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Post by Chris on Jul 16, 2014 16:23:05 GMT
Due on deck 1030am ish. Woo Hoo! I shall update a few posts when I get home,add a few pics etc and I look forward to the pics and vids I've missed out here. And it's back to my high fidelity stereo system of course. And the mrs,and kids,Grandkids,and pets and my garden. Its all a question of priorities.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 17, 2014 12:05:13 GMT
Hope you get in loads of good music and have a great time.
How long at home ?
BTW
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Post by Chris on Jul 17, 2014 19:15:45 GMT
Splendid! Made it.
Fucking death traps those things. Were 2 hours on one!! which is a long time.
Cheers Mike! 3 weeks off with 2 2 day refresher courses on the go. Going to try and hear some live classical music this time home and its BBQ weather here too!
Class!
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 17, 2014 20:35:24 GMT
Nice one Chris! I hate choppers with a vengeance. Once had to film a Hurricane air-to-air from one and nearly 'dropped my load' so to speak once it started that steep banking where you are parallel with the ground!!  |
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Post by Chris on Jul 17, 2014 22:54:24 GMT
Cheers julesd68 - appreciate that.
Where we are has been especially badly hit by all the 225 accidents - 16 killed on 1,4 on another and one of our crews was on the one that ditched with 17 on board so all these events are VERY close to home.
The flight time is probably the longest of any of the heli runs - we've been 4hrs out to the rig a couple of times - so it is a high risk part of the job. After all the accidents we had the big bosses out saying there will be change but it's all pish.
We all realise and accept its part of the job though so we just down a pint of "man the fuck up" and get on with it!
Did the new rebreather course today and they're good bits of kit so at least there is some progress.
Right,bed now that's the end of a 23hr day and I would like to be fresh for my day ahead tomorrow!
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 18, 2014 10:00:55 GMT
Don't like heights
Don't like planes
Don't like choppers even more
<shudder>
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Post by Chris on Jul 18, 2014 10:03:48 GMT
Only thing that scares me is custard powder.
Awful stuff.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 18, 2014 10:12:41 GMT
Hmmm
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 18, 2014 10:19:14 GMT
Did the new rebreather course today and they're good bits of kit so at least there is some progress. Excuse my ignorance Chris, but are you referring to the rebreathers used for diving? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 10:59:56 GMT
Only thing that scares me is custard powder. Awful stuff. What nonsense  Stuff of life. It that Creme Anglaise that is 'orrible. Only Birds powder makes the real thing and a proper trifle. Did one yesterday with fresh redcurrants. Yummy. |
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Post by Chris on Jul 18, 2014 11:26:30 GMT
julesd68 - yeah same thing but not for diving - these are the new escape sets. You get 2 minutes with the bottle on these which is much better than before. Neater and tidier as well.
As for nodrog - NO! No custard powder makes the real thing. It's a horrible lie!
As long as you liked your trifle though that's all that matters. We've got red currants as well and they're going to get hoofed into a bottle of vodka then stuck in the freezer.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 11:33:24 GMT
julesd68 - yeah same thing but not for diving - these are the new escape sets. You get 2 minutes with the bottle on these which is much better than before. Neater and tidier as well. As for nodrog - NO! No custard powder makes the real thing. It's a horrible lie! As long as you liked your trifle though that's all that matters. We've got red currants as well and they're going to get hoofed into a bottle of vodka then stuck in the freezer. The currants were lucky to escape their usual fate. Any fruit that enters our kitchen usually ends up as jam. Fortunately, I had run out of clean pots so found something else to do with them  Rather like the sound of the vodka. |
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