Muhammad Ali set for farewell visit to UK

[porkypara]

I wouldn't even bother with the cheap seats... I'd want to meet the guy and have a picture to remember it/show off.

I've just spent £2800 on a training course that I need to do in order to work/be insured as a self employed/free lance personal trainer to tide me over until my Fire Service placement FINALLY (!!! >:|) starts and then so I can earn a little bit of extra money on one of my days off.

So it's pretty important and could affect the rest of my life... if not at least long term future... but if you'd told me about Ali 2-3 weeks ago I'd be contemplating whether the money would be better spend towards 15 minutes with the guy...

Which fire service are you trying to get into?

I am in South Wales Fire and Rescue.


Good luck,its a great job apart from the odd bit of death and destruction.

[AdamGB]

Primarily Tyne and Wear but also Durham, Northumberland, Cleveland etc.

The destruction bit doesn't sound too bad! Joking aside a mate of mine was telling me about controlling a fire in some abonded flats via demolion... I can't remember the purpose exactly, smashing certain walls to try and control the spread of the fire/oxygen etc or something... sounded like fun... put a sledge hammer in my hands and I'm a happy boy...

[AdamGB]

p.s. your name suggested to me that you were an overweight paratrooper...

[porkypara]

p.s. your name suggested to me that you were an overweight paratrooper...

I used to be an overweight paratrooper but now I am an overweight fireman.


Good luck,if you need any help or advice just PM me.

[porkypara]

Some pictures from work for AdamGB.

[AdamGB]

Looking good mate. I honestly can't tell you how much I want to do it as my career... have done since a kid.

I'll shoot you some PMs if I need to, always good to have different opinions on interview answers etc. Don't know how or/if the tests differ in Wales but I'll run them by you if I have to repeat the interviews again... hopefully I won't, waiting on a training course that's rumoured at the end of the year, a lot of applicants have been taken off the list, I haven't so I guess that's a decent sign.