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bc84 · 27-07-2009 06:17PM

smyff wrote: »

haha, thanks boutye, ive watched a few videos online of how to do it and im eager to get started with extreme bulling! ill start ironing my own stuff and brothers work shirts as practice for that

another thing i need now, is a suit. im tall and pretty slim build. the only place that had anything that fitted me well was high and mighty in town. does anyone know of any other places, in NI or ROI, that do tall people suits? they had a navy one, and i wasnt sure if it would be suitable. im sure theyll have fun making up a uniform to fit me aswell!

would a navy coloured suit be fine? what about pinstripe ones. i was just thinking plain black suit and i cannot go wrong!

jesus smyff how big are you??

PapaYankeeGirl · 27-07-2009 06:59PM

bc84 wrote: »

jesus smyff how big are you??

You said it bc! I know tall men who have suits, im guessing though smyff if you are really tall (freak)(lol OJ) that you may have to pay more. But you will get your wear out of it attending court hearings against all the crims you catch!! LOL

Jack O'Neill · 27-07-2009 07:07PM

smyff wrote: »

does anyone know of any other places, in NI or ROI, that do tall people suits?

Marks & Spencers do Small, Regular & Long for suit jackets up to size 46. They will also lower the cuffs for about £15 via a local tailor.

They also do suit trousers up to 35" leg, again they will also do a let down.

This will let you mix & match better fitting jackets & trousers.

Cheers

bc84 · 27-07-2009 07:07PM

PEGGYSUE'S MAMA · 27-07-2009 07:35PM

aw look, smyff is holding pyg in the palm of his big hand!:)

Louisiana 1927 · 27-07-2009 07:39PM

lol!!!! Nice one bc!!!:)

PapaYankeeGirl · 27-07-2009 07:45PM

So he is PSM!!! LOL

Thanks to Jack O'Neill for the heads up for the tall guys to head to M&S, Im sure there are a few more giants about than just smyff.

MrsGeneHunt · 27-07-2009 07:46PM

bc84 wrote: »

jesus smyff how big are you??

He's a big boy!;)

bc84 · 27-07-2009 07:49PM

too......many......jokes....

im not taking the bait though :P

PapaYankeeGirl · 27-07-2009 07:49PM

MrsGeneHunt wrote: »

He's a big boy!;)

Keep your filth to the Mangina's thread!

:D

Louisiana 1927 · 27-07-2009 07:50PM

MrsGeneHunt wrote: »

He's a big boy!;)

You know what they say??!!!:p

PapaYankeeGirl · 27-07-2009 07:52PM

Maybe we should continue this on the general thread, psni will shout if he sees what has happened his starting GV soon thread:(:o

bc84 · 27-07-2009 07:56PM

sorrryyyy :P

Louisiana 1927 · 27-07-2009 07:56PM

PapaYankeeGirl wrote: »

Maybe we should continue this on the general thread, psni will shout if he sees what has happened his starting GV soon thread:(:o

Soz PYG:(

shelleyelley · 27-07-2009 09:38PM

god im so confused lol am i correct in saying that in the SID you to the circuit thing and push pull test? lol i cant rember the proper name...my heads away lol

if that is the case do they give you something to wear to do this in or do you bring stuff with u?

or is my head reallyyy badddllllyyyyy away? lol

x

27-07-2009 09:48PM

As far as I know all that stuff isn't until the training begins. I think at the induction we just go wearing suits and they spend most of the day trying to put us off turning up on the real day!

smyff · 27-07-2009 10:05PM

Jack O'Neill wrote: »

Marks & Spencers do Small, Regular & Long for suit jackets up to size 46. They will also lower the cuffs for about £15 via a local tailor.

They also do suit trousers up to 35" leg, again they will also do a let down.

This will let you mix & match better fitting jackets & trousers.

Cheers

i was in M&S and they only have long suits, but even then, then longs are farr too small on the arm length. ive no problems with the trousers, its just the jacket part thats really really difficult to get. lou pm'd me a place ill try during the week. and theres another place a few miles up the road that do good suits apparently according to my mum.

if i got size 46 chest with long arms, the arms are just about ok, but then ive got the issue of a huge jacket on me. i do plan to put alot of muscle mass on in the next few months - year, but i will need something in the meantime when im still the size i am. cheers for the reply! ps - i hope thats general o'neill that your name refers too haha

27-07-2009 10:23PM

The only place I know of apart from where you've tried is this place in East Belfast:

http://www.all-sizes.co.uk/

27-07-2009 10:24PM

Actually from having a quick glance it seems to be aimed mainly at chubsters, but it couldn't hurt to ask them.

PapaYankeeGirl · 27-07-2009 10:26PM

shelleyelley wrote: »

god im so confused lol am i correct in saying that in the SID you to the circuit thing and push pull test? lol i cant rember the proper name...my heads away lol

if that is the case do they give you something to wear to do this in or do you bring stuff with u?

or is my head reallyyy badddllllyyyyy away? lol

x

Think you have lost the plot (or plod as bc would say). As testa says SID is a 'suit day' with talks etc. Nothing physical. Relax!!

shelleyelley · 27-07-2009 10:46PM

goodnes me i really am going to be PC Plod lol or PC poo as im getting called at the mo lol

so... when do they do the physical part then? i thought they done one before you started G/ville??

27-07-2009 10:56PM

I may be completely wrong, but I think they make you do the first 5k run in the first couple of weeks to assess your fitness and what training you'll need.

I'm actually really looking forward to the pressure of it all, I haven't had any competitive edge to working out since I quit boxing, and that was 12 years ago!

smyff · 27-07-2009 10:57PM

shelleyelley wrote: »

goodnes me i really am going to be PC Plod lol or PC poo as im getting called at the mo lol

so... when do they do the physical part then? i thought they done one before you started G/ville??

haha. thats mean. i honestly dunno, youll be fine for it if you do some weights and start running if you havent been out already. youve got loadsa extra time before you start so you could be top dog by the time you get in!

PapaYankeeGirl · 27-07-2009 10:59PM

shelleyelley wrote: »

goodnes me i really am going to be PC Plod lol or PC poo as im getting called at the mo lol

so... when do they do the physical part then? i thought they done one before you started G/ville??

Or PC Plum.

Im not sure, I think you do the PCA in the 1st or 2nd week.

shelleyelley · 27-07-2009 11:00PM

well i ran two miles the other day, done it in 25 mins but my god i died for the next to days i couldnt even walk lol

but hey no pain no gain so my next time doing the run will be tomorrow and im looking forward to it but im not looking forward to trying to get out of bed the next day lol

smyff ur going to have to meet me at the gates of Gville when i start im going to be a bag of nerves lol i keep sitting and getting big waves of excitment and then big waves of nerves lol

BoutYe · 28-07-2009 03:08PM

I cant remember exactly when it was but at some point in the first or second week you'll have your "Intro to PE" class where you'll do a bleep test. Within the first few weeks you will have done the PCA for the first time and if i remember correctly you'll do the 5K run maybe around week 6 i think.

Whenever it happens to be, you'll do the 5k twice and the PCA 3 times over the 21 weeks.

TequilaYuen · 02-08-2009 11:44PM

Hi everyone, first post, but have been accepted into the August intake!!

So excited, quick question though. Whats the best way of getting there?

I don't have a car, so what's best bus/taxi/train? I would be going from south Belfast direction.

Again, can't wait to meet some of you guys there, have been a lurker for awhile here!

:)

02-08-2009 11:58PM

There are a couple of ways to get there - get the train to Sydenham, but there's a hefty walk of about half an hour from there.
Probably better is to get the bus. I'm pretty sure it's the number 27 from Donegal square West that goes up the old holywood road from the couple of times I've been on it. That should leave you within a couple of minutes walk from Garnerville. I would check on the translink website for times, as the number 3 and number 28 are the usual buses heading to Knocknagoney, and neither goes up that direction. You could get them to the Holywood Road, and that would leave about a 15 minute walk.

smyff · 03-08-2009 11:27AM

i would ask on the induction day if it were possible to stay the full 21 weeks possibly?! getting buses and trains would take ages and its not really the safest way to travel! having to carry things like uniform or what not every day to g'ville. even though its in a suit bag etc. dunno if id get a taxi. its really just best to ask on the induction day i cant think of anything!

i dunno how i would live without my car!

PapaYankeeGirl · 03-08-2009 11:50AM

TequilaYuen wrote: »

Hi everyone, first post, but have been accepted into the August intake!!

So excited, quick question though. Whats the best way of getting there? I don't have a car, so what's best bus/taxi/train? I would be going from south Belfast direction.

Again, can't wait to meet some of you guys there, have been a lurker for awhile here! :)

Its a personal choice really. But I would go for a taxi rather than a bus or train, to much luggage for public transport, plus the school will be back in a few weeks. Personally for security I wouldnt get the taxi from my front door, I would arrange for it to pick me up at a the end of the road or somewhere else. I personally wouldnt want a taxi driver picking me up at my address and leaving me a GV. On a lighter note, when you start your training you will probably find that someone lives close to you or would be passing your way and you could get a lift with them.

Question- dont you want to be able to drive as a peeler? Maybe you're
waiting to do your test orsomething?!

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