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That, Paul, I don't doubt, not for a minute.
P.S.
There was some hellish Government proposal a while back that would have hit the RNLI hard, where it hurts the most. It was proposed to levy a high price for the use of Radio Frequencies, irrespective of the use to which they were put, and this would have/did add an extra strain to the service:I recall being asked to sign a petition at the time.
I assume, though, that common sense prevailed in the end?
P.P.S.
I caught a few moments of a TV programme the other day, set in and around Bude in Cornwall, to do with local surfing Life Guards.
It was said that that service was introduced by a New Zealand Diplomat who, on seeing that the sea/wave conditions were similar to his home, was certain that training was necessary. He put together twenty local enthusiasts with some NZ Lifeguards for them to pass on their expertise, and that service is still going strong and doing good work.
BTW (all)
How are the Tomb-stoning antics doing locally?