Wednesday 25-Apr-2012, 10:14 PM
(This post was last modified: Wednesday 25-Apr-2012, 10:17 PM by BIDS.)
This thread is a great idea Mel as I found myself in just this situation at SN.
When as a wrangler you haven't worn the armour (TK for example) I had to constantly remind myself of how poor vision is in the helmet. Not only with walking into people, but also with obstacles like escalators ect.
Luckily we didn't have any blaster or thermal detonator tampering (except on the photo booth, you know who you are Buzzard) but it's another thing to keep an eye out for.
As far as the breaks went it was well organised as far as replacement troopers for the next shift went, and the venue had A/C but I can see that playing a big part at the likes of Dreamworld ect. I guess watching and learning the trooper your with comes into play (e.g. noticing a drop in enthusiasm, pointing to a break required).
As far as the change room is concerned I think I'm now closer to Buzzard that I thought I would be at this stage in our relationship (crotch strap wardrobe malfunction comes to mind), but all jokes aside this allows a Cadet a valuable insight into how armour is put on and how it works.
Deciding when photo's on the way to an appointment are taking too much time is something that I guess comes down to an experience call. I know when I wrangled for Buzzard & Phoenix it took us about 15mins to get to the booth. While we had time to spare, in retrospect I can see that saying "sorry the Troopers have appearance to make, please feel free to come by the stand for a picture" would have worked, but once again an experience and judgement call.
As far as wranglers taking care of themselves I'd have to agree 100%. Once again the venue had A/C, and I only wrangled for awhile and then helped out a little at the photo booth in my ID uniform, but I did neglect the rest period idea. When I got back to the accommodation that night I felt pretty wrecked and when I though back I realized that I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since 6:00 that morning. I do Car & Trade shows with work (many also involving driving a truck & enclosed trailer or 5th wheel trailer to venues as far away as NSW & VIC) so I'm not unfamiliar with long days on my feet talking to people, but I think the long line outside in the sun, coupled with slight dehydration was the thing that made me so tired. I've only got myself to blame as it was excitement at being there and wanting to do everything that caused me to overlook a basic thing like drinking water.
Anyway enough rambling from me, just my point of view from a very limited experience of Wrangling.
When as a wrangler you haven't worn the armour (TK for example) I had to constantly remind myself of how poor vision is in the helmet. Not only with walking into people, but also with obstacles like escalators ect.
Luckily we didn't have any blaster or thermal detonator tampering (except on the photo booth, you know who you are Buzzard) but it's another thing to keep an eye out for.
As far as the breaks went it was well organised as far as replacement troopers for the next shift went, and the venue had A/C but I can see that playing a big part at the likes of Dreamworld ect. I guess watching and learning the trooper your with comes into play (e.g. noticing a drop in enthusiasm, pointing to a break required).
As far as the change room is concerned I think I'm now closer to Buzzard that I thought I would be at this stage in our relationship (crotch strap wardrobe malfunction comes to mind), but all jokes aside this allows a Cadet a valuable insight into how armour is put on and how it works.
Deciding when photo's on the way to an appointment are taking too much time is something that I guess comes down to an experience call. I know when I wrangled for Buzzard & Phoenix it took us about 15mins to get to the booth. While we had time to spare, in retrospect I can see that saying "sorry the Troopers have appearance to make, please feel free to come by the stand for a picture" would have worked, but once again an experience and judgement call.
As far as wranglers taking care of themselves I'd have to agree 100%. Once again the venue had A/C, and I only wrangled for awhile and then helped out a little at the photo booth in my ID uniform, but I did neglect the rest period idea. When I got back to the accommodation that night I felt pretty wrecked and when I though back I realized that I hadn't had anything to eat or drink since 6:00 that morning. I do Car & Trade shows with work (many also involving driving a truck & enclosed trailer or 5th wheel trailer to venues as far away as NSW & VIC) so I'm not unfamiliar with long days on my feet talking to people, but I think the long line outside in the sun, coupled with slight dehydration was the thing that made me so tired. I've only got myself to blame as it was excitement at being there and wanting to do everything that caused me to overlook a basic thing like drinking water.
Anyway enough rambling from me, just my point of view from a very limited experience of Wrangling.
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