From our Basingstoke correspondent
What a week this has been; all of us have been running round like mad collecting stuff, blagging stuff, packing boxes and making many many inappropriate jokes about medical devices.
In the course of a couple of evenings we’ve spent around £2000 of people’s donations on medical supplies for our paramedic chap (Joe) most of which I have no idea what they are or where they go and don’t really want to find out 
but rest assured they all look like the sort of thing you’d want to have on hand when having a Very Bad Day near things that go bang.
Things have been arriving at home & work – stuff I’ve ordered, stuff other people have ordered, stuff people have sent out of the goodness of their hearts, or just to have another set of fingerprints on it.
I can’t name everyone who’s helped and donated – a few of them should probably stay anonymous for legal reasons – but you all know who you are & it’s hugely appreciated.
A nice retired lady from Tilehurst heard me on the radio and has now adopted us as her #1 mission, I have the feeling they could just send her in directly to take out Putin hand-to-hand she’s so fired up about this 
but she’s pulled some absolute blinders for us through the community grapevine – not least of which is a set of brand new BFG AT’s for the ambulance thanks to the sex gods at Elite Wheels & Tyres in Reading who I will humbly suggest you should all order your next set of tyres from as they are clearly the most smashing of chaps. If you are so inclined they have some very sexy alloy wheels for vans and the like too.
Elite Wheels & Tyres – very very very nice people
The lovely chaps at Sumo Sam the T-Shirt man have also sorted us out some red cross stickery things for the ambulance, so you should all buy customised T-Shirts and hoodies from them too.
Mr HonitonHobbit has been an absolute darling donating all manner of large heavy lumps of metal from his extensive collection, we love you long time 
I can now barely see the 109 in my garage such is the pile of gear that people have donated – and that’s before we get to the community centre’s stock!
Not pictured – huge pile of stuff behind me stopping me from getting any more stuff in shot.
Behold the FlyingSpanners Rambulance of great justice:
This is due to be violated in several ways to get it up to spec for the job of scooping people up and carrying them to less explodey locations in as few pieces as possible.
Mike’s passport has turned up so we’re off on Thursday to make the delivery.
Also the destination has been modified to Jez’s house (Czech Republic) which means the boss has granted permission for the works van to be used – it uses a little more fuel but makes up for it in boot space… plan is to unbolt the bed and put all the most delicate medical supplies in the back, leaving the trailer for larger lumpier items.
In case anyone’s wondering – the 127 would in fact not make a better fit than the TLC for the purpose at hand as it’s a bit big, it’s the wrong fuel type, and the locals vastly prefer and are familiar with Toyotas.
Also, I’m quite attached to it.
Also, she’d kill me.
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