deadman Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Previous to Friday gone, I'd only ever gone two days without sleep. However, on said day I: 1. Went 28 hours without food. 2. Went 28 hours without water. 3. Held a wee in for 7 hours. I'm a bit proud of myself, especially ©. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Why did you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibley's Love Child Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I changed my avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Got a sheep stuck in a river back to dry land. Survived 13 years of New Liebour and Gordon Brown. Although i guess their legacy will plague us for years to come, so maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Stopped a helicopter from taking off when I discovered a potentially fatal ****-up during start checks. It was deemed that had I just done the required checks rather than my own more thorough routine the problem wouldn't have been spotted. It helped that the guy about to take off in the aircraft was our CO, so I got promoted not long after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1080 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Gold Lifesaving badge (1983) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theboltonfury Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Gold Lifesaving badge (1983) Thrown 180s. Many times. The first time was up there with the arrival of my son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reck B Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Shot (and killed) a young bird which could barely fly, with a catapult from at least 50 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happy? Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Took in a rescue cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noodle Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Worked 126 hours straight through on a statutory proof of performance trial burn, new thermal desorption plant, whilst running the rest of the technical on the whole site including one night loading the plant with a loading shovel as the driver never turned in. No sleep at all for the whole period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 No sleep at all for the whole period. Madness. In fact, people can be permanently damaged by long periods without sleep, it's not good. I tend to hear auditory hallucinations after 48 hours or more without sleep, a most bizarre experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noodle Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Madness. In fact, people can be permanently damaged by long periods without sleep, it's not good. I tend to hear auditory hallucinations after 48 hours or more without sleep, a most bizarre experience. Done many times this sort of thing, especially on tanker spills in the early days. Those kunts shafted me for the money too. I hate the people in that business, real horrible feckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1080 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Shot (and killed) a young bird which could barely fly, with a catapult from at least 50 yards. Woo hoo ! kill it ! kill it HARD !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Life....just getting this far has to be an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHERWICK Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I got out of bed this morning, which was quite difficult as it's so comfy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I got out of bed this morning, which was quite difficult as it's so comfy. Simon Weston should hang his head in shame at the mere hushed whisper of your name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHERWICK Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Simon Weston should hang his head in shame at the mere hushed whisper of your name. I meant no offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I meant no offence. Don't be daft, just kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPC001 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Surviving this far, to be honest (this isn't appreciable out of context, admittedly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noodle Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Surviving this far, to be honest (this isn't appreciable out of context, admittedly). You've done very well, even if you sometimes question that. Good lad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Banner Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Stopped a helicopter from taking off when I discovered a potentially fatal ****-up during start checks. It was deemed that had I just done the required checks rather than my own more thorough routine the problem wouldn't have been spotted. It helped that the guy about to take off in the aircraft was our CO, so I got promoted not long after. Noticed a fluctuation during pre-flight checks that turned out to be a bearing breaking up that would have caused a tail rotor failure, probably in the climb out . Snagged the aircraft, got called a "big wuss", engineer came in white faced carrying the sorry looking bearing and told the gathered pilots that if any of them had taken off with that bearing they probably would not have returned. Banner vindicated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPC001 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 You've done very well, even if you sometimes question that. Good lad! Not really, I'm still a basket case. It'll be time for the dole soon now that the academic year is over.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noodle Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Not really, I'm still a basket case. It'll be time for the dole soon now that the academic year is over.. Not a lot of fun, but you're a Sherman tank of a bloke so don't worry, nothing really bothers you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Noticed a fluctuation during pre-flight checks that turned out to be a bearing breaking up that would have caused a tail rotor failure, probably in the climb out . Snagged the aircraft, got called a "big wuss", engineer came in white faced carrying the sorry looking bearing and told the gathered pilots that if any of them had taken off with that bearing they probably would not have returned. Banner vindicated . Good man. A few people I've shared hangovers with are no longer here due to tail rotor failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPC001 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Not a lot of fun, but you're a Sherman tank of a bloke so don't worry, nothing really bothers you. Maybe when I get to helping people in the charity I work for, it could go up as a legitimate achievement on this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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