|
|
Post by andybrennan on Mar 10, 2015 22:17:28 GMT
Hi Ned,
Hope you are out of the hospital and all is good with you.
Andy
|
|
|
|
Post by andybrennan on Mar 17, 2015 7:28:30 GMT
Wishing all a Happy St Patricks Day.
Have a good one.
Whoooo Hoooo
Andy
|
|
|
|
Post by Matt McNamara on Mar 17, 2015 9:00:08 GMT
And a Happy St. Patrick's Day you and the forum members around the world.
Matt
Sarajevo
|
|
|
|
Post by kelly on Mar 17, 2015 9:32:39 GMT
wishing all forum members a great St Paddys day
re, water tower siren! was this the same siren that was used for the "general alarm ,
which always seemed to go off when I was on 24 hr rest day after 24hr guard duty in Tin Town , where all the armd cars was garaged.
we had to get out of our bed and rush to stand/by , manned all the armd cars drew live ammo and stood by until the all clear.then stand down and back to bed,
Ex Tpr Kelly, Ex 1st Armd qdn , 53-54-55.
|
|
|
|
Post by johnny1951 on Mar 19, 2015 13:00:04 GMT
Ref the General alarm
yes this alarm was sounded at 11am every friday, and this practice still goes on to this day(friday) We always said that the alarm was sounded at 11am on fridays as to call us onto pay parade. the alarm when sounded could be heard for miles around the edge of the Curragh. Newbridge,Kilcullen,Kildare Suncroft,etc,.
bye for now Johnny
|
|
|
|
Post by kelly on Mar 19, 2015 14:37:07 GMT
Hi Johnny I remember the fire practise siren when it went off. but where was the "general alarm" sited??
when that went off without warning, all the camp went into "lock down" and everybody had to report for
duty on standby, nobody was excused, I was just wondering where the siren was sited, I dont think it was the
same one on the fire tower, or was it??
Ex Tpr Kelly Ex 1st Armd Sqdn, 53-54-55
|
|
|
|
Post by johnny1951 on Mar 20, 2015 12:43:05 GMT
Hi Kelly
yes indeed it was and still is the same alarm that is perched high on top of the water tower that acts as the general alarm, do you remember the old iron triangles that were hung at various places around the billets. that were fire warning signals in case of fire in the barracks. and the red buckets 2 sand and 2 of water. more often the same red buckets were used to empty out manys the fireplace in the offices by us mere mortals that were on fire picquet or the dreaded C.B.
they were the days
bye for now
johnny
|
|
