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25 February 2011, 08:37 AM
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Looks like you are one of only a few (comparatively speaking) left now.
"The Foreign Office admitted that there could still be up to 300 Britons stranded in remote areas of the Libyan desert."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...f-Britons.html
"The Foreign Office admitted that there could still be up to 300 Britons stranded in remote areas of the Libyan desert."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...f-Britons.html
25 February 2011, 09:06 AM
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If where you are is secure building/compound and currently safe then i'd stay put. There are obviously plans in place to get those in remote areas out because if SkyNews can find out about and publish stories on military plans to evacuate those stranded in remote places then those plans must be fairly well in place by now.
25 February 2011, 09:41 AM
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25 February 2011, 10:15 AM
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25 February 2011, 12:04 PM
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Hope you get out ok Tony.
I've currently a mate from my forces days stuck out there. He does mine clearance for a living.
As for Ian, you mate are a prize c*ck and you havent got the first idea of what you're talking about. Wind your loud mouth ignorant neck in. Now is not the time for self righteous insensative remarks.
I've currently a mate from my forces days stuck out there. He does mine clearance for a living.
As for Ian, you mate are a prize c*ck and you havent got the first idea of what you're talking about. Wind your loud mouth ignorant neck in. Now is not the time for self righteous insensative remarks.
25 February 2011, 12:09 PM
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I do not want to personalise this around TDW as I do not know his circumstances – but surely there is a legitimate point about workers who work abroad in volatile places, with handsome rewards, who do not pay any tax in the UK (on foreign earnings) but expect the UK TAX payer to bail them out when the **** hits the proverbial.
25 February 2011, 12:11 PM
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I do not want to personalise this around TDW as I do not know his circumstances – but surely there is a legitimate point about workers who work abroad in volatile places, with handsome rewards, who do not pay any tax in the UK (on foreign earnings) but expect the UK TAX payer to bail them out when the **** hits the proverbial.
25 February 2011, 12:34 PM
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25 February 2011, 12:36 PM
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I do not want to personalise this around TDW as I do not know his circumstances – but surely there is a legitimate point about workers who work abroad in volatile places, with handsome rewards, who do not pay any tax in the UK (on foreign earnings) but expect the UK TAX payer to bail them out when the **** hits the proverbial.
And one that has been completely missed by some on here.
I do hope Tony gets out safely.
I miss his stupid, idiotic ramblings!
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25 February 2011, 12:47 PM
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Hope you get out ok Tony.
I've currently a mate from my forces days stuck out there. He does mine clearance for a living.
As for Ian, you mate are a prize c*ck and you havent got the first idea of what you're talking about. Wind your loud mouth ignorant neck in. Now is not the time for self righteous insensative remarks.
I've currently a mate from my forces days stuck out there. He does mine clearance for a living.
As for Ian, you mate are a prize c*ck and you havent got the first idea of what you're talking about. Wind your loud mouth ignorant neck in. Now is not the time for self righteous insensative remarks.
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To mitigate damage and to increase the safety for staff, organizations must provide reliable and realistic plans to ensure the safety and security of employees. “Hope is not a security plan,”. Instead of hoping for the best, organizations should plan ahead, educate their staff and never underestimate what can happen.Proper training is one of the essential security tools, and should begin in the recruitment and induction process. Training should be practical, aiming to familiarize personnel with equipment and skills.Safety and security planning start at the proposal development stage. Proposals deal with questions like: Are you prepared to evacuate staff? Are members of your staff medically, physically and psychologically compatible to the assignment? Have you considered cultural compatibility? Where will your offices be located and what type of security will you need? Answers to these questions provide a framework for planning.Traveling creates its own risks and a third of Employers do not have any type of travel policy. Safety can be compromised by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, even in non-hostile situations and countries. Clearly defined travel policies can help organizations mitigate risks associated with travel.
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Maybe the companies they work for should take some responsibility.
25 February 2011, 01:40 PM
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Yes but Ian has a point in that the employer in TDW's case should be taking the blame for leaving the staff where they are and not having them home by now like many other British nationals are. In fact if he was originally on a rig in the Med bringing the staff on shore was a stupid thing to do, better to have either stayed on the rig and been rescued or taken them to Malta.
25 February 2011, 03:18 PM
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Good to see your still trolling the site f1 fan, nothing changes . But no where in this thread did I say he should be left to rot (unless you can see otherwise). 
The OP should have weighed up the risk/profit benefits before embarking into the region , its no good moaning now its backfired on him.He's obviously had time to come on here posting, personally I would have spent that time planning my escape 
. But no where in this thread did I say he should be left to rot (unless you can see otherwise). The OP should have weighed up the risk/profit benefits before embarking into the region , its no good moaning now its backfired on him.He's obviously had time to come on here posting, personally I would have spent that time planning my escape If you were offered a job with a very good salary compared to what you might normally make, wouldn't you be tempted, and can you blame someone for taking it? Yes if there is some risk involved, that is purely his affair.
That does not give you the right to run him down when unforeseen circumstances arise and to start throwing his salary in his face. It seems infinitely more reasonable to wish him a safe return as a British subject who has in fact done nothing wrong!
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25 February 2011, 03:24 PM
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So you don't agree with what I said then
25 February 2011, 03:28 PM
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I have to say that unless I have missed something somewhere, I have not yet seen him moaning about his position, merely reporting on what has been happening and what he will do if necessary.
If you were offered a job with a very good salary compared to what you might normally make, wouldn't you be tempted, and can you blame someone for taking it? Yes if there is some risk involved, that is purely his affair.
That does not give you the right to run him down when unforeseen circumstances arise and to start throwing his salary in his face. It seems infinitely more reasonable to wish him a safe return as a British subject who has in fact done nothing wrong!
Les
If you were offered a job with a very good salary compared to what you might normally make, wouldn't you be tempted, and can you blame someone for taking it? Yes if there is some risk involved, that is purely his affair.
That does not give you the right to run him down when unforeseen circumstances arise and to start throwing his salary in his face. It seems infinitely more reasonable to wish him a safe return as a British subject who has in fact done nothing wrong!
Les
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I hope he does have a safe return Les and I have turned down salary over safety
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25 February 2011, 03:28 PM
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Who could have predicted that at the beginning of this year that Libya would suddenly have a mass civillian uprising and civil war of this scale, let alone the tatics that Gadaffi would use to try and quel the mass protest. Due to the speed with which this dangerous situation has escalated, no amount of planning and preparation would have been sufficient if you were to be caught up in this unpredictable scenario.
25 February 2011, 03:48 PM
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Who could have predicted that at the beginning of this year that Libya would suddenly have a mass civillian uprising and civil war of this scale, let alone the tatics that Gadaffi would use to try and quel the mass protest. Due to the speed with which this dangerous situation has escalated, no amount of planning and preparation would have been sufficient if you were to be caught up in this unpredictable scenario.
Safety can be compromised by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, even in non-hostile situations and countries. Clearly defined travel policies can help organizations mitigate risks associated with travel.
25 February 2011, 04:09 PM
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Well thanks again for stating the obvious!! That statement sounds like it's come straight out of some guide or manual. This is an extreme set of circumstances that no set of defined company travel policies could even have a hope of mitigating the sort risks that exist now in Libya. This isn't like a fire drill you can train staff for and this situation certainly won't let you evacuate the country in a nice orderly fashion.
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