back, which included many stops to attend to Jawas,holo pics and retrieve water bottles from Moreton Bay.
Once back to the base of the Cancer Council tent, it was time to clock off.
Job done.

Charity Funds Raised: not aware but will update when known.

Injuries: We thought we had lost Fallout over the edge into the bay, when we turned around to see him scaleling back up the retaining wall. But he had gone into the bay to retrieve a water bottle that was tossed over by a young Jawa.

Malfunctions: Lets see if i can remember,
Muppet's shoulder stud came away
Spacebandits belt stud broke
Crypto had a couple of pieces come loose
Phantom nearly lost his thermal det to NZ, when the helium baloon tied to it, nearly floated up, up and away.


Public Incidents: n/a

Mission Status: A complete success of course.

Photos:



Thanks again to all those that took time out on their Sunday to support this event. Means a lot to me.
TK 8995 out

[crypto]

Cool report Ken.

Watch out for the flying Thermal Det's!!!

I had a great day, was a nice laid back troop.

Photo's up-loaded to account.

[Tanna]

Had a great day out.
Have a couple of tired out kids and one knackered pooch.

[hopfot]

Awesome report Ken.

Didn't the Japs use hot air balloons to bomb the US in the second war? Buy attatching the bombs and sending the balloons away on a jet stream and having the bomb fall automatically when it reached the US. Only to have them land on Canada after the war was over.

"Fear. Fear attracts the fearful, the strong, the weak, the innocent, the corrupt. Fear. Fear is my ally" - Darth Maul

[crypto]

(Sunday 15-May-2011 07:54 PM)Tanna Wrote:  Had a great day out.
Have a couple of tired out kids and one knackered pooch.

I'm surprised your not "knackered" with all the "juggling" of kids, dog, costume parts and camera. Awesome job

(Sunday 15-May-2011 07:56 PM)hopfot Wrote:  Awesome report Ken.

Didn't the Japs use hot air balloons to bomb the US in the second war? Buy attatching the bombs and sending the balloons away on a jet stream and having the bomb fall automatically when it reached the US. Only to have them land on Canada after the war was over.

Whaaatt ?!?

[hopfot]

Sorry mate , bit of history lesson

"Fear. Fear attracts the fearful, the strong, the weak, the innocent, the corrupt. Fear. Fear is my ally" - Darth Maul

[Fallout]

great report and i was so close to going in the bay to now that would of been real funny great day for a walk

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[Phantom]

Excellent report Muppet.

Thanks for organising this had a great day out...agree with Crypto very laid back

Keep an eye out for flying thermal dets

Don't bother running. You'll only die tired!

[Lestat]

nice work troopers.

Economical Assault Trooper

[muppet]

Received this today,

Hope to make this years bigger than last,

[The Scotsman]

Way cool!

“There is no limit to the good you can do
if you don’t care who gets the Credit.” - Gen G.C. Marshall
Let's trade Coins?

[hopfot]

I'd be up for manning the stand again or maybe doing the walk this time. Most likely go Rebel again though.

"Fear. Fear attracts the fearful, the strong, the weak, the innocent, the corrupt. Fear. Fear is my ally" - Darth Maul

[muppet]

(Thursday 2-Feb-2012 08:20 PM)The Scotsman Wrote:  Way cool!

Who do we give these to? to Apok?

[crypto]

Yep, he will want a scanned image and a "hard copy".