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General Category => Trip Reports => Topic started by: dan jones on July 25, 2008, 01:43:50 PM

Title: Canoe safety test - Sunday 27th April 2008
Post by: dan jones on July 25, 2008, 01:43:50 PM

This took place at Southmere Boating Centre, Thamesmead. The purpose of the course was to provide an improved safety awareness and to learn rescue skills which can be used to help yourself and/or others in difficulty. There was the chance to get the canoe safety test qualification which is a pre-req for joining the BCU coaching scheme. Further details:

http://www.bcu.org.uk/bcu/2341-5-safety.aspx

Organised by Hils and Tom
Attended by Bridget, Richard S, Martin and Dan
Luckily no droogs around....

Title: Re: Canoe safety test - Sunday 27th April 2008
Post by: Hils on July 27, 2008, 02:59:27 PM

what are droogs?

Title: Re: Canoe safety test - Sunday 27th April 2008
Post by: Chris on July 28, 2008, 10:03:02 AM

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what are droogs?

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Title: Re: Canoe safety test - Sunday 27th April 2008
Post by: dan jones on July 28, 2008, 10:55:48 AM

The lake in which we took the safety test featured in Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange".  In the film Alex throws one of his droogs into the lake. 

http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/c/clockwork.html

Title: Re: Canoe safety test - Sunday 27th April 2008
Post by: Chris on July 28, 2008, 01:31:10 PM

It means "friend" in nadsat as enny fule no. Thus Bill Badger is one of Rupert Bear's droogs.