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Teddy Lop said:
hotchy said:
My partner and her entire family was on holiday in london during the london bombings. They had a ticket for the very tube that got bombed. Her brother (who they was visiting so wouldnt abandon him haha) slept in as for no apparent reason his alarm never sounded. Seems a bit freaky how unexplainable events can potentially save your entire familys life.
It was also the exact time we had started texting and doing the young teenage flirting thing with my 5 free texts a day for life on orange so would have completly changed my life path aswel. Crazy.
they had a ticket for that very tube huh?It was also the exact time we had started texting and doing the young teenage flirting thing with my 5 free texts a day for life on orange so would have completly changed my life path aswel. Crazy.
Edited by hotchy on Monday 29th June 08:50
RizzoTheRat said:
Off topic but I'm amazed how he's managed to basically pluck the door off with so little damage to the rest of the car. Other than the smashed window and a bit of missing trim it looks fine. Testament to the safety cell I guess.
The chassis was bent, rear axle collapsed at the NSR as the wheel hit the kerb. The impact knocked my glasses off my face into the passenger footwell. Was lucky to walk away from it really.The comedy element was I went to open the door to get out the car and couldn’t find the handle...
Farnborough air show. My father took me because he was a big wig selling navigation systems. I was 10-12 I think at the time. I was in a hospitality suite overladen ed with a giant buffet and drinks/cakes all laid out on a table in front of a giant glass frontage overlooking the show.
I could eat anything I wanted and watch the show from close up while people in suits were all around me chatting to my dad about buying stuff. Fantastic. My dad came up to me and told me he had to pop out with a client for five minutes and to stay where I was which I was very happy to do.
The saab viggen was demonstrating at the time and I remember it flew quite close and quite slowly with a massive up angle along the runway which was spectacular. It then slightly rotated away and I could see what looked like afterburners light up and they seemed to be pointing at me. I don't remember much after that but my dad said he rushed back to find the giant glass fronted window had been pushed back and disintegrated with the force of the backwash. There was blood everywhere with people in suits having chunks of glass stuck in them, and I was standing in the middle without a scratch on me still holding an empty plate, but with the prawns covering me. Dad told me I wasn't allowed to say anything about it to my mum on the way home. I was wearing a new teeshirt bought at the show which my dad apparently told my mum I had spilt my lunch down.
I could eat anything I wanted and watch the show from close up while people in suits were all around me chatting to my dad about buying stuff. Fantastic. My dad came up to me and told me he had to pop out with a client for five minutes and to stay where I was which I was very happy to do.
The saab viggen was demonstrating at the time and I remember it flew quite close and quite slowly with a massive up angle along the runway which was spectacular. It then slightly rotated away and I could see what looked like afterburners light up and they seemed to be pointing at me. I don't remember much after that but my dad said he rushed back to find the giant glass fronted window had been pushed back and disintegrated with the force of the backwash. There was blood everywhere with people in suits having chunks of glass stuck in them, and I was standing in the middle without a scratch on me still holding an empty plate, but with the prawns covering me. Dad told me I wasn't allowed to say anything about it to my mum on the way home. I was wearing a new teeshirt bought at the show which my dad apparently told my mum I had spilt my lunch down.
When I was 15 I got a trip to San Francisco to stay with my older sister who was working as an Au Pair for a rich Dentist. I flew out about 5 days before Lockerbie on the same aeroplane - Maid of the Seas. I have a photo of the nose with the name on, I took whilst waiting in the lounge, as my Dad is a big plane nut and I was so nervous (being on my own).
At 21 - a friend of mine who worked at a Rib builder, borrowed an 8m rib.. we were messing about in the Solent, doing 40 knots in a following sea, where we hit a rogue wave and we stuffed it nose first. I was sat on a little seat just in front of the console and saw a wall of water coming towards me.... it hit me and I just remember sliding down the deck and my head hitting the tube as I went over the front of the boat. I remember being underwater and thinking... where are the props... and where is the hull... I didn't want to surface and smash my head on the hull. I put my hands out above me and literally popped up just next to the bow... my mate came running down the tubes blood pouring out his face (the screen had shattered and bits of plastic had cut him) and helped haul me out. Bit of a close shave.. it was a force 5/6 at the time and could easily have been much worse.
At 21 - a friend of mine who worked at a Rib builder, borrowed an 8m rib.. we were messing about in the Solent, doing 40 knots in a following sea, where we hit a rogue wave and we stuffed it nose first. I was sat on a little seat just in front of the console and saw a wall of water coming towards me.... it hit me and I just remember sliding down the deck and my head hitting the tube as I went over the front of the boat. I remember being underwater and thinking... where are the props... and where is the hull... I didn't want to surface and smash my head on the hull. I put my hands out above me and literally popped up just next to the bow... my mate came running down the tubes blood pouring out his face (the screen had shattered and bits of plastic had cut him) and helped haul me out. Bit of a close shave.. it was a force 5/6 at the time and could easily have been much worse.
Nothing to do with the Farnborough DH 110 disaster.
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Mine is pretty trivial really. Happened about 5 years ago, riding to work one cold winters morning. Hit some black ice on a straight bit of road and ended up on the deck. Car behind drove round me but the one behind that locked up and started sliding towards me. I managed to roll up the curb and she punted my bike 50m down the road into the back of another car, snapping the forks. Really s
t me up.
t me up.Trevatanus said:
As a youngster, I used to love the "buzz" of London, although I rarely go there now.
Spent ages trying to get my now ex-wife to go to London for the day, but she did not want to go, because "the IRA might blow it up"
She finally relented, and we made a pre-Christmas shopping trip to Central London, arriving at Piccadilly Circus at around 1130am on 17th December 1992.
How can I be so sure of the time and date? It was about half an hour after the bombing of John Lewis in Oxford Street
I was in the basement of the Royal Society of Medicine on Wimpole Street that day. Whilst pulling network cable down the long corridor I heard a bang, just presumed I'd knocked my cable reel over! Didn't realise what had happened until we were all evacuated 10 minutes later.Spent ages trying to get my now ex-wife to go to London for the day, but she did not want to go, because "the IRA might blow it up"
She finally relented, and we made a pre-Christmas shopping trip to Central London, arriving at Piccadilly Circus at around 1130am on 17th December 1992.
How can I be so sure of the time and date? It was about half an hour after the bombing of John Lewis in Oxford Street
silverfoxcc said:
Teddy Lop said:
hotchy said:
My partner and her entire family was on holiday in london during the london bombings. They had a ticket for the very tube that got bombed. Her brother (who they was visiting so wouldnt abandon him haha) slept in as for no apparent reason his alarm never sounded. Seems a bit freaky how unexplainable events can potentially save your entire familys life.
It was also the exact time we had started texting and doing the young teenage flirting thing with my 5 free texts a day for life on orange so would have completly changed my life path aswel. Crazy.
they had a ticket for that very tube huh?It was also the exact time we had started texting and doing the young teenage flirting thing with my 5 free texts a day for life on orange so would have completly changed my life path aswel. Crazy.
Edited by hotchy on Monday 29th June 08:50
think maybe that's a no.
Fell off the road about 37 years ago..
I think my mate Sid in the passenger seat was marginally more lucky than me! We both only had minor injuries.
I also had an out of hospital cardiac arrest whilst working in a loft. My mate was the only one with me and kept me going for about 15 mins until the 7(!) ambulances and air ambulance arrived.
I think my mate Sid in the passenger seat was marginally more lucky than me! We both only had minor injuries.
I also had an out of hospital cardiac arrest whilst working in a loft. My mate was the only one with me and kept me going for about 15 mins until the 7(!) ambulances and air ambulance arrived.
paulguitar said:
Why were seven ambulances and a helicopter required?
I work for the ambulance service dispatching so might be able to answer.A confirmed cardiac arrests have 2 duel manned ambulances sent by default, then as he was in a loft a specialist team called HART were probably dispatched to assist with extraction (they're a team of 4 trucks), so that's 6, then depending on who else was local a Community First responder or a Rapid Response Vehicle might have been sent if the DMA was more than 7 mins away. Could have possibly had a Team Leader sent too due to it being in a loft space, or a basics doctor, given the Heli was dispatched too.
S100HP said:
paulguitar said:
Why were seven ambulances and a helicopter required?
I work for the ambulance service dispatching so might be able to assidt.A confirmed cardiac arrests have 2 duel manned ambulances sent by default, then as he was in a loft a specialist team called HART were probably dispatched to assist with extraction (they're a team of 4 trucks), so that's 6, then depending on who else was local a Community First responder or a Rapid Response Vehicle might have been sent if the DMA was more than 7 mins away. Could have possibly had a Team Leader sent too due to it being in a loft space.
paulguitar said:
Why were seven ambulances and a helicopter required?
From what I understand, it's one of the most urgent life-threatening situations that someone can find themselves in. I guess, due to the circumstances, everyone nearby is asked to attend. I believe only around 5 percent of people survive.Simmos said:
paulguitar said:
Why were seven ambulances and a helicopter required?
From what I understand, it's one of the most urgent life-threatening situations that someone can find themselves in. I guess, due to the circumstances, everyone nearby is asked to attend. I believe only around 5 percent of people survive.
paulguitar said:
Wow. Must be a VERY large bill for a rescue like that, it's a good thing we have nationalized healthcare here!
You wouldn't believe it if I told you, but then they've all got certain roles to play and it saved a man's life. What you'd probably find more shocking is the amount of ambulances we have to send to pick old dears up who've fallen over or the amount of resources used dealing with drunk lairy people. Last Thursday was particularly bad, this Saturday is going to a disaster (and I'm working the night)S100HP said:
You wouldn't believe it if I told you, but then they've all got certain roles to play and it saved a man's life. What you'd probably find more shocking is the amount of ambulances we have to send to pick old dears up who've fallen over or the amount of resources used dealing with drunk lairy people. Last Thursday was particularly bad, this Saturday is going to a disaster (and I'm working the night)
I'd just like to say I have huge respect and gratitude for what you do. Thank you. 
2001 - I had just finished a two week project in Istanbul and checked out of the hotel early on the Friday morning to head home to the UK. Beautiful hotel overlooking the Bosphorous.
Sunday I was back home sat watching the TV news with the wife and this came on.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1293687.stm
She was always paranoid about everything anyway so I kept quiet that I only checked out of there 2 days before.
Sunday I was back home sat watching the TV news with the wife and this came on.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1293687.stm
She was always paranoid about everything anyway so I kept quiet that I only checked out of there 2 days before.
Edited by Marlin45 on Tuesday 30th June 14:49
Jazoli said:
I was walking back to my van between jobs one day when I turned the corner and saw someone on the ground next to a taxi rank with a Citroen Picasso stopped in the road next to it.
Turns out it was Derek Bird on his rampage, I didn't realise how lucky I was until later that day.
We were on Sca Fell, watching the helicopters and hearing the sirens. Called at the shops in Gosforth the day after, our lass gets a newspaper from one shop and passes it to me in the car while nipping into another shop. I am reading about what happened when she gets back to the car, she asks me where the shooting was while we are sat at one of the locations.Turns out it was Derek Bird on his rampage, I didn't realise how lucky I was until later that day.
S100HP said:
paulguitar said:
Wow. Must be a VERY large bill for a rescue like that, it's a good thing we have nationalized healthcare here!
You wouldn't believe it if I told you, but then they've all got certain roles to play and it saved a man's life. What you'd probably find more shocking is the amount of ambulances we have to send to pick old dears up who've fallen over or the amount of resources used dealing with drunk lairy people. Last Thursday was particularly bad, this Saturday is going to a disaster (and I'm working the night)S100HP said:
I work for the ambulance service dispatching so might be able to answer...
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Thanks for the answer S100HP. I was away with the fairies so any info like that helps..
One thing that I think will be a burden for the rest of my life is that there is nothing that I feel I can do or say to thank you bunch of lovely people (all the NHS) enough for what you do.
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