[Closed] Helen from Blue Peter...

mtbfix - Member
And she has kayaked 2000 miles down the Amazon, solo.

I have to say that her Amazon trip was truly amazing. To do something like that absolutely solo with no-one else there (other than the producer, cameraman, sound engineer, cook, medical team, maintenance crew and support boat) and with only the fast flowing river current to help, really is something else. I doff my cap to her.

I hope some of these selfish, unambitious women cleaning the toilets in the local hospice take some time out from their 60 hour working weeks to watch and be inspired.

I don't think anyone's holding her up as something amazing or better than a hospice toilet cleaner, but better to have done the Amazon trip and the high wire thing than sit on her ass and do nowt...or marry Ashley Cole...

I have to say that her Amazon trip was truly amazing. To do something like that absolutely solo with no-one else there (other than the producer, cameraman, sound engineer, cook, medical team, maintenance crew and support boat) and with only the fast flowing river current to help, really is something else. I doff my cap to her.

I hope some of these selfish, unambitious women cleaning the toilets in the local hospice take some time out from their 60 hour working weeks to watch and be inspired.

Come on, credit where credit's due. In my book the kayak thing and the tightrope are both pretty impressive, and I don't see that it's knocking the people cleaning the toliets in hospices to say so.

[i]I don't think anyone's holding her up as something amazing or better than a hospice toilet cleaner, but better to have done the Amazon trip and the high wire thing than sit on her ass and do nowt[/i]

Don't get me wrong. She's made the most of her life (more than me certainly) and I'll give her lots of credit for that. But her so-called "daring, amazing achievements" aren't quite what they seem. I'll admit I am jealous though. I'd love to kayak down the Amazon, and be well paid for doing so. Good luck to her, but don't elevate her achievements above those of lots of other folk.

[i]Come on, credit where credit's due. In my book the kayak thing and the tightrope are both pretty impressive[/i]

Don't totally agree I'm afraid. I suspect most of us could do both things too if our employers gave us the time and money to train for them. I will give her credit for getting that sort of job in the first place though. I'm quite jealous.

Kenny do you mind if I call you 'Uncle PK'?

How's your knowledge of left wing politics and human resourcing?

I don't mind at all, other than admitting it's a joke that's gone right over my head!

The folk who know me will actually tell you that when it comes to politics I'm somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun!

I used to have an Uncle TJ who fought for the little man, the down trodden and everything that was right in this world.

*waves*

Good luck to her, but don't elevate her achievements above those of lots of other folk.

I'm not sure I get this. Any achievement of any sort can be made meaningless by comparing it to something worthy. Sports world champion? Yeah, but what about those people caring for elderly parents- aren't they the [i]real[/i] champions? Achieiving some high political office? Well, they haven't shown as much devotion as people who volunteer with disabled kids etc etc etc.

It just seems a bit churlish to me. It is what it is, what's wrong with that? She's not making out she's better than those other people as far as I can tell, and she HAS done ac couple of things most people would never do, even if given the opportunity.

[i] used to have an Uncle TJ who fought for the little man, the down trodden and everything that was right in this world.

[/i] Ah, now I see. That's quite a nice thing to say. Thanks!

[i]It just seems a bit churlish to me[/i]

To be honest, I probably am being quite churlish. I'd love to do the things she's done. Maybe one day I will.

Anyway, off to bed now. I've eaten too many pancakes and feel ill.

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00zg1pc/Country_Tracks_Series_2_Harris_and_Lewis/ ]She comes across as a self deprecating all action girl, but wont let you forget the Amazon![/url] 🙂

I'd love to do the things she's done. Maybe one day I will.

I very much doubt you will.

i have the utmost respect for her.awesome achievements that she has achieved

just to throw this in the mix....

most cleaners in hopsitals and hospices that i've met aren't there cos its doing good for society and helping vulnerable adults... they're cleaners, cleaning as a job for money to pay bills.

then again i've only met cleaners who are paid to do the job... i'm yet to meet a volunteer hospice toilet cleaner! hopefully i'll be proved wrong as the world would be a nicer place if people did volunteer for such things.

Thanks Phil for coming along and volunteering to clear things up on this sordid thread.

If the altruistic toilet cleaners are attractive, then all the more respect to them.

My comment yesterday about mutton dressed as lamb relates to the cheesiness of the photo, not do do with her attractivenes or otherwise.

Oh, and I've volunteered to clean kitchens in old folks homes. Not toilets, or in a hospice, and I can confirm that it certainly doesn't make me a better person. Just a git who occasionally does decent things.

Thread summary.

"I saw that Blue Peter presenter do a tightrope walk, pretty cool no?"

"Yeah, I was impressed. She's pretty cute too."

"Cute? How dare you objectify women by commenting that you find her vaguely attractive!"

"And besides, that's not particularly daring, she wasn't even on fire and where were the tigers?"

"Was she wearing a helmet?"

"But, what about something else utterly unrelated?"

just need elfin to come along and post some pictures of random buildings and we're sorted.

See-through-Canoe!

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That's ace!

Won't somebody think of the fishes?!

Yes, but it had to have a woman in a bikini in it...

See-through-Canoe!

Think I'll stick to my opaque one for British waterways thanks 😉

She's hot. Very hot.

when she lands a jumbo jet on a conveyor belt. Then I'll be impressed
Just a bigger version of those Go ape courses, and Ive seen 8 year olds do that 😆

This was her on Blue Peter last week.
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AAArrrgghhh its Blue Peter FFS!

What would you have them do? It enteraintment for children. Think back to your childhood and the "stunts" the blue peter crew did, now compare.

Put into persprective that she is a childrens television presenter it is pretty damn impressive. Fair play to her.

Thread summary.

"I saw that Blue Peter presenter do a tightrope walk, pretty cool no?"

"Yeah, I was impressed. She's pretty cute too."

"Cute? How dare you objectify women by commenting that you find her vaguely attractive!"

"And besides, that's not particularly daring, she wasn't even on fire and where were the tigers?"

"Was she wearing a helmet?"

"But, what about something else utterly unrelated?"

😀 Pretty much

Claiming to have canoed solo down the Amazon, when in fact you have a full support team from one of the world’s largest media organisations, devalues the achievements of people who genuinely have done such trips solo. And is a complete lie. Hardly a great example to the kids who watch Blue Peter.

It's a bit better example than Konnie Huq flashing all that flesh about on childrens tv just for self-promoting reasons...

Isn't she the only person to have kayaked the length of the Amazon?

Nah - kennyp did it in his gap year, he doesn't like to talk about it though.

Ms Skelton's CV pales into cock-all when you think about what this chap did.

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Ed Stafford WALKED the Amazon solo.

How did he breathe?

world record for breath holiding as well then

Kayaking down the Amazon - big deal, so what?

Train, do - simples.

What's not simple is funding it, and she's got that covered.

I like Claire Balding

Yes, but she's done it for charity, he did it for the Discovery Channel, book promotion, sponsorship, motivational speaking and probably ego, like most explorers - I'm not saying that's a bad thing.

Back to topic

[url= http://www.rednoseday.com/fun-and-games/video-vault/helen-skeltons-amazing-high-wire-walk ]High Wire Walk[/url]

You wouldn't get me up there in a month of Sundays. Well done to her.

Mind you, I don't find her attractive so can critique her performance unbiased.

I like Claire Balding

What's not to like....

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Samuri - I find you not finding her attractive equally offensive. What have her looks got to do with it?

It could be a kid's face next time.

You wouldn't get me up there in a month of Sundays.

Are we talking about The Amazon or Claire Balding 😉