Quote: sootyj @ September 2 2010, 9:05 PM BSTFlying never bothered me. I mean it's so out of one's control and death would be pretty sudden.
What about that Japanese 747 that went round and round for a few hours before slamming into a mountainside?
Passengers had time to write their wills etc!
the tenner just means you'd make a?good chancellor
as for the tiredness just knowing I have days of not enogh sleep and work rolling to each other is enough
Quote: sootyj @ September 2 2010, 9:05 PM BSTFlying never bothered me. I mean it's so out of one's control and death would be pretty sudden.
Do you know how long it takes to fall from 36,000 ft?
There is the famous story of a jet liner suffering a four engine flameout ( I won't explain, but its not good) Flameouts happen quite regular on planes but never four at one time. Anyway as the plane suddenly turned into a flying brick the pilot had time to consulant the manual in order to see what to do in such a situation!
(Anyway he started the engines again and everyone lived)
Every time I come in to land I wonder if something might go wrong. I mean, the land gets closer and closer...and closer...and then really much closer than seems safe. Flying doesn't scare me, but hitting the earth at high speed does!
Choking.
Quote: sootyj @ September 2 2010, 9:54 PM BSTif youre so scared of harvestmen, why do you give them such a scary name?
Because that's their proper name.. Harvestmen spiders are the actual worst.
Quote: Nogget @ September 2 2010, 10:10 PM BSTEvery time I come in to land I wonder if something might go wrong. I mean, the land gets closer and closer...and closer...and then really much closer than seems safe. Flying doesn't scare me, but hitting the earth at high speed does!
The bits where the pilot is in control are by far the most dangerous!
Quote: bigfella @ September 2 2010, 9:33 PM BSTMy wife and daughter are scared shitless of spiders. I just pick em up with my hands and problem solved. Spiders seems to be a "lady" fear - would you agree?
I was always ok with spiders, until this weekend. I've got a spider bite the size of a 20p on my arm. The anti-biotics are helping, but I've just added spiders to my list of fears.
Bizzare I also have antibiotics for a bite at the moment.
Quote: Oldrocker @ September 2 2010, 10:00 PM BSTWhat about that Japanese 747 that went round and round for a few hours before slamming into a mountainside?
I know this isn't right, I know, but I couldn't help thinking of Bernard Manning with a kind of illicit fondness.
Quote: AngieBaby @ September 2 2010, 10:13 PM BSTI was always ok with spiders, until this weekend. I've got a spider bite the size of a 20p on my arm. The anti-biotics are helping, but I've just added spiders to my list of fears.
What sort of spider was that?
Quote: bigfella @ September 2 2010, 10:15 PM BSTBizzare I also have antibiotics for a bite at the moment.
Mine's all blistery, pussey, red and tingly, what's yours like?
I now have an irrational fear that they're a rabid spiders attacking BCG members.
Quote: Nogget @ September 2 2010, 10:17 PM BSTWhat sort of spider was that?
Not sure, it was small and black, but I flicked it off before having a good look.
Quote: AngieBaby @ September 2 2010, 10:19 PM BSTMine's all blistery, pussey, red and tingly, what's yours like?
I now have an irrational fear that they're a rabid spiders attacking BCG members.
I don't know what the offending creature was in this case to be fair.
But sounds very similar.
It was leaking a very nasty thick yellow puss / goo thing ( That didnt taste good) Then my arm swelled up for 24 hours and it was all very hot for about 72 hours. I didnt like to complain about it though. I'm hard.
Quote: bigfella @ September 2 2010, 10:23 PM BSTI'm hard.
It bit your cock too?
Quote: Oldrocker @ September 2 2010, 10:00 PM BSTWhat about that Japanese 747 that went round and round for a few hours before slamming into a mountainside?
Or Jimmy Edwards' 'There was a nasty nip in the air, but we soon shot that bugger down.'
This unPC joke (today, not in 1956) is qualified by the fact that Edwards was a decorated RAF pilot.