Symbian:
"Then the F/O made a personal choice to go back inside, no one forced him to!"
Sorry shag, you didn't read my posting properly.
The F/O never got out of the hotel in the first place. He thought along the lines that there has been an earthquake and he was still alive in his lovely bedroom and warm and he was still breathing so why the hell move.
The fact that the F/O (and me for that matter) was ex-military might have something to do with the decision-making process.
I see that you are into Pitts Specials. I could put you in touch with one of my old mates who is ex-Rothmans. Send me a PM.