I am on park today and can confirm that The Smiler is currently testing with water dummies on 3 of the 4 rows.
The Smiler Incident 02/06/15
- bjh_101
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Ofcom have posted statistics on last weeks complaints. Sky News got 1002!
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binari ... 100615.pdf
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binari ... 100615.pdf
- bengutt
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Hopefully journalists thinking about a career change to a sensationalist will think twice.bjh_101 wrote:Ofcom have posted statistics on last weeks complaints. Sky News got 1002!
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binari ... 100615.pdf
It's sad that the news now is down to how many tweets and facebook posts they can generate instead of actual facts.
Some positive news about Leah- Good to see she is on the road to recovery!
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- homer22422
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This post from the mirror made me laugh my guts up
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What a bunch of bull
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What a bunch of bull
- definedancing
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I didn't think you could strip the title from a world record. Who knew?
- langolier
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Regarding those that said why didn't the general public phone the accident in......
Do you think that maybe Alton Towers and the emergency services have an agreement that they should only enter the site if a member of Alton Towers staff/management makes the call? I bet some prank calls are made by some guests, and Alton Towers wouldn't want emergency services entering their premises and scaring the guests unless absolutely necessary? Maybe this was the reason behind the delay, that for reputation reasons they wouldn't want ambulance staff on site unless they needed to be?
Also, just out of interest, do you think Alton Towers have the power/authority to block emergency services from entering the site?
Do you think that maybe Alton Towers and the emergency services have an agreement that they should only enter the site if a member of Alton Towers staff/management makes the call? I bet some prank calls are made by some guests, and Alton Towers wouldn't want emergency services entering their premises and scaring the guests unless absolutely necessary? Maybe this was the reason behind the delay, that for reputation reasons they wouldn't want ambulance staff on site unless they needed to be?
Also, just out of interest, do you think Alton Towers have the power/authority to block emergency services from entering the site?
- ROYJESS
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More positive news about the Alton Towers Amputee is reported to now be standing up.
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- tallicay2k
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I'm sorry but why would they want to do that? At the end of the day they have a very important job throughout the whole of the nation.langolier wrote:
Also, just out of interest, do you think Alton Towers have the power/authority to block emergency services from entering the site?
SEEK...AND...DESTROY
- browr020
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legally the can't, if the public call, the have to respond.tallicay2k wrote:I'm sorry but why would they want to do that? At the end of the day they have a very important job throughout the whole of the nation.langolier wrote:
Also, just out of interest, do you think Alton Towers have the power/authority to block emergency services from entering the site?
- Wedjie
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A) When we run an overnight scout event there a few years ago, we were told to call security, who would then call the emergency services if anything went wrong. I assume this process goes for everything. Otherwise if there was something like a major security incident (heaven forbid), the emergency services would suddenly end up with 100s of calls coming through when they only really need one from someone who knows what's going on.langolier wrote:Regarding those that said why didn't the general public phone the accident in......
Do you think that maybe Alton Towers and the emergency services have an agreement that they should only enter the site if a member of Alton Towers staff/management makes the call?
Also, just out of interest, do you think Alton Towers have the power/authority to block emergency services from entering the site?
B) I believe i'm right in saying you don't have to allow emergency services in/on to your premises (unless possibly police, especially if they get a warrant)...BUT why wouldn't they? That sounds a bit backwards...
- Nathan_Fisher
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Nope not at all, the fire service, police, and paramedics have authority over where they enter if there's a serious emergency (more so for the police). They have a duty of care for the public, if people are injured onsite and need urgent assistance no one can stop the emergency services getting to them.langolier wrote:Also, just out of interest, do you think Alton Towers have the power/authority to block emergency services from entering the site?