onehunga 26 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I'm sure everyone here has at sometime seen/heard one of the many sound trucks/vans that go around the streets blaring out messages. As I don't speak Japanese I've never understood a word of what they are saying, but I'll always wave, if they wave first. Today though I saw/heard my first sound helicopter, yes that's right a helicopter, it was moving in a slow zig zag pattern over Tubbys old stomping ground, blaring out some message. Has any one else come across one of these before? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 onehunga. Never come across one, but I am quite confident that what the message was... was a lovely sincere blend of 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu' and 'gambarimasu'. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Nothing as interesting as that here but .... we have a Medi heli pad right in front of our house so we have a pleasant mix of rotor noise and ambulance siren from above and below every other day it seems lately. It's never a bother though especially when you consider that the people being evacuated must be in pretty dire shape. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Over Shonan? It may have been a coast guard helicopter....they are pretty common especially if the surf is big as people get caught out and drown. The truck that really gets me is the Yaki-imo trucks......they sound like a call to prayers at a mosque!! I've never seen one person stop these trucks and actually buy a bloody potato from them, but they keep kerb crawling along!! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 They are nice though. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (wipe the blood off first though!) Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Over Shonan? It may have been a coast guard helicopter....they are pretty common especially if the surf is big as people get caught out and drown. Was a bit far from the water, although a coast guard copter sounds the best explanation for it. Would be a very expensive way to get a message across. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 No expense should be spared for the all important yoroshikus and gambaro's. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 There is a helipad on top of one of the big hospitals for doctor heli here. Sometimes see that flying around. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Around here there always seems to be a helicopter in the air in some direction, often from the Naval Air Base nearby. Friday, however was the first time I've heard one "talking" Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Maybe it was a transformer Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hope not, only the deceptacons, ie the bad guys can fly. Link to post Share on other sites
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