Recently St John on my little island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands split away from the Priory in England and became a Commandery. It means we get to control our own finances, set some of our rules (although we still stick to medical regulations set in England), own our assets and have our own management structure. We did this as we provide a lot of services to the community, a lot of which are vital, so it felt more secure to become 'independent' in a sense so that budgets couldn't be taken away from us etc.
The Commandery is made up of:
- A library for the community
- The voluntary service (St John Ambulance) that provides first aid cover for public events
- The Ambulance & Rescue Service which provides the only emergency road ambulances on the Guernsey, cliff rescue teams, a fairly unique marine ambulance service for our neighbouring islands and inshore rescue boats
- A first aid training service for the public which uses paramedics from the Ambulance & Rescue Service to provide the training
- A health care equipment shop for the public and local health services
- A voluntary emergency road ambulance service on the island of Alderney
- A recently setup Community First Responder programme to utilise St John Ambulance volunteers for responding to emergency calls from the Ambulance & Rescue Service
- There is also a "St John" residential care home on the island, but I don't actually know if we're connected to that or not
We have an amazing little setup here which has helped the community immeasurably for around 100 years.
Words you might not have heard of -
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- nadir: the lowest point.
- picaresque: Of or involving clever rogues or adventurers.
- bailiwick: one's sphere of operations, area of skill or authority.
- laconic: (describes a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
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Shipping
Shipping is $4 tracked for up to 8 oz and at cost for any amount above within lower 48. For shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, APO, or US territories I will have to specifically determine the rate which will be at cost. I can ship anything less than $20 in value, less than 3 oz in weight, and not too bulky in a stamped envelope for $1.10, however there will be no tracking. I will ship outside the US, but the rate will have to be specifically determined. I have been successful with the risky envelope to Canada as well which would cost $2.20 ($2.50 if you want a bubble mailer). Either way, once I give it to USPS, you are at their mercy.
Payment
I accept Google Pay (preferred), Venmo, PPGS (+$0.30 +%3 of order total). I now also accept Cashapp and Zelle. I will no longer accept checks or money orders.
#I will not accept PPFF. I have no desire to risk my account getting suspended.
Other Notes
No trades at this time. I generally only ship on weekdays, so purchases on Friday through Sunday will ship out on Monday at the earliest. Additional pics available upon request. Please PM instead of using chats. I cannot guarantee that I will see if you post in a chat which may mean you miss out on a deal.
Please no time wasters. I generally answer PMs in the order they are received, but reserve the right to answer them in whatever order I see fit. If I donβt get timely responses or timely payment, I will sell the coins/notes to the next interested party. Payment should occur within 24 hours of my quote including shipping unless prior arrangements are made. Offers are welcome, but I canβt knock much off of small purchases.Offers of spot will not be tolerated. I donβt run a charity.
Please see my previous sale here. I am willing to work on prices from the previous sale.
Isle of Man, Jersey, and Gurensey
1889 Guernsey 8 Doubles (all minted in Heaton) - $6 ea
1894x2, 1888, 1870 Jersey 1/12 Shilling - $8 ea
1911, 1913, 1923x2, 1931, 1935, 1946, 1947 Jersey 1/12 Shilling - $4.50 ea
1813 Isle of Man Halfpenny (the left one) - $25
1813 Isle of Man Halfpenny (the right one) - $37
1797 Isle of Man Halfpenny - $37
1839 Isle of Man Halfpenny - $25
1813 Isle of Man Penny - $27
Lot of 4 consecutive $100 star notes 2013 series - $460 shi
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Normally the Island Games Football Tournament, this year however hosts Gibraltar did not have the facilities so Ynys Mon opted to host a tournament for the willing teams instead.
Semis on Thursday and final on Friday.
Bit of a shitpost, but having moved over to the glorious Channel Islands in August I thought I'd just share a few pros and cons of riding around a tiny rock vs. riding in the UK.
So first the pros.
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You can ride a moped here at 14. (That's also a con, see below). This means there's a lot of people around on two wheels, so metal-box drivers are a lot more aware of you
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You can park for free pretty much wherever you like. Public car parks almost always have a decent sized motorcycle parking area
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There are multiple shops selling helmets, gloves and all other gear at bargain prices with no VAT
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There are also multiple scooter and bike specialist mechanics meaning they aren't super expensive as there's more competition
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You don't need to lock your bike up. Ever. No one will steal it, no one will push it over, it's unlikely anyone will crash into it. Obviously these things happen ever so occasionally but it's so unlikely that the time spent on security is meaningless. You can even (not that I would) leave your lid and your jacket casually draped across your handlebars and no-one will pinch them, kick them down the street or otherwise interfere with them
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White on black number plates look really cool on all bikes and scooters of any size
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There's rideouts every weekend; downside being that they tend to just be around the coast. Sometimes they go anti-clockwise for a bit of variety.
Now some cons.
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You can ride a moped at 14. By 17, chavvy moped riding dickheads from one of the social housing estates - admittedly they are a minority - have bought a monkey bike or similar, and ride it around the unlit coast roads at night, at double the (35mph) speed limit. Then they slide off and rip all their skin off because they wear hoodies, trackies and knackered Mercury trainers and no gloves. Why's this a con? Because what they love best is sitting at a red traffic light revving the shit out of their barely-legal ride, and it's loud and irritating
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Filtering past stationary traffic is legal, but often impossible. Most major roads barely have space for two cars to pass, and given the propensity for people to drive around in massive 4x4s with their wing mirrors folded in, it's often not advisable even when there is space
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There's no MOT here, and the obvious consequence of that is that no-one ever fails an MOT for an oil leak. So they never bother fixing them. When it rains, the roads are rainbow-tinged from kerb to kerb and it's like riding on a part
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child#States_party_and_signatories
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Hey all,
A mate of mine just moved over to the UK and I wanted to send him an SA guernsey of some description and can't find one from googling it (results are largely about the Crows' clash strip they tried). Do you know where I can find one, if at all?
Thanks
