Code Brown
Was flying from Sal in the Cape Verdi Islands on Royal SAR. HRH POW was flying back home from S America. Having spent the day with the crew on the beach on a seemingly overcast but pleasantly warm day, we finally got airborne about midnight local en route St Mawgan in a "Mighty Hunter".
Soon after we were airborne, the line-up to the one and only toilet was growing, and several people were starting to get stomach cramps and feel quite ill. Severe sunburn was also starting to manifest itself (lessons learned from overcast conditions) and people were really starting to feel bad (Lord Flash; that was you in particular). As time progressed, needs must, and the galley sink was now operational as the second toilet. The alligator steaks (which were gross) clearly had a special "smoking", being adjacent to the sink, and by the time we reached Blighty most of the crew were severely (and seriously) debilitated.
Turned out we had all caught Dysentery; presumably from the shower water.
Thankfully our services were not needed that night, and most grow bags remained green. The state of the sinks and toilets is another matter. Apologies NLF, we did try.
BTW; how do you do Royal SAR now?
Soon after we were airborne, the line-up to the one and only toilet was growing, and several people were starting to get stomach cramps and feel quite ill. Severe sunburn was also starting to manifest itself (lessons learned from overcast conditions) and people were really starting to feel bad (Lord Flash; that was you in particular). As time progressed, needs must, and the galley sink was now operational as the second toilet. The alligator steaks (which were gross) clearly had a special "smoking", being adjacent to the sink, and by the time we reached Blighty most of the crew were severely (and seriously) debilitated.
Turned out we had all caught Dysentery; presumably from the shower water.
Thankfully our services were not needed that night, and most grow bags remained green. The state of the sinks and toilets is another matter. Apologies NLF, we did try.
BTW; how do you do Royal SAR now?
Gentleman Aviator
Can't find the Youtube link, but there is one out there of a French female TV interviewer - in tight white trousers! - who f@rts - and follows through - while camera is rolling. She leaves hurriedly, but unfortunately turns tail (!) as she does, revealing the trousers are no longer "all white"!!
Apologies to the French (there's a phrase I never thought to use!
), but the TV reporter was Dutch.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb6zFLQeWBk
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Many years ago, whilst holding at RAF Lossiemouth, I had taken to going for a stroll along the beach after work each evening. On one memorable evening I felt a stirring that forced me to quietly declare to myself full blown an emergency state poo in a matter of minutes. I immediately headed back towards base, however I already had serious doubts as to whether I could hope to make it in time. As I made to to cross the golf course I realised that I had a split second decision to make. a: make a dash for it with the hope of reaching a toilet, however clearly there were big risks with this option bearing in mind the remaining distance. Or option b: accept that I wasn't going to make it back to a toilet and opt for a controlled ditching in the bushes on the golf course.
....I casually walked passed the "no dog fouling on this golf course" sign and slid into the bushes to do the business
....I casually walked passed the "no dog fouling on this golf course" sign and slid into the bushes to do the business
That would have to be a VERY small bigjob surely?
